In January of 2019, the new resolution for debate was announced: "The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States." Over the summer, Jesuit debaters attended a variety of summer camps across the country to help them get a jump start on the season and hang out...
After earning Jesuit's best at the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA) National Debate Tournament, Seniors Bennett Harrison '15 and Adam Wiechman '15 solidified their spots as two of the most decorated and accomplished debaters throughout their tenure at Jesuit. Both Bennett '15 and Wiechman '15 netted fifth place honors at the national competition hosted at UNLV's campus from April 11th-13th.
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Armed with only their argumentative fervor, two Jesuit debaters bested team after team at the competition in Houston. The team of juniors comprised of Beomhak Lee and Alandro Valdez was able to snag ninth place out of fifty in an event which featured the best teams in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.
Preparing for any competition requires dedication, focus,...
Perennially considered one the top programs in the state, Jesuit Debate picked up the 2017-2018 debate season right where it left off last year, showing the state that it is not playing around with a young squad but one teeming with talent and potential.
The beginning of the season poses so many questions for any sports team, and debate is...
“Contention 1: Is the Status Quo.” A familiar phrase to every survivor of freshmen Rhetorics and Civics, but also the mark of the 1ac in the sport of policy debate.
The second week of September marked the first national tournament of the Debate season. Teams from over 12 states and two countries “travel” to compete at the Grapevine tournament for...
Returning the favor of society can be challenging to many, but not to the Jesuit Debate team. On March 2nd, the Debate Team decided to spend their Saturday serving the community at Conrad High School as a part of the DUDA, the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, dedicated to bringing debate to underserved schools in DISD.
Set-Up
As Jesuit debaters arrived at...
On the weekend of September 7th, Dr. McFarland, a debate coach and teacher at Jesuit, received the Grapevine Debate Classic Coach of the Year Award. Given annually, the award recognizes coach-educators nationwide that demonstrate a commitment to education and debate. At the tournament awards ceremony, Jane Boyd, the 31 year debate coach at Grapevine, recognized Dr. McFarland for her...
"Where you go one, you go all." This is a favorite quote of Mr. Dan Lingel, longtime Director of the Jesuit Debate Team and junior counselor. He uses it to emphasize the team aspect of Jesuit's Debate Team, where everyone contributes to the team as a whole. Because of his work for the Debate Team and the Texas Forensic Association...
