Stoa USA

Stoa USA
Company typeNon Profit Organization[1]
Founded2009[2]
Key people
  • Scott York, Founding President[3]
  • Dorr H. Clark, Founding Debate Chair[3]
  • Lynda Sloneker, President[citation needed]
  • Lars Jorgensen, Founding Member
Websitewww.stoausa.org Edit this at Wikidata

Stoa USA, also referred to as Stoa, is a Christian homeschool forensics organization in the United States.[4] It is one of the four major national high school forensics organizations: the others are the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL), and the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA).[5]

Stoa is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “an ancient Greek portico usually walled at the back with a front colonnade designed to afford a sheltered promenade.”[6] The Stoa was a common fixture of many towns in Ancient Greece and was used as a place where people could debate and discuss their ideas.[7]

  1. ^ "Bylaws of Stoa". Stoa USA. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ "Letter to California Affiliates". Stoa California. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Those Serving Stoa". Stoa USA. 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  4. ^ "Home". Stoa USA. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ^ "Note to Parents and Coaches". Stoa USA. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  6. ^ "Stoa". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  7. ^ ""Stoa"--What does that mean?". Stoa USA. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.