Welcome to the Silicon Valley Speech Tournament!

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms 96:3-4

This is a qualifying Stoa speech tournament, hosted by Legacy Speech Club. All competitors must meet Stoa Eligibility Rules and be members of Stoa.

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Crosswalk Community Church, 445 S Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA

Parking: This Google map link takes you to the parking lot on Valencia Ave. The parking lot will probably fill up, so please allot extra time to find parking on neighborhood streets.

Student Lounge: There will be outdoor areas available for the student lounge, as well as indoor areas. Bring awnings and camping chairs to for an outdoor hangout area!

Registration

Before registering, read information tabs on this website.

Registration opens: Monday, December 11, 2023 (8:00 am PT)
Registration closes: Friday, December 15, 2023 (9:00 pm PT)

Fees: $30 for each speech event. See "Fees and Refunds" tab here.

Registration is considered complete when:
- Speaker is registered, and partner is registered (for Duo)
- Parent judge registration is completed.
- Payment is received via PayPal or check. Events not paid in full at close of registration will be dropped.

Please help our tournament run on time!

We are putting a lot of effort into recruiting, and hope for around 100 community judges. Please invite anyone you know who could come serve as a judge! They can sign up on this website or via this Google Form. Students will have the opportunity to make an impact on people outside of the Stoa community! We want our tournament to run on time so that these valued volunteers aren't waiting around for rounds to start.

Here's how you can help:

Check in with a parent or responsible adult who will judge: 7-7:25 am. After 7:25 am, students risk forfeiting the first round. If you are going to be late or need to drop last minute, please text this number.

Parents: Come to Ballot Push 40 minutes before rounds start, and be ready to judge at least 3 rounds! Your availability will help us start rounds on time. Please wait at Ballot Push, because we will prioritize giving ballots to Community Judges first. We will especially need parents for the first round, when there will be fewer community judges.

Students: Get to your rooms efficiently, and deliver your speeches as soon as you can! Don't wait, which can prolong rounds and keep judges waiting.

Waitlists

If an event you are desiring appears as waitlist only, please register under the waitlist and we will update via email if/when event becomes available. We have a limited number of rooms, and will work to shuffle rooms and events based on how many students want to compete in the event.

Patterns

Schedule and patterns may change depending on registration numbers for each event.
All speech events are offered except Impromptu, due to space constraints.

Students may compete in a maximum of 3 events per pattern, and are responsible for getting to events on time. Judges will not wait more than 10 minutes for the last speech in the room.

Patterns were updated 12/29/2023 based on registrations

Pattern A
Apologetics
Dramatic Interp
Duo Interp
Expository
Extemporaneous

Pattern B
Humorous Interp
Interp in a Box
Mars Hill
Open Interp
Original Oragory
Persuasive

Judging Requirements

Tournaments rely on the availability of the parents. A parent must be physically present with student at check-in before student is able to compete. Each registered family is to have a minimum of one parent judging who will be available to judge at least 3 rounds. Parents, please come to Ballot Push 40 minutes before rounds start. Ballot Push will be glad to see you, and you'll help this tournament run on time!

Questions:
For general questions, email Tenny Calhoun tournament@legacyspeechclub.com.
For registration questions, email Sarah Hong legacyregistrar@gmail.com.
For last minute drops or late arrivals, text.

Thank you!
Legacy Tournament Team