2025 sWord Challenge

Welcome to sWord Challenge 2025

Judges - Please register on our Community and Alumni Judges Page

• • • • • • • Training will be provided 
            • Refreshments and Meals will be served

Date: Thursday, April 24th through Saturday, April 26th

Location: Canon Community Baptist Church & Christian Family Fellowship at 1111/1110 Monroe Ave in Canon City, CO 81212

Ballot Party: Christian Family Fellowship Gym at 1110 Monroe Ave, Canon City, CO 81212  (Ice Cream to be served)

Here Ye, Here Ye;  sWord Challenge has the tradition of a Medieval theme.  Staff, Judges, and Parents can optionally choose to dress as Lords and Ladies to correspond with the theme.  Students are expected to dress in standard tournament attire.

Events: All forms of STOA Speech and Debate

Registration Opens: March 24th at 8:00 am 

Registration Closes: April 5th at 8:00 pm

Meals: Lunch and dinner will be available for community judges and available for purchase by students and parents

Script Submission Opens: April 8th at 10:00 am 

Script Submission Closes: April 17th at 11:00 pm

FEES:
Family Registration Fee - $15
Team Policy - $40 per debater
Lincoln Douglas - $40 per debater
Parliamentary - $40 per debater
Speech - $40 for first 3 events - $15 for each additional event - limit of 6

Late Fees
Accounts not fully paid upon registration close date will incur a late fee of $20 and will be moved to the waitlist
No refunds after registration closes
Partner events are considered registered when BOTH PARTNERS are registered and fully paid
Drop fee of $20 for each event dropped after registration closes

A completed registration includes:

• Stoa Membership
• Student Registration
• Parent Judge Registration (Judge Requirements must be met)
• Payment via Stripe

Meals can be ordered up until April 20th

This is a STOA NITOC Modeled Tournament

All competitors must be chaperoned. If a parent will not be on site, a signed medical release form must be provided for the chaperone and they must be willing to fill the judging requirement for the student. No un-chaperoned competitors allowed.

QUESTIONS: Contact Amber Conover at swordspeech@gmail.com 

Tournament Directors: Amber Conover and Maggie Carabelos