On April 12th, Jesuit Debate trekked up to Weber State in Ogden, Utah for its final tournament of the year, and for most of the seniors, their final debate ever. At Weber State, the teams would compete in the National Debate Coach’s Association (NDCA) Championships, an all-star tournament of sorts which both Jesuit Debate Coaches, Mr. Dan Lingel and...
The four debaters and their judge are eerily silent. At the high-pitched bleep of a small, digital timer, the debater kicks off his eight-minute speech defending the merits of a federally-guaranteed, universal basic income (UBI). For the next one and a half hours, both he and his partner will clash extensively with the opposing side on the benefits and...
A whopping 96 teams of students convened at Plano Senior High School on September 3rd, for the first debate tournament of the year. Jesuit achieved a closeout: students placed first, second and fifth!
The Jesuit debate team performed very well at the tournament, with Beomhak Lee ’17 and Alandro Valdez ’17 and the team of seniors Jake LoRocco and Emmanuel...
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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During the first week of March, Jesuit Debate competed at the Texas Forensics Association state tournament, sending three teams to El Paso battle. The state tournament marks a significant turning point in the Jesuit debate calendar, as it is the first, and this year only, post-season tournament that Jesuit competes at in the spring. It is also significant because...
"we beat greenhill!” --Dominic Chacko '23
Jesuit debaters are widely known for excellent showings at competitive tournaments despite a practice-time disadvantage against peer schools. True to form, Jesuit experienced serious successes this season, with two tournament closeouts and advancing to elimination rounds at most tournaments. So far, Jesuit Debate participated in 4 local tournaments and 6 national-level tournaments! Here are some...
Whether it be strategizing as a group on a Thursday afternoon or speed reading evidence at a high school miles away, Jesuit debate continues to lead going into the 2022-2023 season. As varsity teams finish their second major tournament at St. Mark's School of Texas, here is a recap of their standings.
Standings
All senior team Tejas Murugesh and Lawrence Jin...
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...
