A. Novice SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 4:00PM

  1. Speaker 1


    Apple Music is better than Spotify
    Bragging can be good
    Books should have ratings like movies

  2. Speaker 2


    Apple Music is better than Spotify
    Bragging can be good
    Books should have ratings like movies

  3. Speaker 3


    The significance of national borders is diminishing in a globally connected world.
    People have a responsibility to help one another out
    Schools should be allowed to ban some books from their libraries

  4. Speaker 4


    The significance of national borders is diminishing in a globally connected world.
    People have a responsibility to help one another out
    Schools should be allowed to ban some books from their libraries

  5. Speaker 5


    Seafood is better than red meat
    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
    A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

  6. Speaker 6


    Seafood is better than red meat
    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
    A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

Round 2 - 5:45PM

  1. Speaker 1


    Facebook should have a "dislike" button
    Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
    Bottled water should not be sold to consumers

  2. Speaker 2


    Facebook should have a "dislike" button
    Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
    Bottled water should not be sold to consumers

  3. Speaker 3


    Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
    Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
    Students should be required to volunteer in the community

  4. Speaker 4


    Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
    Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
    Students should be required to volunteer in the community

  5. Speaker 5


    History is an important subject that all students should learn
    Extreme parenting techniques compromise the emotional well-being of children.
    There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

  6. Speaker 6


    History is an important subject that all students should learn
    Extreme parenting techniques compromise the emotional well-being of children.
    There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

Round 3 - 7:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
    Excess can be good
    Promoting the idea of Santa giving 'bad' presents to naughty children has negative psychological effects.

  2. Speaker 2


    The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
    Excess can be good
    Promoting the idea of Santa giving 'bad' presents to naughty children has negative psychological effects.

  3. Speaker 3


    Pop culture should be taught in school
    Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the words
    All museums should be free

  4. Speaker 4


    Pop culture should be taught in school
    Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the words
    All museums should be free

  5. Speaker 5


    All students should be required to volunteer in the community
    Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
    Video games do more harm than good

  6. Speaker 6


    All students should be required to volunteer in the community
    Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
    Video games do more harm than good

Finals - 8:30pm/ASAP

  1. Speaker 1


    Junk food should be banned from schools
    Single-sex schools are better for education
    Healthy pizza toppings are better than other pizza toppings

  2. Speaker 2


    Junk food should be banned from schools
    Single-sex schools are better for education
    Healthy pizza toppings are better than other pizza toppings

  3. Speaker 3


    Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.
    Coding class should be required in school.
    Human actions are primarily driven by self-interest rather than altruism.

  4. Speaker 4


    Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.
    Coding class should be required in school.
    Human actions are primarily driven by self-interest rather than altruism.

  5. Speaker 5


    Social media brings people together
    Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
    All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class

  6. Speaker 6


    Social media brings people together
    Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
    All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class