C. High School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1: 8:00am
Speaker 1
All parents should be required to attend parenting classes before having a child
Karen" is an offensive term.
Democracy is the most effective type of government
Speaker 2
All parents should be required to attend parenting classes before having a child
Karen" is an offensive term.
Democracy is the most effective type of government
Speaker 3
Parents should monitor their children’s activities on social media
All education should be privatized
The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
Speaker 4
Parents should monitor their children’s activities on social media
All education should be privatized
The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
Speaker 5
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
The constitution of the US is outdated and must be re-written.
Golf is a sport
Speaker 6
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
The constitution of the US is outdated and must be re-written.
Golf is a sport
Round 2: 9:30am
Speaker 1
Video games do more harm than good
The moon should be colonized
Self-driving cars should be legal to operate on public roadways
Speaker 2
Video games do more harm than good
The moon should be colonized
Self-driving cars should be legal to operate on public roadways
Speaker 3
Equal pay is the ultimate measure of gender equality.
Money can buy happiness.
Tourism does more harm than good
Speaker 4
Equal pay is the ultimate measure of gender equality.
Money can buy happiness.
Tourism does more harm than good
Speaker 5
Vaccines should be required for anyone receiving Government aide
Tourism is bad for the environment
California should declare its independence from the United States.
Speaker 6
Vaccines should be required for anyone receiving Government aide
Tourism is bad for the environment
California should declare its independence from the United States.
Round 3: 10:45am
Speaker 1
Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.
Non-profits should have salary caps
All US territories should become US States
Speaker 2
Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.
Non-profits should have salary caps
All US territories should become US States
Speaker 3
Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacation
The government should pay for mental health services for its citizens
Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
Speaker 4
Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacation
The government should pay for mental health services for its citizens
Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
Speaker 5
Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with
High profitability can justify environmentally hazardous practices
Competition can improve the quality of healthcare services
Speaker 6
Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with
High profitability can justify environmentally hazardous practices
Competition can improve the quality of healthcare services
Finals - 12:15pm
Speaker 1
Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
Being cold is better than being hot
Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
Speaker 2
Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
Being cold is better than being hot
Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
Speaker 3
Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
All schools should be privately funded
Mobile banking is more secure than traditional banking
Speaker 4
Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
All schools should be privately funded
Mobile banking is more secure than traditional banking
Speaker 5
Citizens who don't vote should be fined
Sales tax should be abolished
All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender
Speaker 6
Citizens who don't vote should be fined
Sales tax should be abolished
All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender
Speaker 7
Attending college is worth it
AP classes are not worth the work
Contact sports (such as tackle football) should be banned in high schools
Speaker 8
Attending college is worth it
AP classes are not worth the work
Contact sports (such as tackle football) should be banned in high schools