The 2013-14 Debate Team. Pictured are: (Front row, from left) sophomore Arjun Verma, junior Josh Duhon, sophomore Mayank Mardia, senior Jim Huang, pre-freshman Robert Christmann, pre-freshman Eddie Redmann, pre-freshman Robert Cerise; (back row, from left) junior Eric Bussey, junior Mako Giordano, sophomore Andrew Cerise, senior Reuben Hogan, sophomore Ben Gillen, freshman Nikhil Gogineni. (Not pictured: junior Rishab Chimmanamada)

Congratulations are in order for Jesuit’s 2013-2014 Public Forum debate team of sophomore Andrew Cerise and junior Mako Giordano. The team broke and advanced through three elimination rounds to finish in a tie for 49th in the nation at NFL Nationals in Kansas City.

Jesuit debaters junior Rishab Chimmanamada, senior Reuben Hogan, and sophomore Mayank Mardia, also competed well at NFL Nationals. This year, Jesuit had the second most students competing at NFL Nationals from the state of Louisiana.