2025 The Pen and The Sword
Ephesians 4:29 (AR) · Apr 25-26, 2025
Completed
5:36 PM Central
Tournament Schedule
Friday, April 25
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:15 am | Parli Check-In |
| 7:30 am | 8:30 am | Parli Debate Round 1 |
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am | Check-In - all Speech and Juniors |
| 8:30 am | 9:00 am | Student Orientation |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Speech Pattern A Round 1 |
| 11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Student Lunch |
| 11:15 am | 11:30 am | JUNIORS - Judge's Orientation 1 |
| 11:15 am | 12:15 pm | Parli Debate Round 2 |
| 11:30 am | 12:45 pm | Junior's Round J1 |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Speech Pattern B Round 1 |
| 3:00 pm | 4:15 pm | Junior's Round J2 |
| 3:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Parli Debate Round 3 |
| 4:15 pm | 6:15 pm | Speech Pattern A Round 2 |
| 5:30 pm | 6:30 pm | Student Dinner |
| 6:30 pm | 8:30 pm | Speech Pattern B Round 2 |
Saturday, April 26
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am | 8:15 am | Parli Debate Round 4 |
| 8:15 am | 8:30 am | Morning Announcements |
| 8:45 am | 10:45 am | Speech Pattern A Round 3 |
| 10:45 am | 11:45 am | Parli Debate Round 5 |
| 11:30 am | 12:30 pm | Student Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Speech Pattern B Round 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 3:15 pm | Junior's Round J3 |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Parli Debate Round 6 |
| 3:15 pm | 3:30 pm | Speech Breaks |
| 3:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Speech FINALS |
| 5:30 pm | 6:30 pm | Parli Debate Breaks & FINALS |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Student Dinner (Load and Clean) |
| 7:00 pm | 9:30 pm | Worship & Awards Party |
Patterns
Speech Pattern A
- Duo Interpretation
- Expository
- Humorous Interpretation
- Impromptu
- Mars Hill
- Original Oratory
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics
- Dramatic Interpretation
- Extemporaneous
- Open Interpretation
- Persuasive
- Slam Poetry
Parli Debate
- Parliamentary Debate
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 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.