We are excited to announce the dates for the second SVUDL tournament of the year! Dolores Huerta Tournament will take place on December 6th (Virtual - Asynchronous Speech Events) and on December 7th, 2024, for the in-person tournament! We are looking forward to hearing our students’ creative arguments! The in-person event will be held at Yerba Buena High School, 1855 Lucretia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122 (Google Map).

As always, our tournaments wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our volunteer judges. For those interested in becoming a judge, please sign up here!

This season moves forward with the Digital Speech and Debate Series #1 hosted by the University of Kentucky. Click for more information!

We are excited to announce the dates for the first SVUDL tournament of the year! This season kicks off the Sojourner Truth Tournament on October 19th, 2024. We can’t wait to welcome back all of our students and hear their argumentative creativity on this year’s topics. This will be held at Latino College Preperatory Academy, 14271 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95127.

Judges, sign up now!

We are thrilled to announce the Delores Taylor Arthur School Invitational as another national-level tournament that we will offer for our students. Click to find out more!

The season continues with the Nano Nagle Classic at Presentation High School! This tournament offers a round-robin in both PF and LD in addition to the traditional tournament.

The second tournament of the season will be hosted by Marist School in Georgia! They will be hosting the Marist Ivy Street Invitational primarily online. You can check out their Tabroom page now!

We are thrilled to announce the dates for the first invitational tournament of the season! The University of Kentucky will be hosting the National Speech and Debate Season Opener on September 7th, 2024 through September 9th, 2024. A variety of events will be offered, check them out now!

Ryan Mills was a volunteer with the Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) since its inception 10 years ago, through and until his untimely passing in March of 2021. Ryan was the consummate professional and a model volunteer, judging hundreds of rounds of competition for SVUDL over the years. He was one of the most sought after judges by our students, for not only his expansive debate knowledge, but also for the care in which he gave constructive feedback and shared resources, all with the idea of helping them grow as competitors and young adults. He was also an advocate for SVUDL in the wider community, building bridges that let our students access deeper coaching and opportunities to aid in their professional growth as well.