Jason competed in Public Forum debate for Strake Jesuit, where he served as a team captain. As a debater, he earned 25+ bids to the TOC, qualifying all four years, and was ranked as high as #1 in the nation. Jason won multiple national tournaments, including the TOC, Glenbrooks, Yale, Sunvite, Blake, Lexington, Grapevine, Laird Lewis, UH, and the Harvard Round Robin. He also earned 1st speaker at Glenbrooks and Emory (2x), 2nd speaker at Bronx, and 3rd speaker at UKSO (2x).