2026 The Texas Wildflower
Fortify Speech & Debate Club (TX) · Feb 12-14, 2026
Dress Code & Saturday Attire
Competition (Professional Business Attire):
Stoa’s standard dress code for competition is professional business attire. This typically includes suits or slacks with a suit jacket or blazer, dress shirts and ties for boys, professional tops with suit jackets or blazers for girls, and dress shoes.
February 14 (After Competition):
After competing, students may remove jackets and ties and add a Valentine-themed top or layer.❤️
Contra Dance:
A contra dance will be held Saturday evening between dinner and awards. Students should wear comfortable shoes or socks for dancing.
Awards Ceremony:
Dress pants or skirts and dress shoes are required. Valentine-themed tops are welcome, and a bit of festive flair is encouraged.
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.