Tournament Time8:40 PM Central
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- We Need You..... to Judge Juniors
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- Lincoln Douglas Competitors
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- Apologetics/Mars Hill Information
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- Stoa & Aspire Speech and Debate Club's Tabulation Core Values and Principles
- Mandatory Liability Waiver
- Where to Stay:
Spring Fling in Chicago
Tournament Time8:40 PM Central
- Home
- Contact
- Schedule
- Events
- Family Registration
- Community & Alumni Judge Registration
- Meals
- Script Submission
- Entries
- Postings
- Results
- Timetable
- Event Rules
- Junior Tournament
- We Need You..... to Judge Juniors
- Tournament Check-In for Students, Parents, and Visitors
- Important Parent Information
- Eligibility, Dress Code and Code of Conduct Information
- Parliamentary Debate Information/Competitors
- Lincoln Douglas Competitors
- Team Policy Teams
- Apologetics/Mars Hill Information
- Extemp Speech Participant Guidelines
- Refund/Dropped Events/Late Payment Policy
- Stoa & Aspire Speech and Debate Club's Tabulation Core Values and Principles
- Mandatory Liability Waiver
- Where to Stay:
Welcome to
Spring Fling in Chicago!
Registration opens Monday, February 2, 2026 9:00 a.m.
Registration closes February 24, 2026 11:59 p.m.
A big THANKS to Cityview Community Church for providing 8 additional competition rooms so our tournament can GROW.
at Cityview Community Church
343 S. York Road Elmhurst, IL 60126
Community Judge information can be found on the left
Competitor Information:
Registration Fees:
Debate events: $40.00 per debater (Team Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary).
Speech events: $30.00 for the first event and $15.00 for each additional event. There is a limit of 7 speech events.
Junior speech events: $8 per event.
A Completed Registration Includes:
- Family Registration
- Read Important Parent Information Tab to the left
- Parent Judge Registration
- Payment
- Signed Mandatory Liability Waiver
Please note: Full payment is expected by the close of registration on February 24. If payment has not been received by February 24, a late fee of $25 will be incurred, and you will have until February 25 at noon to pay in full. If no payment is made by February 25 at noon, the student will be dropped from all events with no opportunity to be added back in.
Refund Policy
- Full payment is expected by the close of registration on Saturday, February 24, 2026.
- A $25 late payment fee will be incurred after registration closes on February 24.
- Before registration closes, adds and drops will not incur any extra fees, and all drops will be fully refunded.
- Between February 25 and March 6, all drops will incur a fee of $15.00 per event.
- No refunds for dropped events will be made after March 7, 2026.
All add, drop, and refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to our registrar, JoAnn Pattara at aspirespeechanddebate@gmail.com.
Script Submission:
Script Submission will open Saturday, February 14, and close Saturday, March 7.
Wait List Information:
Events fill up. If this happens, those who have completed registration will be given priority for all available event slots as they open up.
Junior's Speech Tournament
We will have a Junior's Speech Tournament on Saturday, March 21, in the afternoon, consisting of four speech types: Storytelling, Impromptu, Apologetics, and Interpretation. See the Tab to the left for additional information.