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 24th, 2026. We can’t wait to welcome back all of our students and hear their argumentative creativity on this year’s topics.

Venue: Latino College Prep Academy (14271 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95127)

Judges, click here to sign up!

Mark your calendars for the Ryan Mills SVUDL Invitational Tournament! The event kicks off on Saturday, February 21st, 2026, and ends in the evening on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026. This tournament will be completely virtual.

These events wouldn’t be possible without our amazing volunteer judges. If you’re interested in joining us, please sign up below!

We’re sending teams to compete at the Cal Invitational at UC Berkeley from February 14-16, 2026, and we need judges to make this possible!

Slots are limited! Click here to learn more about this event and to sign-up!

The Stanford Invitational returns for another season. This year, it will be held on February 6th-9th. Click for more information!

We are excited to announce the dates for the second SVUDL tournament of the year! Larry Itliong Tournament will take place on Friday, January 23rd (Virtual - Asynchronous Speech Events) and on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, for the in-person tournament! We are looking forward to hearing our students’ creative arguments! The in-person event will be held at James Lick High School, 57 N White Rd, San Jose, CA 95127 (Google Maps).

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!

A great way to support our efforts is by volunteering as a judge for the John Lewis SVUDL Invitational, happening November 21–23. Check the schedule here and sign up today!

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 25th, 2025. We can’t wait to welcome back all of our students and hear their argumentative creativity on this year’s topics.

Venue: Latino College Prep Academy (14271 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95127)

Judges, click here to sign up!

Mark your calendars for the Ryan Mills SVUDL Invitational Tournament! The event kicks off on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, and ends in the evening on Sunday, March 30th, 2025. This tournament will be completely virtual.

These events wouldn’t be possible without our amazing volunteer judges. If you’re interested in joining us, please sign up below!

We’re sending teams to compete at the TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series #2 from February 21-23, 2025, and we need judges to make this possible!

Slots are limited! Click here to learn more about this event and to sign-up!

We’re sending teams to compete at the Cal Invitational at UC Berkeley from February 15-17, 2025, and we need judges to make this possible!

Slots are limited! Click here to learn more about this event and to sign-up!

The Stanford Invitational returns for another season. This year, it will be held on February 8th-10th. Click for more information!

We are excited to announce the dates for the second SVUDL tournament of the year! Larry Itliong Tournament will take place on Friday, January 17th (Virtual - Asynchronous Speech Events) and on Saturday, January 18th, 2024, for the in-person tournament! We are looking forward to hearing our students’ creative arguments! The in-person event will be held at James Lick High School, 57 N White Rd, San Jose, CA 95127 (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!

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.