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  F. High School SPAR Event Prompts

MS HS SPAR Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 1

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Social media is harmful to democracy.

     

    It is better to be brave than cautious.

     

    Cell phones should be banned during class time.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 1

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Social media is harmful to democracy.

     

    It is better to be brave than cautious.

     

    Cell phones should be banned during class time.

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    Schools should not assign homework.

     

    Students should be required to learn a foreign language.


    Governments should regulate screen time for children.

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    Schools should not assign homework.

     

    Students should be required to learn a foreign language.


    Governments should regulate screen time for children.

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    If time travel were real, it’d be better to travel into the past than the future.

     

    Video games are beneficial for kids.

     

    College education should be free.

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    If time travel were real, it’d be better to travel into the past than the future.

     

    Video games are beneficial for kids.

     

    College education should be free.

MS HS SPAR Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 2

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Artificial intelligence will make the world worse.

     

    Freedom of speech should never be limited.

     

    Schools should replace letter grades with written feedback.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 2

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Artificial intelligence will make the world worse.

     

    Freedom of speech should never be limited.

     

    Schools should replace letter grades with written feedback.

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    Individual success is more satisfying than team success.

     

    Everyone should eat less meat.

     

    Zoos do more harm than good.

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    Individual success is more satisfying than team success.

     

    Everyone should eat less meat.

     

    Zoos do more harm than good.

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    Older music is better than today’s popular music.

     

    “Participation trophies” do more harm than good.

     

    School cafeterias should be required to serve only healthy food.

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    Older music is better than today’s popular music.

     

    “Participation trophies” do more harm than good.

     

    School cafeterias should be required to serve only healthy food.

MS HS SPAR Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 3

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Flying cars would make the world a better place.

     

    Money can buy happiness.

     

    Helping others is more important than helping yourself.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 3

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Flying cars would make the world a better place.

     

    Money can buy happiness.

     

    Helping others is more important than helping yourself.

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    It’s better to be decently good at multiple activities than the best at one.

     

    School should be four days a week.

     

    The voting age should be decreased to 15.

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    It’s better to be decently good at multiple activities than the best at one.

     

    School should be four days a week.

     

    The voting age should be decreased to 15.

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    Physical books are better than digital books.

     

    Financial literacy should be a required subject in schools.

     

    Standardized tests do more harm than good.

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    Physical books are better than digital books.

     

    Financial literacy should be a required subject in schools.

     

    Standardized tests do more harm than good.

MS HS SPAR FINALS

  1. Speaker 1


    Finals

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Students should be required to learn cursive. 

     

    It is morally acceptable to steal.

     

    The death penalty should be banned.

  2. Speaker 2


    Finals

     

    Speaker 1 vs Speaker 2

     

    Students should be required to learn cursive. 

     

    It is morally acceptable to steal.

     

    The death penalty should be banned.

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    The legal driving age should be raised to eighteen.

     

    Peer pressure can be a good thing. 

     

    Football should be banned from school sports.

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 3 vs Speaker 4

     

    The legal driving age should be raised to eighteen.

     

    Peer pressure can be a good thing. 

     

    Football should be banned from school sports.

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    If technologically possible, humans should colonize the Moon.

     

    Voting should be mandatory in the United States.

     

    Community service should be required to graduate from high school.

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 5 vs Speaker 6

     

    If technologically possible, humans should colonize the Moon.

     

    Voting should be mandatory in the United States.

     

    Community service should be required to graduate from high school.