Invitation and Important Information

First and foremost, we are hosting this tournament as a fundraiser for Jude Dude, our little buddy and son of Bushland High's Speech Coach, Mrs. Vincent. "Jude, age 2, was diagnosed in May 2025 with a rare cancer, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH). He’s undergoing chemotherapy and facing a long medical journey that includes ongoing treatment and monitoring." We will have stations to donate money via cash or app set up around the school.

If you are inclined, this is a link to the Vincent family's Amazon wishlist.

"includes items to support Jude, his big brother Holden, and his parents Kelsey and Hank as they navigate this time together."

Because of the fundraising nature of this contest, we are forgoing the trophies we normally present and will be working with PHS departments to get contributions of student crafts to award. Pampa Speech and Debate appreciates your understanding. Additionally, ALL expenses for our contest have been covered by generous businesses in our community! A huge thanks is owed to them for allowing us the opportunity to pass along as much support to Jude as we can!

We will have additional opportunities at the contest to donate cash or through an app.

Thank you to the PISD administration for supporting and encouraging us in this effort to give back.

We have removed entry restrictions to allow for as many entries as possible. Please be willing to help judge so that we can raise as much as possible while still staying on time!

Tournament details follow:

Welcome to the Pampa High School IQT Tournament! We look forward to hosting you this year. Please read through this (but no really), so you aren't caught off guard by any issues!

STUDENTS, feel free to dress casually, PJ's, jeans, T-shirts, whatever you are comfortable in!

Students may enter three events in Pattern A and three events in Pattern B, Students entering LD, Policy, or Congress may not cross-enter. As always your students cross-enter at their own risk. Students may not enter both extemp divisions.

WE WILL NOT BREAK BRACKETS IN DEBATE.

INFORMATIVE IS NOT UIL EXTEMP, IT IS THE TFA PREPARED SPEAKING CONTEST

We will be using the TFA Spring Congress docket

We will use items XXXXX

LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE WILL USE THE SPRING 2026 UIL TOPIC.

PHS and PJHS will likely compete in a limited capacity. They will be allowed to place in the final rounds.

Impromptu will be 7 minutes to be used at the discretion of the contestant. Prelims will be "extemp style" with three topics to choose from, and finals will be a single topic with a twist. PHS STUDENTS MAY JUDGE IMPROMPTU IN ANY ROUND. Impromptu will have two prelims and a final round.

Events with fewer than 6 entries will be canceled.

IE's with 6-8 entries will have a single, unpaneled final round

IE's with 9-23 will have two prelims and a final round

IE's with 24+ will have two prelims, semis, and a final round

Sweepstakes

Team sweepstakes awards will be calculated as follows

IEs, Duet, Congress

12 points- 1st place

10 points- 2nd place

8 points- 3rd place

6 points- 4th place

4 points- 5th place- 8th place

Debate

12 points- 1st place

10 points- 2nd place

8 points- Non-advancing semi-finalists

4 points- Non-advancing quarter-finalists

The schedule will be as follows:

WE WILL ACCELERATE ROUNDS WHEN POSSIBLE.

Pattern A: DI, Extemp, Info, Poetry, DUO

Pattern B: Duet, HI, OO, POI, Prose

7:00-7:42 Registration

7:45 Extemp Draw

8:00 Round 1 Pattern A, Debate Round 1

9:00 Congress Prelims

9:45 Round 1 Pattern B

10:00 Debate Round 2

11:30 Extemp Draw

11:45 Round 2 Pattern A

12:00 Debate Round 3 (Power matched 2&3 if possible)

1:00 Round 2 Pattern B / Congress Finals

2:00 Debate Qtrs/Semis

2:30 Extemp Draw

2:45 Semi-finals Pattern A

4:00 LD Semis/Final

4:30 Final Pattern B (could be semis)

5:00 LD Finals

6:00 Finals A