2026 Christmas in the Ozarks
Surgamus Speech and Debate (AR) · Dec 3-5, 2026
Dress Code
Christmas in the Ozarks will be enforcing mandatory dress code requirements. Any violators will be asked to be in compliance before they enter their next round.
Students must remain clean, neat, and modest throughout the tournament. This standard applies even if a student changes into casual wear.
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Competition
During competition, students must dress in professional business attire.
Gentlemen
suits; slacks and a sports coat, with a shirt and tie, and dress shoes.
Ladies
skirt or pant suits; slacks, skirts or dresses with blazers; with professional dress shoes. Hemlines are to be no more than 2 inches above the knee. Note: Cardigans are not to be substituted for a blazer.
Awards Ceremony: We are waiving the Dress Code requirement for the Awards Ceremony, and everyone is invited to wear an UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER in lieu of the normal required attire.
Violations: If the competitor’s attire at any time during the tournament is deemed a violation of the dress code, the competitor will be asked to come into compliance with the dress code.
Compliance: A student will not be allowed to participate in competition without compliance.
Surgamus Speech & Debate · Christmas in the Ozarks 2026
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Literary Interpretation Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Storytelling Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Speech
- Jr Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Individual Interp Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
- Jr Platform Apol Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 5:00 pm Sun 10/25/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Thu 11/05/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Thu 11/12/2026 (Central)
- Late fee will be applied at 8:00 am Tue 11/24/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:00 pm Thu 11/26/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 9:00 pm Sat 12/05/2026 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.