Welcome to the 5th Annual Charger Challenge

December 4–5, 2026
Corner Canyon High School — Draper, Utah

Tournament Overview

• Debate & Congress: Friday, December 4
• Speech Events: Saturday, December 5
• Policy Debate: Runs both days
• Our schedule allows students to enter multiple events, including in person and asynchronous events
• Live speech events are UK TOC Qualifiers
• PF & LD topics: NSDA November–December Varsity Topics
• Elimination rounds will be held in Policy, Debate, Speech, and Interpretation events

Events Offered

Interpretation Events

• Dramatic Interpretation
• Humorous Interpretation
• Duo Interpretation
• Program Oral Interpretation (POI)
• Original Poetry and Prose
• Improv (Improvised Acting)
• Character Spar
  

Speech Events

• Informative
• Original Oratory
• Impromptu
• U.S. Extemp
• International Extemp
  

Novice Speech

• Novice Informative
• Novice Oratory
• Novice Impromptu
  

SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS

• Storytelling
• Princeton Extemp
• Spar
  
• Shark Tank

Debate Events

• Policy (CX): 5 rounds + Elimination bracket
• Public Forum (PF): 4 rounds + Grand Final
• Lincoln‑Douglas (LD): 4 rounds + Grand Final
• Big Questions (BQ): 3 rounds
• Ronald Reagan Debate (RD): 3 rounds
• Novice LD & Novice PF: 3 rounds

Congress

• Varsity Congress (CON): 2 sessions
• Novice Congress (NCON): 2 sessions

Asynchronous Events

Speech

• Informative
• Original Oratory
• Declamation
• After Dinner Speech

Limited Prep Events

• Pro / Con Challenge
• Extemp
  
• Commentary (Editorial)

Interpretation

• Humorous Interpretation
• Dramatic Interpretation
• Program Oral Interpretation (POI)
• Duo Interpretation
• Storytelling
• Poetry

Theatrical

• Musical Theater
• Lip Sync
  
• Sketch Comedy
• One-Act Plays
• News Anchor

Awards

• Speech, PF, LD, Congress: Top 10
• Policy, Interpretation, BQ & Novice Events: Top 5
• Asynchronous Events: Top 3

Additional Recognition

• Top 5 Team Sweepstakes
• Best Team Vibe Award
• Student Leadership Awards
• Special Awards Series

Judging Requirements

• Speech / Congress / Asynchronous: 1 judge per 6 entries
• Novice LD & Novice PF, BQ & RD:1 judge per 3 entries
• LD / PF: 1 judge per 2 entries
• Policy: 1 judge per 2 entries

Entry Fees

• School Fee: $25 per school per day
• Speech Entry: $5
• PF, BQ & Duo Entry: $10
• Policy (CX) Entry: $20

Fines

• No‑Show Judge & Hired Judge: $75
• Late Adds/Drops: $5 per entry