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...
Recently, the Jesuit Debate Team participated in two important competitions, gaining crucial state qualifying points in both. "It's always a very intense atmosphere," said Adam Wiechman '15 when asked about debating. Some of Jesuit's best and brightest went head-to-head with teams from around the area at the Southlake Carroll and Plano West Invitationals October 18th and 25th.
Mr. Lingel, debate coach and junior...
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.
“It...
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...
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 Pyke ’14 and Jeff Melsheimer ’14-James Abbott ’14 traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the NDCA National Tournament, which is...
Odds are, if a DISD student wishes to learn about debate, they will attend the DISD Learning Debate, a workshop designed to teach middle school students the basics of the intellectual sport. This is the second year for the workshop, and it is flourishing, with eleven schools and around 200 kids participating.
Dr. McFarland, who is a member of a...
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.
In...
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 preliminary debates. After these three debates, the team of Jeff Melsheimer ’14 and Grant VanKirk ’13 had a perfect record...
