TESSELLATIONS

Welcome to the first Tessellations Middle School Invitational!
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Tessellations School, Cupertino, California
1170 Yorkshire Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

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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)
Students may double-enter in any combination of events at their own-risk.
Speech events and Congress will follow NSDA Rules. Parliamentary Debate will follow NPDL Round Rules.

Extemp & Parli Topic Areas

2026 California Assembly Bills
2026 Midterm Elections
Artificial Intelligence
K-12 Education Policy

Topic strikes will NOT be used in Parli; there will be one topic per round.

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

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

Entry Price

One speech event and parent is judging $70
One speech event and parent is opting out of judging $180

Two speech events and parent is judging $90
Two speech events and parent is opting out of judging $210

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

NOTE: We will charge set up fees if we have to create tabroom.com accounts for judges. It is recommended you do so on your own.

Schedule

Schedule [TENTATIVE]
9:00 Speech R1
10:30 Speech R2
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch(provided free of charge to all participants)
1:00 Speech R3
2:30 Speech R4
4:00 Awards

Although the tentative schedule lists the start and end times, please keep in mind that there are various factors that may arise during a tournament that can cause rounds to be delayed. Therefore, if you are signing up for this tournament, please make sure you do not double book yourselves on these dates. Keep your schedule open and DO NOT leave the tournament without notifying the GSA chaperones first.

Drop Fee

Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops. Drop requests should be made to Victor and Nadia.

Please do not drop out last minute to avoid being charged these fees.

Contact Info

Victor Rivas Umana
Contact email: [email protected]
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: [email protected]
Or [email protected]

Registration Form

Will you (parent) be judging at this tournament? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (Must be linked to a tabroom account. Register first at tabroom.com before completing this sign up) *

Judge phone *

Does your judge have a Tabroom account? *

Yes No but I will create one before submitting registration Not judging

Have you completed NSDA Level 1 accreditation trainings? *

Yes Not judging

Click here to complete the highly recommended Cultural Competency judge training course

Signing up a judge without having a Tabroom account will result in us charging you for the set up fee.
You can do this easily on your own by going to tabroom.com. It literally takes less than a minute.

First time judging?
This is a great collection of short videos that one of the leagues have put together to learn each event: click here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.
Click here to find other training and official certification resources. Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

Tournaments encourage judges to have a paradigm on their Tabroom account, which can be a few sentences on your preferences of debating styles, etc. See here for example. It doesn't need to be this long, but make sure to add something before you sign up. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".

More tournament resources can be found here.

I will keep a copy of this form for reference. *

YES

We are signing up with the understanding that my child will work to be ready by the tournament date. If we choose to drop out because my child is not ready that will be considered when making assessments for future classes. *

YES

I understand that if I fail to drop the tournament before the deadline that I will still be responsible for the fees of both my son or daughter, along with that of his or her partner and the fines. *

YES

I understand that if payment is not received we won't be registered and our spot will be given up to someone else. *

YES

I confirm that I have completed all necessary paperwork for this tournament. *

YES

I understand that The Golden State Academy has no control over tournament entries other than the initial sign up. I understand that my child's priority will be based on either the last time I signed up OR the date paid, whichever is latest. *

YES

I understand that my child must check in and check out periodically at the tournament with the coach and that if I do not my child will be barred from participating in following tournaments. This is to ensure coaches can see where students are at competitively and to give any initial feedback for improvement. *

YES

I understand that I can check my entry status through tabroom.com. *

YES

I am a consenting adult. I understand that by submitting this form I agree to all that has been covered. *

YES

TESSELLATIONS MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

25 April 2026

Information

Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

TESSELLATIONS MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

25 April 2026

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

Entry Price

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!