Carolina Speech and Debate (NC) - Nov 6-8, 2025 | Status: Completed | 9:29 PM Eastern
Tournament TimeCommunity Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Wed 10/01/2025 (Eastern)
Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Fri 10/10/2025 (Eastern)
Tournament Status will update to Closed at 5:00 pm Thu 10/30/2025 (Eastern)
Meal registration will close at 5:00 pm Thu 10/30/2025 (Eastern)
Community Judge registration will close at 11:59 pm Sat 11/08/2025 (Eastern)
This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.
This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.
This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.
This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.
This status means the tournament is completed.
Apologetics
QualifyingDramatic Interpretation
QualifyingExtemporaneous
QualifyingHumorous Interpretation
QualifyingOriginal Oratory
QualifyingPersuasive
QualifyingDuo Interpretation
QualifyingExpository
QualifyingImpromptu
QualifyingMars Hill
QualifyingOpen Interpretation
QualifyingSlam Poetry
QualifyingParliamentary Debate
QualifyingLincoln Douglas
QualifyingTeam Policy
QualifyingJunior Interp
JuniorsJV Bible Story
JuniorsJV Expos
JuniorsJV Impromptu Triple Challenge
JuniorsJV Open Interp
JuniorsJV Original Oratory
JuniorsPublic Forum Debate
Non-Qualifying
Tournament TimeThursday, Friday, & Saturday, November 6-8, 2025
Location:
Southview Baptist Church
4089 Elk Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348
Registration opens: Friday, October 10 at 8:00 am EST.
Registration closes: Wednesday, October 22 at 11:59 pm EST.
Events offered:
Team Policy Debate
Parliamentary Debate
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Public Forum
All STOA Speech events
Junior/JV Speech events
Tournament Fees:
$40 - Team Policy, Lincoln Douglas, Parliamentary, Public Forum
$15 - 1st Varsity speech event and $10 for each additional (limit of 6 events)
$5 - Junior speech event
$15 - JV speech: flat fee for up to 3 events
Family cap of $180 (not including meals).
Events will fill up during registration. Don't worry...go ahead and register for them! We will be monitoring registrations and moving people off the waitlist as soon as we can.
Refund Policy
Before registration closes, adds and drops will not incur any extra fees, and all drops will be refunded (minus processing fees).
After registration closes, no refunds will be made and drops will incur a fee of $10.00 per event. All add, drop, and refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to our Tournament Director at carolinadebatenc@gmail.com
A late fee of $25 will be charged for any payments received after the tournament closing date (this does not include registration fees from being accepted into an event from the waitlist).
Stoa Membership
Your family must be a member of STOA in order to compete. Please follow this link Stoa Membership to register.
This tournament meets the minimum tournament standards of STOA for speech and debate.
Tournament Director: Kelly Parsons - carolinadebatenc@gmail.com