GGSA Speech 3
2026 — San Francisco, CA/US
Main
GGSA Speech 3 will take place at Lowell HS in San Francisco.
1101 Eucalypus Dr, San Francisco, CA
Schedule
8:15 a.m.Coach check-in | Mandatory Meeting for Extemp Competitors
8:30 a.m.Judge Instructions | Extemp Prep Begins
9:00 a.m.Round 1 Begins
10:15 a.m.Extemp Prep Begins
10:45 a.m.Round 2 Begins | Judges without a ballot assignment report to Judge Lounge
12:00 p.m.Extemp Prep Begins
12:30 p.m.Round 3 Begins | Judges without a ballot assignment report to Judge Lounge
1:45 p.m.Lunch
2:30 p.m.Judges Report to Judge Lounge | Extemp Prep Begins
3:00 p.m.Final Round Begins (We will start the finals round earlier, if possible.)
5:00 p.m.Awards Ceremony (sooner if possible)
Awards will begin as soon as all of the final round ballots are in and tabulated.
Novice DI, Novice HI, Novice IX, and Varsity POI:
Please note the following special schedules for tomorrow.
IX-N:All students in this event will compete in Round 4 and will have the opportunity to give on Middle East and Africa topics. There will be no final round; there will be four preliminary rounds.
DI-N, HI-N, and POI-Vwill all be giving their Round 3speeches during the final round block. For each preliminary round time, one event will be off (allowing us to save a room). Students are welcome to watch other rounds during their "off" round.
Time Block 9:00
R1 DI-N
R1 HI-N
OffPOI-V
Time Block 10:30
OffDI-N
R2 HI-N
R1 POI-V
Time Block 12:15
R2 DI-N
OffHI-N
R2 POI-V
Time Block starting between 2:15 and 2:30
R3 for DI-N, HI-N, & POI-V
Thanks for understanding, and let us know if you have any questions!
UK TOC Bids
This tournament is an approved UK TOC bid tournament in the varsity divisions. Bids will be allocated based on TOC standards, availableHERE.
Pairing and tiebreaking rules are posted on the GGSA website and can be found in the bylaws.