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...
The weekends before and of spring break this year were home to two of the most important tournaments our debate team partakes in. The former was the Texas Forensic Associate State Championship where four teams qualified to debate in person for the first time in 2 years at Gregory Portland High School near Corpus Christi. The latter, the Woodward...
Perennially considered one the top programs in the state, Jesuit Debate picked up the 2017-2018 debate season right where it left off last year, showing the state that it is not playing around with a young squad but one teeming with talent and potential.
The beginning of the season poses so many questions for any sports team, and debate is...
The debate team of seniors Ryan Gorman and Sullivan McCormick earned fifth place honors this past weekend at the Grapevine Invitational.  Almost eighty teams from eight states competed in the tournament including teams from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, California, Utah, and Nevada.
Gorman and McCormick finished the preliminary rounds with a 4-1 record with wins over teams from The Law...
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.
In...
The Jesuit student walks up to the chestnut podium. He glares out to his wide audience, before looking to the right, to his opposition. Finally, he looks down at his notes, preparing to pick apart his opponents' argument. This was the scene when Jesuit's novice and JV debate teams traveled to Atlanta on March 16-20 to take on the nation's...
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...
(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...
