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(more tournaments will added based on their announcements)

​​                                                     August 4th, 2019 SCU Tournament 
                     RESULTS: 2nd and 3rd place in Lincoln Douglas Debate 

                Robert Garcia Invitation at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View
                                                                    September 14-15, 2019
​                                                              ONLY VARSITY high school students

Middle and and High School Speech and Debate tournament at Milpitas High School in Milpitas.  
                                                                   September 28-29, 2019
​                                                     for novice and varsity 6-12 grade students
Results: 
Oliver Hoover and Evan Sutton won 2nd place with the highest speaker points of the tournament in most difficult format - Parliamentary Debate as well as multiple finalists in different formats of debate and speech.   

 4th Annual Young Genius Invitational
Middle and Elementary Congressional Debate Tournament
for ​4-5th and 6-8th grade students
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Location: 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306                           

 STRATFORD NOVICE FALL INVITATIONAL
for 6-9th grade (and 4-5th grade by coach's recommendation) students 
Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27, 2019 
Results: 
Young Genius takes home FIVE 1st places in various events. 

Once again Young Genius closed out Lincoln-Douglas debate with two YG students advancing to the final round and tying for the 1st place, beating out 56 competitors. 

Also, the Young Genius team took home: 
1st place in Original Oratory
1st place in Oratorical Interpretation
1st and 5th places in Impromptu 
2019 PANTHER FUN TOURNAMENT
​for 6-9th grade novice (and 4-5th grade by coach's recommendation) students 
Friday, November 8 - Saturday, November 9, 2019 
Results: 
Young Genius took home 1st places in Congressional Debate and Parliamentary Debate

Santa Clara University High School Speech and Debate Tournament
 for 8-12th grade
Friday, November 22 - Sunday, November 24, 2019 ​
for novice and varsity 6-12 grade students

Results: 
Young Genius team took home 1st place in Original Oratory Speech,  2nd place in Congressional Debate, 3rd place in Extemporaneous Speech,  Lincoln Douglas debate and Public Forum Debate teams advanced in elimination rounds.

                                           Muwekma Ohlone Middle School Speech Tournament

Saturday, December 14, 2019 
for 4-8th grade students and 2-3rd grade by coaches recommendation
Location: Ohlone Middle School (850 N 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95112)

Results:
Most of our students received the highest ranking for their speeches - SUPERIOR! 

Martin Luther King Jr. Speech and Debate Tournament

Friday, January 17 - Sunday, January 19, 2020
high caliber varsity high school only
Location: James Logan High School 

​Results:
Semifinalists in Congressional Debate and Original Oratory Speech

Vikings Invitational Parliamentary Debate Tournament

Saturday, February 1, 2020
Location: Irvington High School (41800 Blacow Rd, Fremont, CA 94538)
Formats: only Parliamentary Debate
Horace Mann Elementary and Middle Congressional Debate
and Elementary School Speech Tournament 
Congress (2 divisions): 4-5th and 6-8th grades
Speech: 2-3rd grade
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Location: Horace Mann Elementary School (55 N 7th St, San Jose, CA 95112)
Results:
Most of our students received the highest ranking for their speeches and in Congressional debate - SUPERIOR! 

Stanford Invitational Speech & Debate Tournament
February 8-10, 2020
for novice and varsity 6-12 grade students​
Registration ONLY By Coaches Recommendation 

Locations:
​Debate - Stanford University (450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305)
Speech - Marriott Hotel (2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054)
Results:
5th Place in Oratorical Interpretation 
7th Place in Humorous Interpretation 
5th place, Finalists, and Semifinalists in Middle School Congress 
Semifinalists in Original Oratory out of a 103 competitors
Semifinalists and Quarterfinalists in Oratorical Interpretation
Triplefinalists in Public Forum denate

Stratford Spring 2020 Speech and Debate Tournament

LD, PF, and Congress - Saturday, March 14  - Sunday, March 15, 2020
Speech - Sunday, March 15, 2020
Location: Stratford School - Fremont Osgood (43077 Osgood Rd, Fremont, CA 94539)
Bay Area Speech and Debate Academy has closed the registration for the tournament due to the Coronavirus. 

