Congratulations to Michael Barlow, Ashley Brown and Tyler Olson for advancing to the Top 16 in in Bickle and Brewer International Public Policy Forum!  The international competition is decided first by essay, with the top four teams debating each other in New York City.  Congrats to this trio, and onward and upward!  To see the entire bracket, click here.

It seemed as though the rain would never end.  New Orleans experienced flooding all over the city, including at the tournament.  The rain did not land on The Jesters’ parade, as we were victorious at the Isidore Newman Tournament.  The team won the Sweepstakes Team Champion Award, named in honor of former Isidore Newman School and current Glenbrook-North HS coach [...]

The Jesters are travelin’ down to ‘Nawlins for the Isidore Newman School Speech and Debate Tournament December 10-13.  We will leave at 3pm, after the End of Course Test in Economics that several team members are taking in the morning.  We will be traveling by activity bus and leave from Grady HS.  We are staying at The Ambassador Hotel as [...]