2026 The Texas Wildflower
Fortify Speech & Debate Club (TX) · Feb 12-14, 2026
Parking & Facility Guidelines
Parking & Entry
All tournament attendees must park on the west side of the church and enter through the west doors only.
Name Tags
Name tags are required for all tournament attendees.
Junior competitors may use a blank name tag on Thursday. Junior competition materials will be provided in the Children’s Gym on Friday.
Children’s Area & Playground
A Mother’s Day Out program will be in session Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Children’s area. Please be respectful during drop-off and pick-up. The Children’s Area, including the Children’s Gym, will be available for tournament use after Mother’s Day Out concludes.
The outdoor playground is not available while Mother’s Day Out is in session. After 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, the playground may be used with adult supervision.
Classrooms in Use
A small school will be holding classes on Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Four classrooms on the second floor will be in use during this time. Tournament attendees must remain quiet in the hallways near these classrooms.
Food & Drink Policy
Food is permitted only in the Judge Area, Judge Orientation Room, and Student Room. Food is not allowed in classrooms or the atrium. Drinks with lids are permitted throughout the church.
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Team Policy/Lincoln Douglas
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Debate
- Junior Debate Juniors
Junior Speech
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Duo Interpretation Juniors
- Junior Expository Juniors
- Junior Interpretation Juniors
- Junior Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 01/05/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:00 pm Wed 01/07/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Wed 01/14/2026 (Central)
- Late fee will be applied at 11:59 pm Mon 01/19/2026 (Central)
- Script submission will open at 8:00 am Wed 01/21/2026 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Fri 01/30/2026 (Central)
- Script submission will close at 11:59 pm Wed 02/04/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 10:00 am Thu 02/12/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 8:00 pm Sat 02/14/2026 (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.