(Pictured Above: From Left to Right Josh Clark NDCA secretary, Dan Lingel, and Dana Randall NDCA president)
Hundreds of hidden faces cast ballots, their identities hidden behind unanimous glowing reviews. These voices of admiration blend together to form an award, given to the coach who most represents quality and excellence. This highest honor, Educator of the Year, was presented to...
You don't need to attend a debate tournament to see that it's one of the most difficult activities at Jesuit. It requires hours of preparation, a quick mind, and some serious note-taking skills. That is what makes Jesuit Debate's continued success so impressive.
The debate team welcomed 2017 by traveling first to Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, and later...
"Where you go one, you go all." This is a favorite quote of Mr. Dan Lingel, longtime Director of the Jesuit Debate Team and junior counselor. He uses it to emphasize the team aspect of Jesuit's Debate Team, where everyone contributes to the team as a whole. Because of his work for the Debate Team and the Texas Forensic Association...
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...
Jesuit Debate finished the regular season with a bang in mid-February. Jesuit Debate attended six different tournaments in late January and early February: three in Texas, two in California, and one in Georgia. Goals were achieved, records were broken, and tough losses were had, but the Jesuit team remained resilient and optimistic through it all.
Barkley Forum at Atlanta
The Barkley...
Over 800 miles. Over 200 of the best debate teams in the entire country. This was the biggest competition of the entire fall semester.
On the weekend of November 19th, three pairs of Rangers traveled to the cold city of Chicago for the Glenbrooks Invitational, Jesuit's largest debate tournament of the semester, and all three came away with winning records. The pair of Seniors...
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.
On...
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...
