A. Open SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1 - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
All parks should have playgrounds
An educational qualification for voting should be universally required throughout the United States.
Swimming in a pool is better than swimming in an oceanSpeaker 2
All parks should have playgrounds
An educational qualification for voting should be universally required throughout the United States.
Swimming in a pool is better than swimming in an oceanSpeaker 3
Flowers make a better get well gift than balloons
Parents should be required to take their sick children to the hospital
All middle school students should learn a foreign languageSpeaker 4
Flowers make a better get well gift than balloons
Parents should be required to take their sick children to the hospital
All middle school students should learn a foreign languageSpeaker 5
Daylight savings time should be abolished
Playing team sports is better for kids than playing individual sports
The federal government should fund a national WifiSpeaker 6
Daylight savings time should be abolished
Playing team sports is better for kids than playing individual sports
The federal government should fund a national Wifi
Round 2 - 5:30pm
Speaker 1
Daily household chores are important for kids
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the wordsSpeaker 2
Daily household chores are important for kids
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the wordsSpeaker 3
Pepperoni is the best pizza topping
Rated R movies are inappropriate for middle school students
Horses are better than DogsSpeaker 4
Pepperoni is the best pizza topping
Rated R movies are inappropriate for middle school students
Horses are better than DogsSpeaker 5
Bed sheets are not necessary
Schools should have dress codes for makeup
Everyone has biasesSpeaker 6
Bed sheets are not necessary
Schools should have dress codes for makeup
Everyone has biases
Round 3
Speaker 1
Celebrity gossip has a detrimental impact on societal values.
Electronic databases should replace all physical libraries
Single-use plastic bags should be bannedSpeaker 2
Celebrity gossip has a detrimental impact on societal values.
Electronic databases should replace all physical libraries
Single-use plastic bags should be bannedSpeaker 3
The myth of Santa Claus is beneficial to children.
Animal testing is an ethical means of advancing medical research.
Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.Speaker 4
The myth of Santa Claus is beneficial to children.
Animal testing is an ethical means of advancing medical research.
Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.Speaker 5
Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
Schools should have surveillance cameras in classrooms.
You need to experience sadness to experience happinessSpeaker 6
Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
Schools should have surveillance cameras in classrooms.
You need to experience sadness to experience happiness
Finals
Speaker 1
There is intelligent life on other planets.
Technology makes us more alone.
There is no such thing as a just warSpeaker 2
There is intelligent life on other planets.
Technology makes us more alone.
There is no such thing as a just warSpeaker 3
Animals should not be used for human entertainment
Electronic toys are better than traditional toys
Deciding not to have children is a valid choice in contemporary society.Speaker 4
Animals should not be used for human entertainment
Electronic toys are better than traditional toys
Deciding not to have children is a valid choice in contemporary society.Speaker 5
Effort is more important than smarts
All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class
Learning information from books is better than learning from the internetSpeaker 6
Effort is more important than smarts
All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class
Learning information from books is better than learning from the internetSpeaker 7
Robots will eventually replace most human jobs.
Listening to music while studying helps you focus.
Owning a house is better than renting.
Speaker 8
Robots will eventually replace most human jobs.
Listening to music while studying helps you focus.
Owning a house is better than renting.