C. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 8:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    The Internet should be regulated

    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth

    In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.

  2. Speaker 2


    The Internet should be regulated

    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth

    In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.

  3. Speaker 3


    Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness

    In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.

    Cryptocurrencies should be illegal

  4. Speaker 4


    Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness

    In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.

    Cryptocurrencies should be illegal

  5. Speaker 5


    Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying

    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government

    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries

  6. Speaker 6


    Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying

    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government

    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries

  7. Speaker 7


    It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.

    Store price labels should include sales tax

    Street security cameras are good for society

  8. Speaker 8


    It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.

    Store price labels should include sales tax

    Street security cameras are good for society

Round 2 - 9:30am

  1. Speaker 1


    STD testing should be available at schools

    Wars can be economically justified

    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools

  2. Speaker 2


    STD testing should be available at schools

    Wars can be economically justified

    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools

  3. Speaker 3


    The United States ought to abolish the minimum wage.

    Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents

    Harriet Tubman should have her face on the $20 bill

  4. Speaker 4


    The United States ought to abolish the minimum wage.

    Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents

    Harriet Tubman should have her face on the $20 bill

  5. Speaker 5


    Abortion is ethical in the early stages of pregnancy

    Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.

    The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars, declared and undeclared, occurring outside the Western Hemisphere

  6. Speaker 6


    Abortion is ethical in the early stages of pregnancy

    Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.

    The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars, declared and undeclared, occurring outside the Western Hemisphere

  7. Speaker 7


    When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.

    There should be a limit for US Senators' terms

    People should take a sex ed class before they can date

  8. Speaker 8


    When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.

    There should be a limit for US Senators' terms

    People should take a sex ed class before they can date

Round 3 - 10:45am

  1. Speaker 1


    In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.

    Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US

    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.

  2. Speaker 2


    In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.

    Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US

    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.

  3. Speaker 3


    Higher education is necessary for future financial success

    China should remove its factories on its East Coast

    Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old

  4. Speaker 4


    Higher education is necessary for future financial success

    China should remove its factories on its East Coast

    Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old

  5. Speaker 5


    Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.

    Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period

    Mandatory military service should be required for both men and women

  6. Speaker 6


    Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.

    Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period

    Mandatory military service should be required for both men and women

  7. Speaker 7


    State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet

    Election day should be an official holiday in the US

    Prisoners have a right to privacy

  8. Speaker 8


    State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet

    Election day should be an official holiday in the US

    Prisoners have a right to privacy