B. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 1:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. A four day school week should be adopted

    2. The voting age should be 16

    3. Free school lunch does more harm than good

  2. Speaker 2


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. A four day school week should be adopted

    2. The voting age should be 16

    3. Free school lunch does more harm than good

  3. Speaker 3


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. High schools should start at 7am

    2. The driving age should be raised to 21

    3. Homework does more harm than good

  4. Speaker 4


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

     

    1. High schools should start at 7am

    2. The driving age should be raised to 21

    3. Homework does more harm than good

  5. Speaker 5


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. High schools should ban smartphones

    2. High school attendance should be voluntary

    3. High school athletics do more harm than good

  6. Speaker 6


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

     

    1. High schools should ban smartphones

    2. High school attendance should be voluntary

    3. High school athletics do more harm than good

Round 2 - 2:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Olivia Rodrigo is a copycat 

    2. TikTok does more harm than good

    3. High school students should not be allowed to work during the school year

  2. Speaker 2


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Olivia Rodrigo is a copycat 

    2. TikTok does more harm than good

    3. High school students should not be allowed to work during the school year

  3. Speaker 3


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Hamilton is better than In the Heights 

    2. Technology in the classroom does more harm than good

    3. High schools should monitor student's social media accounts

  4. Speaker 4


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Hamilton is better than In the Heights 

    2. Technology in the classroom does more harm than good

    3. High schools should monitor student's social media accounts

  5. Speaker 5


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Kayne's album is better than Drake's album

    2. iPhones are better than Androids

    3. The College Board is too interested in profits

  6. Speaker 6


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Kayne's album is better than Drake's album

    2. iPhones are better than Androids

    3. The College Board is too interested in profits

Round 3 - 4:25pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Trade schools are undervalued

    2. Public universities are better than privates

    3. Taking a gap year before college does more harm than good

  2. Speaker 2


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Trade schools are undervalued

    2. Public universities are better than privates

    3. Taking a gap year before college does more harm than good

  3. Speaker 3


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Sports scholarships to college do more harm than good

    2. Going out of state is better than staying local for college

    3. Life experience should be more important than GPA for college admissions

  4. Speaker 4


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Sports scholarships to college do more harm than good

    2. Going out of state is better than staying local for college

    3. Life experience should be more important than GPA for college admissions

  5. Speaker 5


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1.  All college freshman should be undeclared majors when starting college

    2. Substantial high school volunteer hours should be required for college admission

    3. College tuition should be free

  6. Speaker 6


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1.  All college freshman should be undeclared when starting college

    2. Substantial high school volunteer hours should be required for college admission

    3. College tuition should be free

Finals - 6:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Colleges shouldn't require foreign language classes in high school

    2. Tackle football should be banned

    3. We will all be vegans in the next 100 years

  2. Speaker 2


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Colleges shouldn't require foreign language classes in high school

    2. Tackle football should be banned

    3. We will all be vegans in the next 100 years

  3. Speaker 3


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Colleges shouldn't require physical education classes in high school

    2. Chess should be an Olympic sport

    3. The United States should adopt universal basic income

  4. Speaker 4


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1. Colleges shouldn't require physical education classes in high school

    2. Chess should be an Olympic sport

    3. The United States should adopt universal basic income

  5. Speaker 5


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

    1.  High schools should offer distance learning to all students

    2. Taylor Swift is the greatest artist of 2021

    3.  The United States should abolish the death penalty

  6. Speaker 6


    Please copy + paste the following topics into the chat window of your competition room after you have flipped a coin to determine which of the first two speakers will be PRO and who will be CON. Judges are permitted to reassign speaker order. PRO strikes one topic, then CON strikes another. The remaining topic is the one the debaters will use.

     

    1.  High schools should offer distance learning to all students

    2. Taylor Swift is the greatest artist of 2021

    3.  The United States should abolish the death penalty