B. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1 - 1:30pm
Speaker 1
YouTube is good for kids
Men are stronger than women
Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.
Speaker 2
YouTube is good for kids
Men are stronger than women
Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.
Speaker 3
Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves
All cars should become electric
Justice is more important than peace.
Speaker 4
Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves
All cars should become electric
Justice is more important than peace.
Speaker 5
Arguing helps you communicate
Playing video games does more harm than good
All students should be required to volunteer in the community
Speaker 6
Arguing helps you communicate
Playing video games does more harm than good
All students should be required to volunteer in the community
Round 2 - 3:00pm
Speaker 1
Perfect attendance is a worthwhile goal for middle school students
Overreliance on technology is causing a decline in essential human skills.
Art should be evaluated separately from the moral character of the artist.
Speaker 2
Perfect attendance is a worthwhile goal for middle school students
Overreliance on technology is causing a decline in essential human skills.
Art should be evaluated separately from the moral character of the artist.
Speaker 3
Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice for the environment and personal health.
Social media does more harm than good
Everyone has biases
Speaker 4
Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice for the environment and personal health.
Social media does more harm than good
Everyone has biases
Speaker 5
Letter grades should be abolished
Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
There is no such thing as a truly selfless good deed.
Speaker 6
Letter grades should be abolished
Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
There is no such thing as a truly selfless good deed.
Round 3 - 4:15pm
Speaker 1
Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.
Parents should limit the number of hours children spend on the Internet
Podcasting should be taught in schools
Speaker 2
Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.
Parents should limit the number of hours children spend on the Internet
Podcasting should be taught in schools
Speaker 3
Teeenagers should be allowed to get tattoos
Eating meat is not ethical
The US should ban meat consumption
Speaker 4
Teeenagers should be allowed to get tattoos
Eating meat is not ethical
The US should ban meat consumption
Speaker 5
Students should have to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning
Students should never be forced to repeat a year at school
Technology makes us more alone.
Speaker 6
Students should have to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning
Students should never be forced to repeat a year at school
Technology makes us more alone.
Finals - 5:45pm
Speaker 1
Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized
Technology promotes better health
Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
Speaker 2
Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized
Technology promotes better health
Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
Speaker 3
There is intelligent life on other planets.
Students should have unrestricted free speech rights within educational institutions.
People should not live near fire-prone areas
Speaker 4
There is intelligent life on other planets.
Students should have unrestricted free speech rights within educational institutions.
People should not live near fire-prone areas
Speaker 5
A portion of public money should finance art.
Schools should use corporal punishment on their students
The fast food industry does more harm than good
Speaker 6
A portion of public money should finance art.
Schools should use corporal punishment on their students
The fast food industry does more harm than good