On March 8th, the Jesuit College Preparatory School Debate team, led by faculty members and coaches Mr. Lingel and Dr. McFarland, will fly to Corpus Christi TX to compete at the 50th annual Texas Forensics Association (TFA) debate tournament. Eight Jesuit debaters will compete at the tournament from March 10th to (hopefully) March 12th.
Four Jesuit teams (made up of...
Two teams of debaters stand across from each other, preparing arguments and possible counter-arguments for their opponents’ position. A judge presides close by with sheets of paper in front of him, waiting to take notes on each team’s performance. One team offers their position on a controversial topic, citing evidence and presenting conclusions based on facts. The other team...
Jesuit debate has started their season off with a bang, claiming top three honors at the Plano Senior Debate Tournament on September 5th, and earning fifth place at the regional level Grapevine Tournament on September 12-13. These two finishes came against stiff competition because "Dallas is one of the best debate cities in the country," according to Coach Dan...
It requires diligent preparation, quick thinking, and a fine-tuned delivery. Debate's difficulty is what makes Jesuit's performance at a recent tournament impressive.
Five teams of Ranger debaters visited Newman Smith High School two weeks ago to compete against thirty other pairs from various local schools. After two days of ardent argumentation, three of Jesuit's teams came away with points counting...
You quickly write down the opponent's points down on paper, getting ready to stand up and respectfully correct two of their speeches and support your own within 8 minutes. You spent weeks preparing for this moment. You grab your papers, stand up and say “Roadmap will be solvency, advantage, disad, a counter plan. Is anybody not ready?”
Recently, the Jesuit debate...
Should the United States federal government substantially reduce its Foreign Military Sales and/or Direct Commercial Sales of arms from the United States?
American politicians have a difficult time answering this question, which is this year's debate resolution, a shift from the immigration topic from last year. Jesuit debaters had to provide an effective argument to answer questions like this. With...
Jesuit Dallas continues its successful competitive streak in January, achieving accolades and victories at the Coppell Invitational, Guyer MLK Invitational, and Montgomery Bell Academy Southern Bell Forum in Tennessee. Over 50 debates happened in the varsity division, and even more in the novice division, with unabated competitive success at both levels.
Jesuit has picked up the pace in the second...
As the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Jesuit debate is no exception. With cunning counterplans and ready rebuttals, the Rangers have been dominating in the month of November.
Jesuit students debated as far away as Los Angeles and as close as Hockaday this month, and their efforts yielded win after win. Two senior teams...
