2026 Colonial Classic

Verity Speech & Debate Club is hosting the Colonial Classic 

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 12 -14, 2026

Tournament Location:

Veritas School, 3400 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227

Registration: 

Opens: Monday, February 2 at 10:00 am Eastern
Closes: Monday, February 16 at 11:00 pm Eastern

Events offered:

Parli Debate

Team Policy Debate

Lincoln Douglas Debate

Public Forum Debate

Most Stoa Speech events

Junior/JV Speech events

***Patterns may change before the tournament begins

***Events will fill up quickly during registration. Please go ahead and register for them! We will be monitoring registrations and moving people off the waitlist as we are able.

Script submission: 

Opens on Feb. 2 and closes on Feb. 23. 

Tournament Fees:

Other fees are as follows:
Debaters - $45 per debater
JV Speech Events - $15 for the first speech event and $10 for each additional 
Varsity Speech Events - $25 for the first speech event and $15 for each additional (limit of 6 events)

Lunches may also be purchased during registration.

Payment is via this website, and processed by Stripe. All fees must be paid by the close of registration to retain your spot(s) in your chosen events.

There will be a $30 late fee per competitor for registrations after February 16th, if a registration is allowed by the Tournament Director.

Refund Policy: Payments are required by the close of registration on February 16th, 2026. No refunds will be issued after this date and drops will incur a fee of $25.00 per event. Space is limited. Early registration is encouraged. Before registration closes, adds and drops will not incur any extra fees, and all drops will be refunded (minus processing fees).

You must be fully registered to ensure your spot. After registration closes, we reserve the right to eliminate registrations that are not complete and you may lose your spot/s. A completed registration includes the following by the close of registration on February 16th.
1. Full payment
2. Registration of at least one parent judge
3. All initial script submissions must be turned in by February 23rd.
4. Both partners must be fully registered for any event that requires two students, such as duos or TP/PF debate.

All add, drop, and refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to our Tournament Director at VerityColonialClassic@gmail.com

Stoa Membership

Your family must be a member of Stoa to compete. Please follow this link Stoa Membership to register. 

This tournament meets the minimum tournament standards of Stoa for speech and debate.

Parent Participation

All students must have a parent or adult chaperone present and inside the building(s) during the entire tournament.
If a parent cannot attend, prior approval and an alternative contribution must be arranged with the tournament director for the student to be allowed to participate. 

•  Each parent will be responsible for judging at least 6 rounds. (See Parent Page for more details.)
•  Not fulfilling judging obligations may result in disqualification from the tournament. Thank you for your cooperation.

For questions please contact the Tournament Director: Mandy Finan - VerityColonialClassic@gmail.com