Young Genius Elementary
Congressional Debate Online Tournament

Saturday, March 28, 2020
Level: 3-5th grade students
Location: Online

Young Genius Middle and High School
​Congressional Debate Tournament
Saturday, April 18, 2020

     The tournament will be conducted entirely Online.  
We are inviting Debaters 6th through 12th grades from all over the country to compete!
Middle School and High School students will be separated into two different divisions.

Online Spring Classic Speech Tournament

​Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, April 19, 2020 (if needed)
Location: ONLINE
Tournament level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced
Grade level: middle school (6-8th grade) & high school (9-12th grade)
Speech Formats Offered
Dramatic Interpretation, Expository Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu, Extemporaneous Speaking, Oratorial Interpretation, Original Advocacy, Original Oratory, Original Prose and Poetry, Program of Oral Interpretation

Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum,
​and Parliamentary Debate Tournament 

Saturday, May 2 - Sunday, May 3, 2020
More information coming soon. 

Young Genius Elementary Year End Online Speech Championship Tournament

​Saturday, May 23, 2020
Location: ONLINE
Tournament level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced
Grade level: elementary school (2-5th grade)
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59PM
Speech Formats Offered
Speech: Autobiographical Narrative, Expository Speaking, Prose-Poetry Interoperation/Storytelling, Persuasive, Modified Impromptu, and SPAR
Tournament Schedule
8:30 - 9:30AM: Registration. (Please check into the "Check-In" Room and confirm you are present. You must do this before 9:30am or you will not be able to participate.)
9:30 - 10:00AM: Judging Instructions (Every judge must attend, as this is when we will check you in for the tournament.)
10:00 - 10:30AM: Welcome Assembly
10:30AM - 11:30PM: Round 1
11:30 - 12:00PM: Break
12:00 - 1:00PM: Round 2
1:00 - 1:30PM: Break
1:30 - 2:30PM: Round 3
2:30 - 3:00PM: Break
3:00 - 4:00PM: Round 4 (Hidden finals)
4:30PM: Award Ceremony
 June 12-14, 2020 National Online Junior Forensics Championship
1st Sweepstakes for Elementary speech - meaning our students did better across the board than any of the other schools 

1st place in Expository Speech
2nd place in Poetry Interpretation Speech 
1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in Original Oratory Speech
 3rd place in Declamation Speech
2nd place in Congressional Debate
The Best Presiding Officer in Congressional Debate 
Lincoln-Douglas debaters advanced to Octa-finals and Quarter-finals rounds 
June 14-19, 2020
​​ONLINE

YG Online Congressional Debate and Speech Tournament Saturday, July 25-Sunday, July 26, 2020 
​                                                        where students competed form all the world

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                                                                       Santa Clara University  August 2, 2020 Debate Tournament 

                                                                                                                1st and 3rd places in Lincoln Douglas Debate 
                                                                                                          2nd and 3rd places in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate 
                                                                                                                     2nd and 3rd places in Public Forum Debate 
                                                                                                                  1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in Speaker Awards

Office Locations

Summer camps and classes will be held ONLINE and after stay at home oder is lifted then ONLINE and at 
Palo Alto
505 East Charleston Road 
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Cupertino
Sam H. Lawson Middle School,
10401 Vista Dr, Cupertino, CA
Tuesday ,Thursday and Saturday classes held

Currently: ONLINE ONLY

After Stay at Home Order Lifted: ONLINE and at 
Sacred Heart School 
13718 Saratoga Ave
Saratoga, CA 95070
​
 (near Saratoga Library)
Sunday Classes Held at: 

Currently: ONLINE ONLY

After Stay at Home Order Lifted: ONLINE and at 
​De Anza College 
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014


Currently all classes are ONLINE ONLY

After Stay at Home Order Lifted: ONLINE and at
505 East Charleston Road 
Palo Alto, CA 94306
​
(next to Mitchell Park and
Palo Alto Library)95014

What the Pros Are Saying

Minh A. Luong, an Associate Director at Yale University, said: " In my opinion, there is no better activity that will develop essential academic, professional, and life skills than dedicated involvement in speech and debate. Colleges and employers are actively seeking these skills and when it comes to selecting extracurricular activities, like many other things in life, those savvy high school students who will win admission to the best schools will select quality over quantity."

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