2025 At the Tale's End
Elevate Speech and Debate (CA) · Apr 4, 2025
Community Judges
Calling All Judges!!
Community Judges - Orientations will take place at 845am, 1040am, 2pm. Thank you for your willingness to participate as a Judge! Your feedback is so important.
COMMUNITY JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS:
~ Judges are considered non-participants who are 18 years or older and have graduated from high school.
~ Usually includes friends of competitor's parents, their co-workers, extended family members, or neighbors.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...
Check the schedule for the speech rounds, ~~ https://stoahub.org/tournament/at-the-tales-end-2025/schedule
If a competitor has invited you, we ask that you indicate that by typing their name in the Conflict box so as to keep the integrity of the judging pool pure.
Head over to the judge orientation located in the Auditorium foyer. There will be a training session to be held an hour before your scheduled round. The round you judge will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. After the round, please allow 30-45 minutes to fill out your ballot and enjoy refreshments prepared for you. Approximately set aside 3 hours for this endeavor. Judging every other round is easily done.
For a description of Speech events Platform, Limited, Interpretive, Wild Card
We hope this will familiarize you with the league and the events. The Judge Orientation at the tournament will answer other questions you may have.
Again, thank you for your support and willingness to judge!
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Fri 02/14/2025 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 02/17/2025 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 5:00 pm Mon 02/24/2025 (Pacific)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Fri 03/28/2025 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will close at 11:59 pm Thu 04/03/2025 (Pacific)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.