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Clements Online Holiday Swing

December 15-19, 2026

Tournament Director:

Perry Beard, Director of Speech & Debate, Clements HS

Email: vincent.beard@fortbendisd.gov

Dear Colleagues,

Clements High School & Progressive High School are proud to host the Clements Online Holiday Swing, December 15-19, 2026. We have decided to host this swing tournament 100% virtually this year and hope that you will join us online to finish an incredible semester.

We will offer all traditional TFA qualifying events.

It is highly likely that Clements HS students will participate in this tournament.

We will NOT break brackets in debate.

Teams with entries in Speech (FX, DX, HI. DI, OO, INFO, DUO, DUET, POI) are required to enter a minimum of ONE full time judge who will be available for the duration of the Tuesday "Clements" Speech Tournament (if they entries competing on Tuesday) and the Wednesday "Progressive" Speech Tournament (if they entries competing on Wednesday). Failure to register a judge will result in being dropped from the tournament.

Teams with entries in LD, PF, CX, or WSD are responsible for providing one judge for every two entries in each event or portion thereof. Failure to register the required number of judges will result in being dropped from the tournament. Schools with debate entries on the Thursday/Friday "Clements" side are required to have judges available for all prelims on Thursday and one round past elimination on Friday. Schools with debate entries on the Saturday "Progressive" side are required to have judges available for all prelims and one round past elimination on Saturday.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

We look forward to hosting you this December!

Sincerely,

Perry Beard

Speech & Debate Coach

Clements High School