Welcome to Via Fellowship's February Forum!

February 28, 2026

We would be so pleased if you would join our club - Via Fellowship - for our first tournament, and the first Stoa tournament in the San Gabriel Valley! We are offering a one-day, NITOC-qualifying, speech tournament with Original Oratory, Open Interp, Apologetics, Improv, and two Juniors events.

WELCOME Community Judges! We thank you for your investment in our students as they develop the skills to speak boldly and change the world for Christ. Please follow the link in the menu for Community Judge registration so we can prepare for your arrival. 

Tournament Date: Saturday, February 28; check-in begins at 7:45 a.m.; awards at 6:00 p.m.

Location: San Gabriel Community Church, 117 North Pine Street, San Gabriel, CA 91775

Student Registration opens: Saturday, January 10 at 8:00 a.m.

(We need more volunteers! Volunteers can register early - email viafellowship@proton.me for details.)

Student Registration closes: Saturday, January 17 at 11:59 p.m.

Cost: $35 per event ($15 for Juniors)

Refund/Payment Policy
Before registration closes - adds and drops will not incur any extra fees, and all drops will be fully refunded. 
After registration closes - no refunds will be made and drops will incur a fee of $15.00 per event.

Dress Code: We will follow the Stoa dress code.

Meals: You will have the option to pre-order a boxed lunch starting in January. The other option is to pack your food and bring it with you. There will not be time to leave for food once the tournament begins. Also, please bring your own water bottle. You will be able to refill it at the tournament, but we will not offer individual bottled drinks. We'll be providing light snacks in the judges lounge and courtyard for students, but don't count on them to satisfy your hunger.  Please consider purchasing a boxed lunch for yourself. The deadline to pre-order a meal is February 7th.

Waitlist: If your event fills up, please go ahead and register. We will do our best to get as many students into the tournament as possible. Do not pay for meals until you are moved off the waiting list. 

The tournament schedule is subject to change based on registration. Speech patterns may also be adjusted depending on the number of competitors in each event. We encourage you to check back after registration closes for any updates. 

Parent Judges

We recognize that participating in Stoa requires a sacrifice of a family's time and resources. When you register your student(s) to participate in this tournament you are also committing your time and energy to it. That means you, or another person over the age of 21, agree to be present at the tournament at all times AND will serve with a willing spirit as a judge or in another support role. When one person does not pull their weight, others have to carry the load. Practically speaking, we want our tournament to be able to run on schedule in order to honor the time of parents, participants, and community judges, and that requires parents to judge as many rounds as may be necessary over the course of the tournament. We are actively recruiting community judges.

Apologetics

We will announce our Apologetics category on January 8th at 12:00 p.m.

Questions?

Please reach out to Zoé Summers at viafellowship@proton.me.

Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence.

1 Peter 3:15