C. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    The US government can ensure the country’s financial stability
    Teachers should be allowed to carry guns at school
    Space exploration is good for international relations

  2. Speaker 2


    The US government can ensure the country’s financial stability
    Teachers should be allowed to carry guns at school
    Space exploration is good for international relations

  3. Speaker 3


    Military conscription is unjust.
    Terrorism can never be justified
    All schools should be privately funded

  4. Speaker 4


    Military conscription is unjust.
    Terrorism can never be justified
    All schools should be privately funded

  5. Speaker 5


    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
    The death penalty is a morally justified punishment.
    Developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change than developing countries.

  6. Speaker 6


    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
    The death penalty is a morally justified punishment.
    Developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change than developing countries.

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Gain of function research should be banned
    Military service should be mandatory
    Equal pay is the ultimate measure of gender equality.

  2. Speaker 2


    Gain of function research should be banned
    Military service should be mandatory
    Equal pay is the ultimate measure of gender equality.

  3. Speaker 3


    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
    All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender
    Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity today

  4. Speaker 4


    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
    All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender
    Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity today

  5. Speaker 5


    Multi-level marketing is immoral
    Dictators should be deposed by the democratic nations of the world.
    State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet

  6. Speaker 6


    Multi-level marketing is immoral
    Dictators should be deposed by the democratic nations of the world.
    State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Solar energy should replace all traditional forms of energy
    When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.
    The US Government should stop adding programs until the deficit is gone

  2. Speaker 2


    Solar energy should replace all traditional forms of energy
    When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.
    The US Government should stop adding programs until the deficit is gone

  3. Speaker 3


    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
    College should be free for everyone
    All people should be required to register for the selective service (draft)

  4. Speaker 4


    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
    College should be free for everyone
    All people should be required to register for the selective service (draft)

  5. Speaker 5


    The government should send citizens a tax bill each year
    The minimum wage for each country should be the same
    The traditional classroom addresses contemporary society’s needs

  6. Speaker 6


    The government should send citizens a tax bill each year
    The minimum wage for each country should be the same
    The traditional classroom addresses contemporary society’s needs

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Political Correctness is a threat to free speech
    America should pull out of NATO
    Limiting terms for US senators and representatives brings more harm than good

  2. Speaker 2


    Political Correctness is a threat to free speech
    America should pull out of NATO
    Limiting terms for US senators and representatives brings more harm than good

  3. Speaker 3


    Technological advances do more harm than good
    An enlightened dictatorship is better than an unstable democracy.
    Sales tax should be abolished

  4. Speaker 4


    Technological advances do more harm than good
    An enlightened dictatorship is better than an unstable democracy.
    Sales tax should be abolished

  5. Speaker 5


    All teenagers should be required to get after-school jobs
    Democracy should be spread to all countries.
    Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness

  6. Speaker 6


    All teenagers should be required to get after-school jobs
    Democracy should be spread to all countries.
    Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness

Elim 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Solar energy should replace all traditional forms of energy
    When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.
    The US Government should stop adding programs until the deficit is gone

  2. Speaker 2


    Solar energy should replace all traditional forms of energy
    When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.
    The US Government should stop adding programs until the deficit is gone

  3. Speaker 3


    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
    College should be free for everyone
    All people should be required to register for the selective service (draft)

  4. Speaker 4


    The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
    College should be free for everyone
    All people should be required to register for the selective service (draft)

  5. Speaker 5


    The government should send citizens a tax bill each year
    The minimum wage for each country should be the same
    The traditional classroom addresses contemporary society’s needs

  6. Speaker 6


    The government should send citizens a tax bill each year
    The minimum wage for each country should be the same
    The traditional classroom addresses contemporary society’s needs