2026 Beacon at the Bay

South Bay Articulators (CA) - Feb 20-21, 2026 | Status: Preview | 10:54 PM Pacific

Tournament Time
10:54 PM Pacific

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Juniors Tournament
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Student Meals

Tournament Timetable

Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 12/29/2025 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 01/05/2026 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Sun 01/18/2026 (Pacific)

Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Sun 01/18/2026 (Pacific)

Late fee will be applied at 12:00 am Mon 01/19/2026 (Pacific)

Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Mon 01/19/2026 (Pacific)

Script submission will open at 9:00 am Sun 02/01/2026 (Pacific)

Script submission will close at 11:59 pm Sun 02/08/2026 (Pacific)

Community Judge registration will close at 6:00 pm Sat 02/21/2026 (Pacific)

Setup:

This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.
Open:

This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.
Drops Only:

This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.
Closed:

This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.
Completed:

This status means the tournament is completed.

Tournament Events

Speech Pattern A

Apologetics

Qualifying

Dramatic Interpretation

Qualifying

Expository

Qualifying

Extemporaneous

Qualifying

Open Interpretation

Qualifying

Original Oratory

Qualifying

Speech Pattern B

Duo Interpretation

Qualifying

Humorous Interpretation

Qualifying

Impromptu

Qualifying

Mars Hill

Qualifying

Persuasive

Qualifying

Slam Poetry

Qualifying

TP/LD Debate

Lincoln Douglas

Qualifying

Team Policy

Qualifying

Juniors

Junior Apologetics

Juniors

Junior Impromptu

Juniors

Junior Platforms (Expos, OO, Persuasive, Slam)

Juniors

Beacon at the Bay

Tournament Time
10:54 PM Pacific

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Schedule
Events
Family Registration
Community & Alumni Judge Registration
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Script Submission
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Timetable
Juniors Tournament
Fees, Payments, and Deadlines
Community & Alumni Judges
Directions and Parking
Student Meals

Please confirm:

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Phone*

State*

Ballot Preference*

This will be the default ballot method for the judge. Note that if a tournament is using paper ballots, all judges at that tournament will have paper ballots printed.

Judge Type*

Community Judge - This person is not a parent of a current Stoa student and they never competed in Stoa.
Alumni Judge - This person used to be a competitor in Stoa.
Parent Judge - This person is the parent of a current Stoa competitor

Recruited By

Enter the name of the family or student who invited you to judge. If none, you can leave this field empty.