2026 Christmas in the Ozarks
Surgamus Speech and Debate (AR) · Dec 3-5, 2026
Open
4:56 PM Central
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, December 3
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:30 am | Parli Check In |
| 7:30 am | 8:45 am | Parli Round 1 |
| 8:45 am | 10:00 am | Parli Round 2 |
| 10:00 am | 11:15 am | Parli Round 3 |
| 11:15 am | 12:30 pm | Parli Round 4 |
| 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | 2:15 pm | Parli Round 5 |
| 2:15 pm | 3:30 pm | Parli Round 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | TP/LD Check In |
| 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | TP/LD Round 1 |
Friday, December 4
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:30 am | Announcements |
| 7:30 am | 9:30 am | TP/LD Round 2 |
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am | Speech Check In |
| 9:30 am | 11:30 am | Speech A1 |
| 11:30 am | 1:30 pm | TP/LD Round 3 |
| 1:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Speech B1 |
| 3:30 pm | 5:30 pm | TP/LD Round 4 |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Speech A2 |
Saturday, December 5
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:30 am | Announcements |
| 7:30 am | 9:30 am | TP/LD Round 5 |
| 9:30 am | 11:30 am | Speech B2 |
| 11:30 am | 1:30 pm | TP/LD Round 6 |
| 1:30 pm | 1:45 pm | Speech Breaks |
| 1:45 pm | 3:45 pm | Speech Finals |
| 3:45 pm | 5:00 pm | Parli Finals |
| 3:45 pm | 5:00 pm | Junior Speech Round 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | TP/LD Finals |
| 5:00 pm | 6:15 pm | Junior Speech Round 2 |
| 7:30 pm | 8:30 pm | Awards Ceremony |
Patterns
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics
- Duo Interpretation
- Literary Interpretation
- Mars Hill
- Original Oratory
- Storytelling
Speech Pattern B
- Expository
- Extemporaneous
- Impromptu
- Open Interpretation
- Persuasive
- Slam Poetry
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas
- Team Policy
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate
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 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.