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Dear Colleague:

Welcome to the 47th edition of The Glenbrooks Speech & Debate Tournament November 21-23, 2026.

All tournament information can be found HERE. The invitation is long and includes a lot of important information. Please read it all and carefully.

The entry fee includes lunch Saturday and Sunday for all in-person students, coaches, and judges (more info in the food section of the invitation).

We are a TOC qualifier at the octos level in policy, LD, and PF. We are a Tier 3 Congress Qualifier. In speech we are a TOC qualifier in every event at a level depending on numbers and a NIETOC qualifier.

Michael Greenstein - Glenbrook North

Tara Tate - Glenbrook South

2026 Glenbrooks Changes:

It’s really important to read the entire invitation; however, below are some 2026 changes/highlights.

-VLD and VPF will be online via NSDA campus. Each division will have a cap of approximately 240 teams, offer 7 rounds of preliminary competition, and break all 5-2s up to a full triple octos. VLD and VPF will also be single flighted.

-VCX will have a cap of approximately 192 teams, offer 7 rounds of prelims, and clear to a full double octo finals.

-We will only be offering Varsity divisions for events.

-There is an individual permission form that each competitor (and a parent/guardian if the competitor is under 18) must sign as part of the registration process. The signed school form and the signed competitor form must be uploaded to request payment information.

-If you do not complete all 5 parts of our registration process prior to our drop deadline in October, you should not expect to get into the tournament.