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The constitution of the US is outdated and must be re-written.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The constitution of the US is outdated and must be re-written.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