B. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 1:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    YouTube is good for kids

    Men are stronger than women

    Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.

  2. Speaker 2


    YouTube is good for kids

    Men are stronger than women

    Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.

  3. Speaker 3


    Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves

    All cars should become electric

    Justice is more important than peace.

  4. Speaker 4


    Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves

    All cars should become electric

    Justice is more important than peace.

  5. Speaker 5


    Arguing helps you communicate

    Playing video games does more harm than good

    All students should be required to volunteer in the community

  6. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Speaker 3


    Teeenagers should be allowed to get tattoos

    Eating meat is not ethical

    The US should ban meat consumption

  4. Speaker 4


    Teeenagers should be allowed to get tattoos

    Eating meat is not ethical

    The US should ban meat consumption

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  1. Speaker 1


    Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized

    Technology promotes better health

    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong

  2. Speaker 2


    Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized

    Technology promotes better health

    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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