2026 Spring Owl Invitational
Foothill College - Apr 25-26 | Status: Completed | 9:22 AM Pacific
Tournament Time: 9:22 AM Pacific
G. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts
Round:
Speaker 1
Round 1
Speaker 1 vs 2
Homework should be limited to one hour per night.
Hard work matters more than natural talent.
Reading is better than watching TV.Speaker 2
Round 1
Speaker 1 vs 2
Homework should be limited to one hour per night.
Hard work matters more than natural talent.
Reading is better than watching TV.Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Students should have a four-day school week.
Peer pressure can be good.
Everyone should be required to exercise daily.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Students should have a four-day school week.
Peer pressure can be good.
Everyone should be required to exercise daily.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be able to choose some of their classes.
Community service should be required.
Summer break should be shorter.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be able to choose some of their classes.
Community service should be required.
Summer break should be shorter.
Round:
Speaker 1
Round 2
Speaker 1 vs 2
Standardized tests do more harm than good.
Fast food should be banned for kids.
All kids should have a set bedtime.
Speaker 2
Round 2
Speaker 1 vs 2
Standardized tests do more harm than good.
Fast food should be banned for kids.
All kids should have a set bedtime.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Phones should be allowed in school.
Rules limit creativity.
It’s better to have many friends than a few close ones.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Phones should be allowed in school.
Rules limit creativity.
It’s better to have many friends than a few close ones.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be allowed to grade their teachers.
Animals should not be kept in zoos.
Teamwork is better than working alone.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be allowed to grade their teachers.
Animals should not be kept in zoos.
Teamwork is better than working alone.
Round:
Speaker 1
Round 3
Speaker 1 vs 2
Social media is good for society.
Time travel would create more problems than solutions.
The journey is more important than the destination.
Speaker 2
Round 3
Speaker 1 vs 2
Social media is good for society.
Time travel would create more problems than solutions.
The journey is more important than the destination.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
AI tools should be allowed for schoolwork.
Arts are as important as sports.
Kids should earn their own spending money.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
AI tools should be allowed for schoolwork.
Arts are as important as sports.
Kids should earn their own spending money.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Influencers have too much power.
Every student should join a club.
Magic is better than technology.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Influencers have too much power.
Every student should join a club.
Magic is better than technology.
Round:
Speaker 1
FINALS
Speaker 1 vs 2
Public transportation should be free.
Everyone should be treated exactly the same.
School should start later in the morning.
Speaker 2
FINALS
Speaker 1 vs 2
Public transportation should be free.
Everyone should be treated exactly the same.
School should start later in the morning.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Cities should have more parks.
Recess should be required through middle school.
Video games are educational.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Cities should have more parks.
Recess should be required through middle school.
Video games are educational.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Rewards are more effective than punishments.
Grades should be replaced with feedback.
Cities should ban plastic bags.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Rewards are more effective than punishments.
Grades should be replaced with feedback.
Cities should ban plastic bags.
MS SPAR Round 1
Speaker 1
Round 1
Speaker 1 vs 2
Homework should be limited to one hour per night.
Hard work matters more than natural talent.
Reading is better than watching TV.Speaker 2
Round 1
Speaker 1 vs 2
Homework should be limited to one hour per night.
Hard work matters more than natural talent.
Reading is better than watching TV.Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Students should have a four-day school week.
Peer pressure can be good.
Everyone should be required to exercise daily.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Students should have a four-day school week.
Peer pressure can be good.
Everyone should be required to exercise daily.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be able to choose some of their classes.
Community service should be required.
Summer break should be shorter.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be able to choose some of their classes.
Community service should be required.
Summer break should be shorter.
MS SPAR Round 2
Speaker 1
Round 2
Speaker 1 vs 2
Standardized tests do more harm than good.
Fast food should be banned for kids.
All kids should have a set bedtime.
Speaker 2
Speaker 1 vs 2
Standardized tests do more harm than good.
Fast food should be banned for kids.
All kids should have a set bedtime.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Phones should be allowed in school.
Rules limit creativity.
It’s better to have many friends than a few close ones.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Phones should be allowed in school.
Rules limit creativity.
It’s better to have many friends than a few close ones.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be allowed to grade their teachers.
Animals should not be kept in zoos.
Teamwork is better than working alone.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Students should be allowed to grade their teachers.
Animals should not be kept in zoos.
Teamwork is better than working alone.
MS SPAR Round 3
Speaker 1
Round 3
Speaker 1 vs 2
Social media is good for society.
Time travel would create more problems than solutions.
The journey is more important than the destination.
Speaker 2
Round 3
Speaker 1 vs 2
Social media is good for society.
Time travel would create more problems than solutions.
The journey is more important than the destination.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
AI tools should be allowed for schoolwork.
Arts are as important as sports.
Kids should earn their own spending money.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
AI tools should be allowed for schoolwork.
Arts are as important as sports.
Kids should earn their own spending money.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Influencers have too much power.
Every student should join a club.
Magic is better than technology.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Influencers have too much power.
Every student should join a club.
Magic is better than technology.
MS SPAR Finals
Speaker 1
FINALS
Speaker 1 vs 2
Public transportation should be free.
Everyone should be treated exactly the same.
School should start later in the morning.
Speaker 2
FINALS
Speaker 1 vs 2
Public transportation should be free.
Everyone should be treated exactly the same.
School should start later in the morning.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3 vs 4
Cities should have more parks.
Recess should be required through middle school.
Video games are educational.
Speaker 4
Speaker 3 vs 4
Cities should have more parks.
Recess should be required through middle school.
Video games are educational.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5 vs 6
Rewards are more effective than punishments.
Grades should be replaced with feedback.
Cities should ban plastic bags.
Speaker 6
Speaker 5 vs 6
Rewards are more effective than punishments.
Grades should be replaced with feedback.
Cities should ban plastic bags.