Scholastic Surf Series LA-Santa Barbara Middle School - Carpinteria (January 2027)

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The Scholastic Surf Series closes its five-stop 2026-27 Los Angeles-Santa Barbara Middle School regular season in Carpinteria on Saturday, January 9, 2027. SSS is the school-team division of Western Surfing Association. The middle-school program uses individual advancement heats while maintaining both individual and team season rankings. The current team-entry packet allocates 14 competition spots per LA-Santa Barbara middle-school team: six boys shortboard, three boys longboard, two girls shortboard, two girls longboard and one bodyboard. Competitors must be full-time students in grades 6-8 at the school they represent, maintain at least a 2.0 GPA and complete the student registration, waiver and emergency-medical process after coach approval. Registration for the 2026-27 season opened August 1; the packet lists September 21 for division forms and fees, while athletes may join before the last regular-season contest if a team still has space. The organizer lists an $85 student membership and a $2,600 LA-Santa Barbara Middle School team fee; each team sets the amount charged to its surfers and may add processing or team costs, so families should confirm the final price and roster status with the coach. The carryover SSS judging guide describes 15-minute heats, up to eight ridden waves and the best two wave scores counting, with WSL-style criteria and WSA rules filling any gaps. Regular-season individual finalists receive medals, while season individual and team finalists receive plaques. The current official schedule confirms Saturday, January 9 and the venue label Carpinteria, but it does not identify the beach, tower, competition peak, check-in point, first heat, division heat times or current roster. Carpinteria has both City and State beaches, so do not assume the State Beach address is the contest location. City sources say downtown/beach public parking is limited and generally free where posted; Carpinteria State Beach separately lists paid day use and accessible facilities. Those sources are useful travel context only until SSS publishes the exact venue. Recheck the official schedule, roster/heat links and coach instructions before travel.

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