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 novice division. With five out of its eight teams placing at the tournament, the Jesuit debate squad celebrated their success.
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This past weekend, on October 8, 2011, the Jesuit Varsity Debate team finished 5th in the Southlake Carroll Debate Invitational. The team of sophomores Jackson Pyke and James Abbot, sophomore Jeff Melsheimer and junior Grant VanKirk, and the team of sophomore James Ferrara and junior Ryan Tan made it to the elimination rounds for the first time this season.
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After winning the state title for the second consecutive year, the 2011-2012 Jesuit Debate Team is working hard to prepare for one of the most interesting topics ever chosen. Each year, for cross-examination debate, a special committee chooses the new topic to be argued that year. This year, the resolution states that, “The United States federal government should substantially...
This past weekend the Jesuit Novice Debate Team traveled to Atlanta for the Novice National Debate Tournament. The Novice Debate Team (the name signifies only that they are first year debaters) consists of Freshmen James Abbott, Jackson Pyke, and Jeff Melsheimer and Sophomores Davis Bittner, Grant VanKirk, Justin Kang, Ryan Tan, and Shane McGoldrick.
Freshman Justin Rubenstein and Junior Harrison Ainsworth...
In thrilling fashion, the storied Jesuit Debate program added yet another trophy to its mantle Saturday. On Saturday, March 12, Jesuit seniors Ryan Gorman and Sullivan McCormick swept the State Debate Championship to win an unprecedented second straight state title. In doing so, the tandem became only the third team in Texas Forensic Association history to lock up back-to-back...
The debate teams of Senior Andrew Miller and Sophomore Tanner Davis along with Juniors James Mantil and Kevin Kim earned fifth place in Varsity at the Coppell Invitational debate tournament on January 7-8, 2011. In the Novice division, freshmen Jackson Pyke and Jeff Melsheimer took third place while sophomores Justin Kang and Ryan Tan took fifth place.
In the varsity division, both teams...
The varsity debate team of senior Sterling Johnson and junior Kevin Kim earned first place honors gaining the second seed after the preliminary rounds with a perfect 4-0 record, beating Law Magnet in the finals on a 3-0 decision to win the tournament.
As a result of their first place finish, Johnson and Kim finished their qualification for the state...
Congratulations to Ryan Gorman ’11, who was voted the 2010 Senior Speaker by nationally recognized coaches at the St. Mark’s Debate Invitational. As Senior Speaker, Ryan delivered a keynote address at the St. Mark’s Senior Speaker Breakfast last Sunday morning. The award was founded by David Baker, a former St. Mark’s debate coach 25 years ago, and Ryan is...
