Welcome

12-12:15pm (15 min)

Praise Reports

  1. Sharma’s mom doing much better.
  2. Sharma’s mouth healing well.

Prayer Requests

Class

  1. No technical difficulties

Johnson’s

  1. Dad’s job – hard, go smoother, protection, to be used well in a yucky place.
  2. Nashville Trip – Travel mercies, reuniting w/friends, God’s direction wisdom while there. Protection for family while gone.

Dutton’s

    1. Michael Dutton – Back, asthma, business direction
    2. Arisa’s Friend – Salvation
    3. Marsha Bates (Ms. Sharma’s mom) – Ongoing esophagus issue: had surgery with unexpected challenges, needs prayer for continued healing, nutrition to be good.
    4. Neighbors – daughter’s dying, anybody not saved would be

Gonzales’

      1. Grandmother In-Law – Living situation w/daughter, sister coming to stay with her. Wisdom & discernment for future living arrangements.

Monoskie’s

  1. Family Healing
  2. Tamara Travel – safe trip, bringing mom to live w/them

Hogans

  1. Christmas Show – pray that everyone that they learn their part, stay healthy, goes smoothly, no technical issues, God would use to reach people for his glory
  2. Grandma’s Trip – Travel mercies

Spicer’s

    1. Jen Spicer – surgery over Thanksgiving and medical tests to be clear

Past Stoa Members

    1. Mary Weaver – Breast Cancer. Still waiting for insurance to approve mastectomy surgery. Having hysterectomy Oct. 9th, nervous about it.
    2. Porras – make new friends, get of shell become more social, make move to Flagstaff/Prescott go smoothly
    3. McGarvie – Mr. McGarvie Salvation
    4. Mr. Walker – medical issue gets resolved

    Persecuted Church

    1. China 

Announcements

Arise Team Building Event

Local Tournaments

Fall Tournaments

Grand Canyon Challenge

  • COMPLETED!!!

Cactus Clash

  • COMPLETED!!!

Spring Tournaments

Camelback Classic

Northwest Christian School
16401 North 43rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85053

  • Thursday-Saturday,
    March 19-21, 2020
  • All Debate
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: Tuesday, February 25th at 8:00 AM (MST)

Arise & Shine Challenge 

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy
6500 S Apache Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326

  • Saturday, April 25th
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: TBD

California Tournaments

Desert Gem

The Garden Fellowship
79733 Country Club Dr
Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203

  • Thursday-Saturday, January 23-25, 2020
  • All Stoa Speech Events (does not include novice impromptu)
  • LD Debate
  • Juniors Competition
  • Registration Opens: December 13th, 7am (PST) = 8am our time

Inland Challenge

Immanuel Baptist Church
28355 Base Line St
Highland, CA 92346

  • Friday-Saturday,
    February 12-15, 2020
  • All Stoa Speech Events (does not include novice impromptu)
  • All Stoa Debate Events
  • ***Inquiring about Juniors Competition
  • Registration Opens: January 1, 2020 @ 5pm

Impromptu

12:30pm – 1:15pm (45 min)

Lesson

1st BREAK

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Speech Activity

Activity

  1. Decide on 1-3 Category 1 Definition Question Body Points
  2. Present your ideas before class from seat

Apologetics

Determine thesis statements for APOL  Definition Questions.

  1. Determine which question you are answering from this list.
  2. Go to the Rough APOL Thesis Statement Builder.
    • Fill out this form to get close to your final thesis statement.
    • There will be instructions that you will receive after you’ve filled this out.
  3. Fill out the Final APOL Thesis Statement Builder.
  4. There will be a prize for the most new and/or revised thesis statements submitted.

 

Debate

Lesson

  • Debate Overview

2nd BREAK

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Debate Activity

Debating Game – Various topics, using thesis statements & points only

Debate Homework

Assimilation v. Multi-culturism

  1. Prep your Affirmative Thesis Statement
  2. Prep your Negative Thesis Statement
  3. Be ready to do the debating game with these topics next week (so pick your best arguments 😉 )

Non-Stoa LD Resources

Articles
Videos

Stoa Lincoln Douglas Value Debate Resources

Tables

Table 1 – Juniors

  1. Noah Hogan
  2. JJ Miller

Table 2 – Seniors

  1. Keagan Johnson
  2. Violet Spicer
  3. Nathan Hogan

Table 3 – Seniors

  1. Katherine Johnson
  2. Emma Miller
  3. Jadyn Monoskie

Table 4 – Seniors

  1. Holly Spicer
  2. Arisa Dutton
  3. Kamila Gonzales