A. Open SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1 - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
Competitive sports do more harm than good
High school students should be required to complete two years of a foreign language
Parents should limit the number of hours children spend on the Internet
Speaker 2
Competitive sports do more harm than good
High school students should be required to complete two years of a foreign language
Parents should limit the number of hours children spend on the Internet
Speaker 3
Halloween should be an official school holiday
All free speech should be allowed in school
Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes
Speaker 4
Halloween should be an official school holiday
All free speech should be allowed in school
Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes
Speaker 5
Students should have a say in planning the school budget
Living together before marriage should be encouraged
Dogs are better pets than cats
Speaker 6
Students should have a say in planning the school budget
Living together before marriage should be encouraged
Dogs are better pets than cats
Round 2 - 5:30pm
Speaker 1
Burritos are better than burgers
Subtitles are distracting
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Speaker 2
Burritos are better than burgers
Subtitles are distracting
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Speaker 3
Children shouldn't date before high school
Pop culture should be taught in school
Animals should not be kept in zoos
Speaker 4
Children shouldn't date before high school
Pop culture should be taught in school
Animals should not be kept in zoos
Speaker 5
Men are stronger than women
Eating at a restaruant is better than getting delivery.
Owning an animal is wrong
Speaker 6
Men are stronger than women
Eating at a restaruant is better than getting delivery.
Owning an animal is wrong
Round 3 - 6:45pm
Speaker 1
Computers can replace teachers
Aliens are probably real
Listening to an audiobook counts as reading
Speaker 2
Computers can replace teachers
Aliens are probably real
Listening to an audiobook counts as reading
Speaker 3
Lying is sometimes justified
All students should be required to take a cooking class
Humans are the most dangerous animal
Speaker 4
Lying is sometimes justified
All students should be required to take a cooking class
Humans are the most dangerous animal
Speaker 5
Swimming in a pool is better than swimming in an ocean
Help should always be accepted
Harry Potter is better than The Lord of the Rings
Speaker 6
Swimming in a pool is better than swimming in an ocean
Help should always be accepted
Harry Potter is better than The Lord of the Rings
Finals - 8:00pm
Speaker 1
History class should cover current events
Cursive is an important skill
Having strict parents is good
Speaker 2
History class should cover current events
Cursive is an important skill
Having strict parents is good
Speaker 3
Mechanical pencils are better than normal pencils
School cafeterias should ban junk food
Beauty pageants do more good than harm
Speaker 4
Mechanical pencils are better than normal pencils
School cafeterias should ban junk food
Beauty pageants do more good than harm
Speaker 5
The US should prioritize the colonization of Mars over other types of space exploration
Androids are better than iPhones
The school year should begin in January
Speaker 6
The US should prioritize the colonization of Mars over other types of space exploration
Androids are better than iPhones
The school year should begin in January
Speaker 7
Churches should pay taxes
Phones are more useful than computers
Anyone older than 10 years old should do their own laundry
Speaker 8
Churches should pay taxes
Phones are more useful than computers
Anyone older than 10 years old should do their own laundry