2025 Congressional Debate & Spontaneous Speech
for 4-5th grade and 6-8th grade,
and Speech Tournament for 2-3rd grade

Held at IN PERSON at 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
Saturday, May 31, 2025 • 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Young Genius Association is excited to host its biannual Congressional Debate and Spontaneous Speech tournament for elementary and middle school students. We are one of few organizations that coordinate tournaments for younger competitors, and we invite all 4-5th graders and 6-8th grades to compete in Congressional Debate and Spontaneous Speech, and 2-3rd grade students to compete in prepared speech.

All YG in-person tournaments serve a complimentary pizza lunch, small bites before the start, and snacks throughout the day for all in-person competitors, chaperones, judges, and their guests.

If your student is affiliated with any speech and debate club/school, you must register through your club/school.

Divisions

2-3rd Grade

- Elementary School Speech: Persuasive Speaking

4-5th grade

- Elementary School Spontaneous Speech: SPAR and Impromptu

- Elementary School Congressional Debate (see topics in the Tournament Docket & Procedures Handbook)

6-8th grade

- Middle School Spontaneous Speech: SPAR and Impromptu

- Middle School Congressional Debate (see topics in the Tournament Docket & Procedures Handbook)

Read the detailed descriptions and rules of the speech formats in the Events & Division section.

<< Tournament Docket & Procedures Handbook >>

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Tournament Schedule
2nd-3rd Grade Competitors
All times listed in Pacific Daylight Time

8:00 AM • Tournament Welcome

8:15 - 9:15 AM • Round 1
9:30 - 10:30 AM • Round 2
10:45 - 11:45 AM • Round 3

11:45 AM • Pizza Lunch

12:45 PM • Awards Ceremony - trophies and medals will be handed out

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Tournament Schedule
Elementary (4th/5th grade) and Middle (6th-8th grade) School Competitors
All times listed in Pacific Daylight Time

8:00 AM • Tournament Welcome

8:15 - 9:30 AM • Congress Round 1
9:45 - 10:45 AM • Spontaneous Speech Round 1
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM • Congress Round 2

12:15 - 12:45 PM • Pizza Lunch

12:45 - 1:45 PM • Spontaneous Round 2
2:00 - 3:15 PM • Congress Round 3
3:30 - 4:30 PM • Spontaneous Speech Round 3
5:00 - 6:00 PM • Spontaneous Speech Finals

6:30 PM • Awards Ceremony - trophies and medals will be handed out

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Feel free to contact us at info@bayareadebate.com with any questions.