2026 ARCH Madness

ARCH St. Charles (MO) - Feb 5-7, 2026 | Status: Drops Only | 4:10 PM Central

Tournament Time
4:10 PM Central

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Schedule
Events
Family Registration
Community & Alumni Judge Registration
Meals
Script Submission
Entries
Postings
Results

Timetable
Tournament Location
Host Housing and Hotels
Payment and Fees
STL Area Family Responsibilities and Sign Up Genius
Apol and Mars Hill Categories
Dress Code
Script Submission Guidelines
Jr. Apol. Questions and Rules
Jr. Impromptu Rules
Jr. Bible Story Impromptu Prompts and Rules
Jr. Story Reading Rules
Jr. Debate Information and Rules
Enamel Lapel Pins
Photo Release

Tournament Timetable

Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Fri 12/19/2025 (Central)

Script submission will open at 12:00 pm Thu 01/08/2026 (Central)

Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:36 pm Fri 01/16/2026 (Central)

Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 9:05 am Mon 01/19/2026 (Central)

Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 pm Tue 01/27/2026 (Central)

Script submission will close at 5:00 pm Wed 01/28/2026 (Central)

Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Thu 01/29/2026 (Central)

Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Wed 02/04/2026 (Central)

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

Extemporaneous

Qualifying

Humorous Interpretation

Qualifying

Open Interpretation

Qualifying

Original Oratory

Qualifying

Speech Pattern B

Duo Interpretation

Qualifying

Expository

Qualifying

Impromptu

Qualifying

Mars Hill

Qualifying

Persuasive

Qualifying

Slam Poetry

Qualifying

TP/LD

Lincoln Douglas

Qualifying

Team Policy

Qualifying

Parli

Parliamentary Debate

Qualifying

Junior Speech

Junior Apologetics

Juniors

Junior Bible Story Impromptu

Juniors

Junior Duo Interpretation

Juniors

Junior Expository

Juniors

Junior Impromptu

Juniors

Junior Individual Interpretation

Juniors

Junior Story Reading

Juniors

Juniors Platform (OO and Persuasive)

Juniors

Junior Debate

Juniors

ARCH Madness

Tournament Time
4:10 PM Central

Home
Contact
Schedule
Events
Family Registration
Community & Alumni Judge Registration
Meals
Script Submission
Entries
Postings
Results

Timetable
Tournament Location
Host Housing and Hotels
Payment and Fees
STL Area Family Responsibilities and Sign Up Genius
Apol and Mars Hill Categories
Dress Code
Script Submission Guidelines
Jr. Apol. Questions and Rules
Jr. Impromptu Rules
Jr. Bible Story Impromptu Prompts and Rules
Jr. Story Reading Rules
Jr. Debate Information and Rules
Enamel Lapel Pins
Photo Release

2026 ARCH Madness

ARCH Madness

Rankings

Apologetics

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Expository

Extemporaneous

Humorous Interpretation

Impromptu

Junior Apologetics

Junior Bible Story Impromptu

Junior Debate

Junior Duo Interpretation

Junior Expository

Junior Impromptu

Junior Individual Interpretation

Junior Story Reading

Juniors Platform (OO and Persuasive)

Lincoln Douglas

Mars Hill

Open Interpretation

Original Oratory

Parliamentary Debate

Persuasive

Slam Poetry

Team Policy