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Arkansas Forensics & Debate

State Championship

The Arkansas Communication & Theatre Arts Association (ACTAA) has announced that the 2027 Arkansas Forensics & Debate State Championship Tournament will be held April 9-10 at TBA.

About THe Arkansas State Championship

The Arkansas Forensics and Debate State Championship Tournament is the official Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) sanctioned state title competition for high school speech & debate activities in Arkansas. Each year, student competitors earn a place in the state tournament by advancing into certain final rounds of competition at one or more of the sanctioned speech & debate tournaments hosted throughout the state in a season that runs from September to April. Approximately 250 of the state’s top student competitors from 20-plus high schools are expected to qualify to compete in the tournament to earn a state champion title in one of the twelve individual or team speech & debate events.

Coach Resources

The following additional information about the Arkansas State Championship:

ASC 2026 Invitation

ASC Tabroom 

ASC Qualifying Entries 

Important documents

The following additional information about the Arkansas State Championship:

ASC Qualifying Tournament Document

ASC Tabulation Manual

ACTAA Judging Agreement


The Arkansas Communication and Theatre Arts Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional organization serving educators of Communication, Debate, Forensics and Theatre Arts in Arkansas.

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