A. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 8:00 AM

Speaker 1

Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed

The US should increase its usage of nuclear power for energy

Technological advances do more harm than good

Speaker 2

Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed

The US should increase its usage of nuclear power for energy

Technological advances do more harm than good

Speaker 3

Public school teachers should publish their lesson plans

The children of undocumented immigrants do not have the right to public education.

Taxes should not go to military funds

Speaker 4

Public school teachers should publish their lesson plans

The children of undocumented immigrants do not have the right to public education.

Taxes should not go to military funds

Speaker 5

Technology increases human communication

Art is always political, so public money should not finance any form of art.

Teachers should be allowed to carry guns at school

Speaker 6

Technology increases human communication

Art is always political, so public money should not finance any form of art.

Teachers should be allowed to carry guns at school

Round 2 - 9:30 AM

Speaker 1

Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation

When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.

Live animal exports are ethically acceptable

Speaker 2

Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation

When in conflict, governments ought to value civil liberties over national security.

Live animal exports are ethically acceptable

Speaker 3

Media coverage of terrorist acts should be prevented.

When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.

Terrorism can be justified

Speaker 4

Media coverage of terrorist acts should be prevented.

When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.

Terrorism can be justified

Speaker 5

A general amnesty should be granted to all U.S. citizens who refused induction into the U.S. armed services or participation in the Vietnam War.

Former felony offenders should preserve their voting rights

The United States should normalize economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.

Speaker 6

A general amnesty should be granted to all U.S. citizens who refused induction into the U.S. armed services or participation in the Vietnam War.

Former felony offenders should preserve their voting rights

The United States should normalize economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.

 

Round 3 - 10:45 AM

Speaker 1

The US should subsidize farming

Military service should be mandatory

Governments should force drug companies to make life-saving medications cheaper.

Speaker 2

The US should subsidize farming

Military service should be mandatory

Governments should force drug companies to make life-saving medications cheaper.

Speaker 3

Breastfeeding should be allowed anywhere

In the future, parents should be allowed to pick the genders of their children

Alternative medicine should be covered by medical insurance

Speaker 4

Breastfeeding should be allowed anywhere

In the future, parents should be allowed to pick the genders of their children

Alternative medicine should be covered by medical insurance

Speaker 5

The Supreme Court judges should be appointed for predetermined fixed periods

Freedom of the press causes social instability.

The Falkland Islands should be a no-man’s-land (No country should claim it)

Speaker 6

The Supreme Court judges should be appointed for predetermined fixed periods

Freedom of the press causes social instability.

The Falkland Islands should be a no-man’s-land (No country should claim it)