Welcome to Camelback Classic 2024

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Psalm 105:1

This is a qualifying Stoa Speech & Debate Tournament hosted by Mars Hill Speech & Debate Club. All participants must be members of Stoa.
Please read all information tabs on our website before registering.

Dates: February 1-3, 2024

This will be your first opportunity to debate the 2nd LD resolution!

Location:

Cornerstone Family Church
Formerly known as First Baptist Church
Address: 10215 N Saguaro Blvd, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Returning this year: Juniors Apol and Juniors Platform events!

Registration

Registration opens: Friday, January 5, 2024 8:00 AM MST
Registration closes: Monday, January 15, 2024 11:59 PM MST

Script Submission

Opens: Friday, January 5, 2024 at 8:00am MST
Deadline: Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 5:00pm Mountain Time.

Please the Script Submission Tab for full details.

Events

Debate: LD, TP, Parli.
All Debate events will have 6 prelim rounds and 2 outrounds.
Power Matching will begin in Round 2.

Speech: All Stoa NITOC speech events
Extra: Novice Apologetics (For Stoa Competitors in their First Year, NOT a NITOC qualifying event).
Juniors: Apologetics and Platform

Stoa Membership is required to register for this tournament. Please read all the information and tabs on our website before registering.
Entry Procedure: Please click on the "STUDENT REGISTRATION" tab above and complete all necessary steps. To add students to a family registration, just click "ADD STUDENT." A team is not registered until both debate partners are registered.

Fees:

Debate - $40 per Debate
Speech Events - $25 per Speech

Payment:
Registration is not complete until your fees have been paid!

Refund Policy:
Cancellations received after registration closes will not be eligible for a refund. We make decisions (space usage, awards, food, etc.) based on the number of people who have registered and paid. For this reason, we do not offer refunds after registration closes.

Drop Fees:
Drop Fees are standard practice at many tournaments. Drop Fees are utilized to discourage late drops to events. Late drops negatively impact the tournament in a number of ways. Please double-check your events prior to January 12th. If you decide to drop any events, send an email to [email protected].
• During open registration dates ~ Refunds available.
• January 16th – January 20th ~ No Refunds, Drop Fee of $10 per event.
• January 21st – January 31st ~ Drop Fee of $20 per event.
• February 1st (On Site) ~ "Ouch" Drop Fee of $25 per event.

In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, drop fees must be paid prior to the tournament. There will be a $25 fee for any event that is dropped at on-site student check-in. In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, this fee must be paid by cash at student check-in before the tournament begins.

Meals

We recommend you pre-purchase your meals or bring your own as there will not be time available to go out between rounds. Meals may be paid for during registration or added up until January 26, 2024.

Waitlists

During registration, some events might show that only a waitlist is available. If you desire that event, add yourself to the waitlist. We will let you know if space becomes available. Watch your email for notification of being cleared from a waitlist OR log back into your registration to check.

Parent Judges

EACH registered student needs to have their own parent judging for them every day of the tournament. Students will need to have their parent physically with them at check in.

Thank you for your assistance to keep our tournament running on time. Please plan on judging every other round, and check with the ballot push table 30-45 minutes before each round to see what the judging needs are for the upcoming round. The Ballot Push Team will be happy to see you! Judge orientation sessions will be provided each day of the tournament.

Dress: Tournament attire please. For more information, click here Dress Code

More Information: For questions, please email Theresa Ellington at [email protected]