A. Open SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    1.  Students should have the right to evaluate their instructors.

    2.  All childrens’ stories should include a moral

    3.  Public recycling programs should be eliminated

  2. Speaker 2


    1.  Students should have the right to evaluate their instructors.

    2.  All childrens’ stories should include a moral

    3.  Public recycling programs should be eliminated

  3. Speaker 3


    1.  Competitive sports do more harm than good

    2.  Baseball is the best sport

    3.  Reading the news is better than watching the news

  4. Speaker 4


    1.  Competitive sports do more harm than good

    2.  Baseball is the best sport

    3.  Reading the news is better than watching the news

  5. Speaker 5


    1.  Fast fashion is ruining the environment and should be boycotted.

    2.  Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized

    3.  Curse words should be allowed in school since they are a form of free speech

  6. Speaker 6


    1.  Fast fashion is ruining the environment and should be boycotted.

    2.  Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized

    3.  Curse words should be allowed in school since they are a form of free speech

  7. Speaker 7


    1.  Grades accurately measure student ability

    2.  Contact sports should not be offered in high schools

    3.  The legal driving age should be increased

  8. Speaker 8


    1.  Grades accurately measure student ability

    2.  Contact sports should not be offered in high schools

    3.  The legal driving age should be increased

  9. Speaker 9


    1.  Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.

    2.  Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.

    3.  Coding class should be required in school.

  10. Speaker 10


    1.  Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.

    2.  Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.

    3.  Coding class should be required in school.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    1.  Console is better than PC.

    2.  Having a driver's license is important

    3.  Children shouldn't date before high school

  2. Speaker 2


    1.  Console is better than PC.

    2.  Having a driver's license is important

    3.  Children shouldn't date before high school

  3. Speaker 3


    1.  The United States should allow qualified women to hold combat roles in the US military.

    2.  Credit and debit cards should completely replace paper and metal money

    3.  Smartphones are inappropriate for middle school students

  4. Speaker 4


    1.  The United States should allow qualified women to hold combat roles in the US military.

    2.  Credit and debit cards should completely replace paper and metal money

    3.  Smartphones are inappropriate for middle school students

  5. Speaker 5


    1.  Free speech should have limits

    2.  Letter grades should be abolished.

    3.  Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with

  6. Speaker 6


    1.  Free speech should have limits

    2.  Letter grades should be abolished.

    3.  Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with

  7. Speaker 7


    1.  Deadlines are more motivating than overwhelming.

    2.  Global warming is unstoppable

    3.  There is intelligent life on other planets.

  8. Speaker 8


    1.  Deadlines are more motivating than overwhelming.

    2.  Global warming is unstoppable

    3.  There is intelligent life on other planets.

  9. Speaker 9


    1.  Access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a basic human right.

    2.  Staying up late is better for productivity than getting up early

    3.  People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars

  10. Speaker 10


    1.  Access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a basic human right.

    2.  Staying up late is better for productivity than getting up early

    3.  People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    1.  Global harmony is an unattainable goal for humanity.

    2.  CPR should be mandatory in school

    3.  The constitution of the US should be re-written.

  2. Speaker 2


    1.  Global harmony is an unattainable goal for humanity.

    2.  CPR should be mandatory in school

    3.  The constitution of the US should be re-written.

  3. Speaker 3


    1.  Companies should be required to have at least one female executive

    2.  Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice.

    3.  3D movies are a gimmick and do not enhance the viewing experience.

  4. Speaker 4


    1.  Companies should be required to have at least one female executive

    2.  Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice.

    3.  3D movies are a gimmick and do not enhance the viewing experience.

  5. Speaker 5


    1.  Open-book tests are a better measure of knowledge than closed-book tests.

    2.  The middle seat on an airplane deserves both armrests

    3.  Volunteering should be a requirement for graduating high school.

  6. Speaker 6


    1.  Open-book tests are a better measure of knowledge than closed-book tests.

    2.  The middle seat on an airplane deserves both armrests

    3.  Volunteering should be a requirement for graduating high school.

  7. Speaker 7


    1.  Students should have input on the school curriculum

    2.  Kids should have their own banking accounts

    3.  It's best to eat as much locally sourced food as possible

  8. Speaker 8


    1.  Students should have input on the school curriculum

    2.  Kids should have their own banking accounts

    3.  It's best to eat as much locally sourced food as possible

  9. Speaker 9


    1.  The wealthy should pay higher taxes than the poor

    2.  Democracy is the most effective type of government

    3.  Being famous on the internet is not a real career.

  10. Speaker 10


    1.  The wealthy should pay higher taxes than the poor

    2.  Democracy is the most effective type of government

    3.  Being famous on the internet is not a real career.

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    1.  All museums should be free

    2.  People should always follow their passion

    3.  It is better to be a master of one skill than a jack of all trades.

  2. Speaker 2


    1.  All museums should be free

    2.  People should always follow their passion

    3.  It is better to be a master of one skill than a jack of all trades.

  3. Speaker 3


    1.  Darth Vader was ultimately a hero, not a villain.

    2.  Public speaking should be taught in school

    3.  The myth of Santa Claus is beneficial to children.

  4. Speaker 4


    1.  Darth Vader was ultimately a hero, not a villain.

    2.  Public speaking should be taught in school

    3.  The myth of Santa Claus is beneficial to children.

  5. Speaker 5


    1.  Optimism is a more useful trait than realism.

    2.  Money is the root of all evil

    3.  Students learn more from discussion than lecture

  6. Speaker 6


    1.  Optimism is a more useful trait than realism.

    2.  Money is the root of all evil

    3.  Students learn more from discussion than lecture

  7. Speaker 7


    1.  Group projects are more stressful than helpful.

    2.  Twitter does more harm than good

    3.  Barbie dolls are harmful

  8. Speaker 8


    1.  Group projects are more stressful than helpful.

    2.  Twitter does more harm than good

    3.  Barbie dolls are harmful

  9. Speaker 9


    1.  Wordle is educational

    2.  Living together before marriage should be encouraged

    3.  Students should get grades or feedback only.

  10. Speaker 10


    1.  Wordle is educational

    2.  Living together before marriage should be encouraged

    3.  Students should get grades or feedback only.