2026 Continental Divide Challenge
WD40 (CO) · Mar 17-20, 2026
Parent Judging Requirements
Parent judges are needed in every round of the tournament to maintain its integrity and ensure the tournament runs on schedule. The judging requirement is based on the student's number of speech and debate events. If the judging requirement cannot be met by a competitor's parent(s), the competitor can arrange for a substitute judge(s) to fulfill the requirement. Students attending with a chaperone must still meet the parent judging requirment by having the chaperone register to judge or another substitute judge. They must also complete the medical release form and email it to wd40speechanddebate@gmail.com
Clubs are encouraged to work together to fulfill the judging requirements for their members.
Parents should plan to report to Ballot Distribution before each round.
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Impromptu Non-qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Extemporaneous
- Extemporaneous Qual
Juniors Speech Pattern A
- JUNIOR Duo Impromptu Juniors
- JUNIOR Impromptu Juniors
- JUNIOR Interpretation Juniors
Juniors Speech Pattern B
- JUNIOR Duo Interpretation Juniors
- JUNIOR Platform Juniors
- JUNIOR Sales Pitch Impromptu Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 11:00 am Tue 01/13/2026 (Mountain)
- Meal registration will close at 6:00 am Sat 03/14/2026 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Sat 03/14/2026 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 9:15 am Sat 03/14/2026 (Mountain)
- Late fee will be applied at 11:00 pm Sat 03/14/2026 (Mountain)
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.