2026 At The Tale End Part 2

At The Tale End Part 2

^"but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence ~~ 1 Peter 3:15

Join us again for Part 2 at this 1-Day speech tournament.

Date: April 10, 2026, Friday

Foothills Church, 2380 Merrychase Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682

All Speech Events

Registration opens March 2 at 5pm PST
Registration closes March 9 at 5pm PST 

This is an official Stoa qualifying tournament hosted by Elevate Speech and Debate Club. 
Stoa membership is required in order to participate, click here on How to Start

Registration Fee: No refunds after registration close on March 9 at 5pm PST

Fees:

$40 for the first event -- $10 for additional events

Junior Speech - $15 -- $10 for additional events

Full payment expected by close of registration

Drop fee - $20 each event after March 11 

Script Submission Late Fee - $10 for each event after March 27 at 1159pm PST

Complete Registration includes the following:

Student registration -- Parent Judge Registration -- Fees Paid

Refund Policy

Before close of registration - no extra fees incurred, all drops fully refunded minus Stripe fees.

After close of registration - no refunds, drops will incur $20 fee per event

Script Submission -

Online script submission will be required for this tournament. Please see Script Submission page for details. Late scripts will result in fees: please submit on time, to allow our script submission team time to review your scripts!

*** Speech Patterns subject to change after registration closes. ***

General Information - 

• Judge Orientation will take place an hour before each round
• Meals can be pre-ordered. There are several fast food locations in the area but plan accordingly in order to meet judging requirements.
• Parent Attendance - *This is not a drop-off event for any student.* You are expected to remain at the event with your student. If you are unable to do so, you need to arrange for another adult to stay with them. All parents/guardians need to be on-deck to judge a minimum of 2 rounds for each event that your student will compete. It is our hope and prayer that you will not judge every round. This should be possible with parent attendance.
• Dress Code - Guidelines are as stated on the Stoa site, https://www.stoausa.org/about-nitoc
• Code of Conduct - https://www.stoausa.org/membership
• Please contact us at Tof2TElevate@gmail.com with your questions.

Judges, including Juniors - 

• Parent Judges - All parents/guardians need to be on-deck to judge a minimum of 2 rounds for each event that your student will compete. 
• Community Judges and Stoa Alums are always welcome! Refreshments provided :)
• Junior - Competitors who are 15 yrs old and 1-2 years Stoa member will be judges!