Over President's Day weekend the Jesuit Dallas Debate Team had the wonderful opportunity to travel to UC Berkeley to compete at the prestigious Cal Invitational debate tournament. Two teams went on the trip: Jesuit BP (Henry Banse '26 and...
Over this past summer, Dr. McFarland and Mr. Lingel taught at a summer debate program at Harvard University called the Sophomore Champions Lab from June 29th to July 25th. Forty rising sophomores from all over the country were able...
On March 4th 2025, the Jesuit Varsity Debate Team embarked to TFA state, one of the most prestigious and competitive tournaments Jesuit attends during the season. The team achieved success with the team of Jesuit LR—Luke Lastelick ’25 and...
Introduction
“I used to think one of the most powerful individuals in America was the person who could select the annual high school debate topic. Think of the power – to set the agenda and determine what millions of high...
The week of March 10, the Jesuit Varsity Debate Team embarked on one of the most important tournaments they participate in. They put up an impressive performance in the 2024 Texas Forensic Association State Tournament and made Jesuit proud....
The four debaters and their judge are eerily silent. At the high-pitched bleep of a small, digital timer, the debater kicks off his eight-minute speech defending the merits of a federally-guaranteed, universal basic income (UBI). For the next one...
Historically, Jesuit culminates the competitive debate season with the TFA State tournament and the National Debate Coaches Association national championships. This year's topic discusses the extremely culturally relevant topic of Security Cooperation of NATO under emerging technologies. With historic finishes...
Last week, Jesuit Debate hosted its first in-person debate tournament at the local level since 2020. Over 200 competitors from 15 local area schools competed in the 2 day event. Jesuit debaters made the event run smoothly, ensuring rounds started...
"we beat greenhill!” --Dominic Chacko '23
Jesuit debaters are widely known for excellent showings at competitive tournaments despite a practice-time disadvantage against peer schools. True to form, Jesuit experienced serious successes this season, with two tournament closeouts and advancing to...
