Last Friday, November 9, 2012, Jesuit sent its three novice and six Varsity debate teams to Hockaday for the first tournament of the season.
In general, the tournament went well according to Dr. Tracy McFarland, one of the coaches of the debate team. She was especially pleased with the performance of the first year debaters because they performed despite the...
Coming off of two successful years in the art of competitive debate, the Jesuit Debate Team is ready for another great year. Through September the team had a rocky start with no teams garnering points toward the state tournament.
To qualify for the state tournament, a team of two must accumulate 12 or more points during the season to reach...
At the National Debate Coaches Association National Championships, held April 14-16, the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA) awarded Jesuit debate coach, Dr. Tracy McFarland, the National Educator of the Year award.
The National Educator of the Year award, typically given to retired coaches, was given to Dr. McFarland because of her tremendous work and dedication to not only the Jesuit...
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...
The Jesuit debate team, having hosted the Jesuit College Preparatory School Debate Invitational from February 10-11, has focused their attention onto the most important event of the year, the Texas Forensics Association State Tournament.
Flying up to Amarillo on February 29, the debate team will bring along an astounding four teams this year, “a testament to the perseverance of the...
On January 6 and 7, 2012, Jesuit Debate sent two teams to compete in the Plano East debate tournament. The first team, made up of James Mantil ’12 and Ryan Tan ’13, came into the tournament with zero state points out of the 10 needed to qualify for the state tournament. The other team, consisting of James Ferrara ’14...
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...
On December 2-3, 2011 at South Garland High School, the Jesuit debate team excelled, sending two teams into the elimination round and getting closer to qualifying for the state tournament.
Each debate tournament typically consists of preliminary round-robin style debates, in which every individual team debates four times. Then, the top eight of the 25-40 teams move on to the...
