2008 - 2009 Forensics Team


Blue Jay Takes Second at State Debate Tournament


Freshman Jacob Pritt took second place
in the Lincoln- Douglas debate 
at the state tournament.

Jesuit’s debate team travelled to Lafayette High School to compete at the LHSSL Tournament of Champions, which is the state tournament for Louisiana debaters.

While William Simoneaux, Alex Hotard,
Ed Wu, Nick Falba, and Scott Tilton each won individual awards, freshman Jacob Pritt placed highest among the team, winning the second place medal in Lincoln-Douglas debate.

His victory capped a very successful year that saw him defeat the reigning national champion in debate, as well as achieve more awards than any other freshman debater in the history of the forensics program.

Congratulations to all the Blue Jays who participated this year in debate program.

Blue Jays Take Top Honors at St. Aug Tournament

The Debate Team won top honors this weekend (January 31, 2009) at St. Augustine High School's Speech and Debate Tournament, winning each medal available in Advanced Lincoln-Douglas debate. Junior Ed Wu won the 1st place medal, Junior Micah Boyd won the 2nd place medal, and Freshman Jacob Pritt won the 3rd place medal.

Congratulations to the Debate Team for their hard work and continued success.

Jesuit's Debate Team Shows Their Competitive Edge



A few members from Jesuit’s Debate Team gather for a group photo
Tuesday afternoon in the Student Commons: Back row, left- Edward Wu,
Austin Speaker, and William Simoneaux; Front row, left- Jacob Pritt,
Robert Dyer, Michael Falba, and Nick Falba.


Jesuit’s Debate Team had another successful weekend, travelling across the city to compete in the First Annual Walter Cohen Speech and Debate Tournament.

In the Advanced Lincoln-Douglas division, Will Simoneaux won the first place medal, Nick Falba won the second place medal, and Jacob Pritt and Alex Hotard tied for the third place medal.

In the Public Forum team debate division, sophmores Scott Tilton and Austin Speaker won the second place medal.

Congratulations to the Debate Team for their hard work and continued success.


Jesuit Travels to the Lone Star State for Longhorn Tournament

The Debate Team had another successful weekend  (December 5-8) in Austin, Texas, at the Longhorn Invitational Debate Tournament at the University of Texas.

Competing in a field of over 130 debaters from across the country, freshman Jacob Pritt won the fifth place medal in Advanced Lincoln-Douglas debate and junior Nick Falba won the seventh place medal.

Congratulations to the Debate Team for their hard work and continued success.

Blue Jay Debaters Take Sweepstakes Award at Riverdale Forensics Tournament

Jesuit's Debate Team had one of its finest performances of the year the weekend of November 14th at Riverdale High School's Forensics Tournament, winning the Debate Sweepstakes Award for the third straight year.

Winning individual medals were junior Micah Boyd, who won the first place medal in the Advanced Lincoln-Douglas debate division; senior Will Simoneaux, who won the second place medal; and juniors Nick Falba and
Ed Wu, who tied for the third place medal.

In the Novice Division, freshman Robert Dyer and pre-freshman Peyton Fine tied for the third place medal.

Jesuit Debaters Make Their Arguments at
the "Minneapple" Debate Tournament and Lafayette Competition

Six members of Jesuit's debate team hopped on a planet to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to participate in the "Minneapple" Debate Tournament, a tournament which draws the best debaters in the country from over fourteen states.

Earning tropies in the junior varsity division were Alex Hotard and Ben Wicker, who tied for eighth place medal; and freshman Jacob Pritt won the Overall Team Medal for defeating the reigning National Catholic Forensic League debate champion in round four.

In a split-squad weekend, the rest of the team travelled to a tournament at Lafayette High School, which junior Ed Wu won the fifth place medal in Advanced Lincoln-Douglas Debate and freshman Robert Dyer won the second place medal in Novice Division.

Blue Jays Compete at Rebel Classic Debate Tournament

Jesuit's debate team hit the road the weekend of October 10th to participate in the Rebel Classic Debate Tournament at Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. 

Freshman Rob Dyer won the tournament outright, winning eight straight rounds, as well as the Top Speaker Award.


Debate Team Travels to Alabama for Debate Competition

Jesuit's debate team had a successful performance at the St. James High School National Debate Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. The Jays competed against teams from six other states.

Earning the top award was junior Micah Boyd, who won the second place medal in Advance Lincoln-Douglas Debate, a prize which also earned him a quailifying leg to the prestigious Tournament of Champions in Kentucky this Spring.

Also winning medals were senior William Simoneaux and sophomore Alex Hotard, who tied for the fifth place medal.

Winning the Speaker Awards were Edward Wu, Nick Falba, and Jacob Pritt, who won third, fourth, and fifth place Speaker Awards, respectively.

MISSION: 
The Forensics Team is devoted to debate, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, dramatic interpretation, and humorous interpretation. It gives its members an opportunity to participate in competitive interscholastic speech tournaments at the local, state, and national levels and is a member of the National Forensics League, the Catholic Forensics League, and the Louisiana High School Speech League. The team is composed of students from all grade levels.

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