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...
Similar to how Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers announced the African word “Ubuntu,” meaning “I am because we are” as the sole motto for the 2008 NBA Championship winning basketball team, the Jesuit Debate coaches, Dr. Tracy McFarland and Mr. Dan Lingel, have stressed the phrase “where we go one, we go all,” as the critical maxim for the...
For many sports, a state championship has the most talented people that your state has to offer face off against one another. But does it really? The sport is divided into men’s and women’s teams then even further by conference (i.e. 6A, 3A, or what have you) so you’d compete against the best teams in your gender and conference,...
Walking up to his portable podium with his meticulous notes in hand, the high schooler delivers a speech analyzing education policy at a rate incomprehensible to many. He weaves complex jargon into his arguments and makes strategic choices that ultimately win him another award to add to the already decorated trophy case. What may seem like an eccentric activity...
Traversing across the country is usually something that only professional athletes get to do, but despite being in high school, the Jesuit debate team has flown from coast to coast in search of the biggest and best competition in the United States. Jesuit debate has been on a tear all throughout the regular season, their success culminating in the...
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...
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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Many times, high school teams' biggest games or tournaments are the ones that require traveling to major cities, usually including an exciting plane ride that'll only happen once or maybe twice a year if they're lucky. By this standard, the Jesuit debate team had an enormously important month of November, traveling to major tournaments at the Notre Dame High...
