2025 The Pen and The Sword
Ephesians 4:29 (AR) · Apr 25-26, 2025
Meals

MEALS
Note: After April 16th, all meal orders will be closed and are non-refundable.
Note: If you want to order meals and need dairy or gluten accommodations, please email us and we will let you know if we can help.
Parent and Student meals are under the Meal signup section and are for Lunch and Dinner both days.
The Student meals (parents can purchase these meals too) are listed for Lunch and Dinner each day.
The Parent Pass is available for Judge's Chambers meals.
All parents will need to purchase meals if they would like to eat tournament food in the judges chambers, even though everyone is judging multiple rounds.
Only community judges and full-time staff may eat free of charge.
Food should not be taken out of the Gym or Judges Chambers area.
Per the Churches request, NO FOOD should be taken throughout the buildings. Drinks with lids are acceptable.
*Food in the Judges Chambers is for Community Judges and Parent Passes.
Any meal additions between April 15th and 22nd need to be emailed to penandsword.ar@gmail.com. Those meals must be paid in full immediately. No onsite meal payments will be accepted.
Bringing Your Own Food
NO crock pots or other cooking devices are allowed in the facility.
Families are welcome to bring coolers as needed. Please know that families will not have access to kitchen facilities (microwave, refrigerator, etc).
Concession Stand
There will be a concession with snacks, heavy snacks, drinks, and candy available all day Friday and until Clean-Up on Saturday.
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Parli Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior's
- Jr Apologetics Juniors
- Jr Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Juniors
- Jr Expos Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Interpretation Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Tue 03/25/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 2:00 am Thu 03/27/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Mon 04/07/2025 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 10:00 pm Thu 04/17/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 7:00 am Sun 04/20/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 5:00 pm Sat 04/26/2025 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.