2026 Christmas in the Ozarks
Surgamus Speech and Debate (AR) · Dec 3-5, 2026
Parli Info
Parli Day Location: All of Parli day will be held at Sang Avenue Baptist Church, 1425 N Sang Ave, Fayetteville, AR.
Rules
We recommend each team carry a copy of the 2026-2027 Parli Rules.
Please also be familiar with the Stoa Evidence Philosophy and Standards.
The Parli rules and the Evidence Philosophy and Standards can both be found in the Stoa Rulebook.
Resolution Announcement
You must be in the Parli announcement room (which is the Student Room) five minutes before the scheduled start time for each round.
We are striking resolutions. Three resolutions will be read. Gov. has up to one minute to strike one, Opp. has up to 30 seconds to strike one. The resolution left is the resolution for the round.
Timing
Parli Debate will be self-timed, so please bring a working timepiece. Make sure the timer has an audible countdown alarm.
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.