Debate

Jesuit’s Debate Team Starts Tournament Circuit

Last Friday, November 9, 2012, Jesuit sent its three novice and six Varsity debate teams to Hockaday for the first tournament of the season. In general, the tournament went well according to Dr. Tracy McFarland, one of the coaches of...

Debate Team has Rocky Start, Picks up Steam

Coming off of two successful years in the art of competitive debate, the Jesuit Debate Team is ready for another great year. Through September the team had a rocky start with no teams garnering points toward the state tournament. To...

Dr. Tracy McFarland: National Debate Coaches Association Educator of the Year

At the National Debate Coaches Association National Championships, held April 14-16, the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA) awarded Jesuit debate coach, Dr. Tracy McFarland, the National Educator of the Year award. The National Educator of the Year award, typically given...

End of Year Debate Wrap-Up

This past weekend, April 13-15, the Jesuit Debate team sent two pairs of debaters to participate in the National Debate Coaches Association National Tournament to wrap up the 2011-2012 season. To close the season, the teams of Kevin Kim ’12-Jackson...

Jesuit Debate Sets Sights on State Tournament

The Jesuit debate team, having hosted the Jesuit College Preparatory School Debate Invitational from February 10-11, has focused their attention onto the most important event of the year, the Texas Forensics Association State Tournament. Flying up to Amarillo on February...

Jesuit Debate at Plano East/Montgomery Bell

On January 6 and 7, 2012, Jesuit Debate sent two teams to compete in the Plano East debate tournament. The first team, made up of James Mantil ’12 and Ryan Tan ’13, came into the tournament with zero state...

Clean Sweep at Creekview for Jesuit Debate

At the Creekview Debate Tournament on Saturday, December 10, 2011, Jesuit debate finished with one of their best all-around performances in years, with teams securing first, second, and third place for the Rangers.   The one-day Creekview tournament began with three...

Jesuit Debate Among Best at South Garland

On December 2-3, 2011 at South Garland High School, the Jesuit debate team excelled, sending two teams into the elimination round and getting closer to qualifying for the state tournament. Each debate tournament typically consists of preliminary round-robin style debates,...

Jesuit Debate Succeeds at UNT

    On November 4-5, 2011, the Jesuit Debate team performed admirably at the University of North Texas debate tournament, finishing with three teams in the top ten of the varsity division and two teams in the top ten of the...