Spartan Speech
The 10th annual Spartan Speech high school tournament
SparTEN
vitational
Saturday, February 20, 2027 · Michigan State University
Ten years ago a handful of former MIFA competitors decided MSU should host a tournament. This February, we run the tenth one. Every IE, every round, awards in Wells Hall.
Registration
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The 10th annual tournament
SparTEN
vitational
Sat, Feb 20, 2027 · Michigan State University
Ten years, every IE, awards in Wells Hall.
Ten years.
One cafeteria table.
Read the whole storyFeb 24, 2018
~250
students from 20+ schools at the very first Spartanvitational
Feb 23, 2019
500+
students, 25+ schools, about 800 people on campus. The largest tournament in Michigan that year.
Feb 22, 2020
600+
students from 35+ schools, weeks before the world went remote
Feb 20, 2021
Online
When campus closed, we took it national and ran the tournament from our laptops: 21 schools.
2022 to 2026
5×
Back on campus, and five straight team titles for Portage Central.
Feb 20, 2027
10th
Spartanvitational. Help us make it the biggest one yet.
Individual Affiliate Program
No team at your school? Compete anyway.
If your high school does not have a forensics program, you can still enter the Spartanvitational as an Individual Affiliate. Entry is free. Affiliates compete in the same rounds as everyone else and get their own sweepstakes division, with their own trophies.
Free entry, the same rounds as everyone else, and your own sweepstakes division with trophies.
- $0 entryNo school fee, no event fee
- Own sweepstakesAffiliate division trophies
- A parent or adult sponsor
Join the club
Did MIFA in high school? Your next round is at MSU.
Spartan Speech is where former competitors, judges-in-training and people who just love a good speech hang out. We judge high school tournaments around the state, coach each other, and spend all winter building the Spartanvitational. No tryouts. No experience required.
We judge around the state, coach each other and build the Spartanvitational. No tryouts.
Our members competed for
- Walled Lake Western
- Bloomfield Hills
- Portage Northern
- Groves
- Seaholm
- Stevenson
- and plenty more
This year’s team
Meet the 2026–27 team
Brendan KennyPresident
Pierce LeixVice President
Farah KavaranaSecretary
Tanisha PatelTreasurer
Ale BarronOutreach / Public Relations
Ell JohnsonLimited Prep Chair
Sam KerbySocial Chair
Alumni weekend · Date TBA
Ten years of Spartan Speech. One night on Abbott Road.Ten years. One night on Abbott Road.
Every member, every officer board, every alum who ever judged a 7 AM round in Wells. We are throwing a 10th anniversary gala at the MSUFCU club space on Abbott Road. Drop your email and we will send the date first.
A 10th anniversary gala at the MSUFCU club space. Get the date first.