The Big GUMP Classic

The Montgomery Academy cordially invites you to the annual Big GUMP Classic on the campus of The Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, Alabama. Our tournament is a TOC qualifier for both Public Forum Debate and Individual Events.

We will provide the following debate events:

Varsity PublicForum Debate
Novice Public Forum Debate
Big Questions Debate
World Schools Debate
Congressional Debate

We will also offer the following speech events:

Dramatic Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
DUO Interpretation
Program Oral Interpretation
Prose Interpretation
Poetry Interpretation
Original Oratory
Informative Speaking
Impromptu Speaking
Extemporaneous Speaking

The tournament will begin on Friday, Dec. 4th at 4 pm with 4 rounds of debate. On Saturday, Dec. 5th we will hold additional debate rounds with the appropriate outrounds along with 3 preliminary rounds of speech with appropriate outrounds, and Congressional Debate.

Come to the city that has the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum, the Rosa Parks Museum, the Hank Williams Sr. Museum, and the Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald Museum. Montgomery is the birthplace of both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, home to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Air War College of the United States Air Force, and Minor League Baseball’s Team, the Montgomery Biscuits.

We hope to see you in December!

Chris Colvin, Evan Price, and Jay Rye