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Welcome to the first Tessellations Middle School Invitational!

[UPDATE 4/14/26 - Congressional Debate Event canceled due to lack of entries.]

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Tessellations School, Cupertino, California

1170 Yorkshire Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

Hosted by Kyle Hietala, David "Bear" Saulet, and Nicole Fabrikant

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Events & Eligibility

Students enrolled in grades 5-8 are eligible to compete at this tournament.

Events offered: Impromptu; Extemporaneous; Original Advocacy/Original Oratory (combined); Parliamentary Debate

Students may double-enter in any combination of events at their own-risk.

Speech events will followNSDA Rules. Parliamentary Debate will follow NPDL Round Rules.

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Judge Requirements

The judging obligation is 1 judge per 2 entries for Debate events and rounds up (e.g. if you have 3 entries you owe 2 judges).

The judging obligation is 1 judge per 3 entries for Speech events and rounds up (e.g. if you have 4 entries you owe 2 judges).

High School students with varsity-level competitive experience may judge. Judges must have Tabroom.com accounts with their email and phone number, and must have completed NSDA Level 1 accreditation trainings.

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Schedule [TENTATIVE]

8:00-8:30 Registration and Check-in

8:30 Parli R1

9:30 Speech R1

10:30 Parli R2

11:30 Speech R2

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided free of charge to all participants)

1:00 Parli R3

2:00 Speech R3

3:00 Parli R4

4:00 Speech R4

5:00 Awards

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Fees & Payment

$20 per entry in all Speech events & Congress

$40 per entry in Parliamentary Debate

Lunch and snacks is provided free of charge to all participants.

Payments may be made by PayPal. Please include the school name in the payment memo.

No hired judges are available for this tournament.

$50 nuisance fines may be assessed for judges who fail to show up for rounds.