2025 Winter Warm-Up

Parrhesia (WA) - Jan 3-4, 2025 | Status: Completed | 8:41 PM Pacific

Tournament Time
8:41 PM Pacific

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LD (& TP)
Mars Hill & Apol Topics
Script Submission
Juniors
Support Stoa in Africa

Tournament Timetable

Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 am Sat 11/30/2024 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 12/16/2024 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Mon 12/23/2024 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 pm Mon 12/23/2024 (Pacific)

Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Fri 12/27/2024 (Pacific)

Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Thu 01/02/2025 (Pacific)

Setup:

This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.
Open:

This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.
Drops Only:

This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.
Closed:

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.
Completed:

This status means the tournament is completed.

Debate Postings

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Semi Finals

FINALS

Stoa Details

The Fine Print

You must be a Stoa member to register. All Stoa rules and guidelines apply including Dress Code and Code of Conduct.

Students must have a parent with them to check in. Parents (or another adult) must be on-site, ready to judge.

There are a lot of judging slots to fill. We appreciate parent judges and will reward them with coffee and yummy snacks so they are ready to take a multitude of ballots.

Waitlisted? Please don't fret, we will make every effort to move you off the waitlist.

LD (& TP)

LD: Please note: We will be running the current resolution. Resolved: Mandatory national service is justified.

TP: Unfortunately, there were not enough teams to offer TP at this tournament. If you are a current TPer and would like to enter LD for this tournament, please contact the Tournament Admin. for a discount code to try LD. Welcome to the dark side.

Mars Hill & Apol Topics

The categories for Mars Hill and Apologetics at Winter Warm-Up Will be (insert drum roll)...

Apol: 2,3,4

Apol Topics 2024-2025

Mars Hill: Current Music, Classic Music and Classic Film and TV

Mars Hill Topics 2045-2025

Script Submission

Scripts are due by December 26, 2024 at midnight. Save some stress and submit before Christmas.

Please email scripts as PDFs to your Speech Coach or Club Leader. They will send your final PDF to the Tournament Director. This is a little different process than we usually do, but this way your coach can assist you with any edits.

Verve: Stephanie@stoausa.org

Apples of Gold: susanl.danielson@gmail.com

Parrhesia and Independent Clubs: parrhesiaspeechclub@gmail.com

Empire: stoawamd@gmail.com

Validus: Esther Wright

Tips:

Each event should have a separate email. On the subject line, please write the first and last name and the event.

Example: Beth-Nieva.DI

More information on Script Submission: StoaUsaScripts

Note: Approval of scripts at the Winter Warm-up does not guarantee NITOC or future tournament approval.

Juniors

The Junior Tournament - Rules, Details, and Topics

Cost is $15 for 2 events, a maximum of 2 events.

Apologetics & Impromptu will be 3 min prep and 4 min speech time
Apol may choose their topic from the Stoa list and prepare a speech.
Juniors may use note cards
Platform or Interp will be a 5-minute speech. No minimum time.
Relaxed dress code, no jacket required.
Students 12 years and older may judge these events
No script submission.

Junior-only parents are required to judge at least 2 rounds of regular competition.

Support Stoa in Africa

In February, Stoa will host a tournament in Africa. You can help The Heros of the Nation!

We will be collecting supplies for The Hug family to take with them. These are the requested supplies.

Tournament Events

Speech Pattern A

Apologetics

Qualifying

Dramatic Interpretation

Qualifying

Duo Interpretation

Qualifying

Humorous Interpretation

Qualifying

Mars Hill

Qualifying

Original Oratory

Qualifying

Persuasive

Qualifying

Speech Pattern B

Expository

Qualifying

Extemporaneous

Qualifying

Impromptu

Qualifying

Open Interpretation

Qualifying

Slam Poetry

Qualifying

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Lincoln Douglas

Qualifying

Juniors

Junior Apologetics

Juniors

Junior Duo Interp

Juniors

Junior Impromptu

Juniors

Junior Interp (HI, DI, OI)

Juniors

Juniors Platform (Expos, OO, Pers, Slam)

Juniors

Speech Pattern A

Apologetics

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Mars Hill

Original Oratory

Persuasive

Speech Pattern B

Expository

Extemporaneous

Impromptu

Open Interpretation

Slam Poetry

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Lincoln Douglas

Fri 1/3 1:15 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 1

Fri 1/3 4:00 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 2

Fri 1/3 7:00 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 3

Sat 1/4 8:00 am - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 4

Sat 1/4 9:00 am - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 5

Sat 1/4 12:00 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round 6

Sat 1/4 3:00 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate LD Semis

Sat 1/4 6:00 pm - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Finals

Juniors

Junior Apologetics

Junior Duo Interp

Junior Impromptu

Junior Interp (HI, DI, OI)

Juniors Platform (Expos, OO, Pers, Slam)

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