2026 Christmas in the Ozarks
Surgamus Speech and Debate (AR) · Dec 3-5, 2026
Open
4:56 PM Central
Video & Recording Policy
We understand that family and friends may wish to take pictures or video record during some rounds of speech and debate. We ask that before you photograph or video record any student, you obtain permission from the parent of the competitor in question or parents of competitors in a debate round. The majority of our competitors are minors.
All live video streaming of any event during the tournament is prohibited.
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.