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Senior Duo Qualifies for National Debate Championships

The team of Adam Hall and Garrett Nagorzanski qualified for the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA) National Championships to be held April 4-6 at the University of Indiana. The senior debaters both finished in the top 20 in policy debate at nationals last year, albeit with different teammates, and are off to a fantastic start this season.

Hall (pictured right) and Nagorzanski, who both earned all-state recognition following last year’s campaign, took first place at the Hockaday Invitational, their most recent competition before the winter break. They finished the preliminary rounds unscathed and defeated teams from St. Mark’s, Lovejoy, and Coppell through the elimination rounds en route to the victory. Additionally, Nagorzanski was named top individual speaker and Hall finished as the third-best speaker out of the 50+ varsity debaters in the tournament.

Qualifying a historic eight teams for the 2019 Texas Forensic Association State Championships, Jesuit Dallas placed a record six teams in the top 20 and later saw three teams finish in the top 20 at nationals. The Rangers have qualified at least one team to the national championships every year since 2006 when a points qualification system was implemented.

Newsweek Names Jesuit Dallas among Top STEM Schools in the Nation

Whether it has been through facilities upgrades, innovative curricular adjustments, or benchmark programs such as robotics, marine biology, and medical society, Jesuit Dallas’ STEM program continues to be at the forefront of preparing students for enacting change in the 21st century.

Newsweek, which has a long history of reporting on scientific breakthroughs, technological revolutions and societal challenges, included Jesuit Dallas in its recent listing of the Top 500 STEM High Schools in America. The list was first announced through newsweek.com on National STEM Day and later published in Newsweek magazine.

“America is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and our economic vitality and national security depend on our sustaining that vibrant culture,” shared Nancy Cooper, Global Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. “Science, technology, engineering, mathematics—these are the fields in which our children need to be fluent. That’s why Newsweek partnered with STEM.org to rank America’s Best STEM High Schools. We found schools that offer skilled teachers who keep up with developments in these fields and who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students.”