C. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.
    The right to bear arms is a necessary constitutional amendment
    Crime details should be available to the public

  2. Speaker 2


    In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.
    The right to bear arms is a necessary constitutional amendment
    Crime details should be available to the public

  3. Speaker 3


    Taxes should not go to military funds
    Governments should force drug companies to make life-saving medications cheaper.
    After a revolution, prosecutions are better than amnesties in achieving justice.

  4. Speaker 4


    Taxes should not go to military funds
    Governments should force drug companies to make life-saving medications cheaper.
    After a revolution, prosecutions are better than amnesties in achieving justice.

  5. Speaker 5


    Street security cameras infringe on privacy rights
    Animal dissection should be a part of biology class
    When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.

  6. Speaker 6


    Street security cameras infringe on privacy rights
    Animal dissection should be a part of biology class
    When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    STD testing should be available at schools
    High profitability can justify environmentally hazardous practices
    In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.

  2. Speaker 2


    STD testing should be available at schools
    High profitability can justify environmentally hazardous practices
    In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.

  3. Speaker 3


    Teachers' unions play a vital role in upholding the quality of education.
    In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.
    Media coverage of terrorist acts should be prevented.

  4. Speaker 4


    Teachers' unions play a vital role in upholding the quality of education.
    In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.
    Media coverage of terrorist acts should be prevented.

  5. Speaker 5


    Society is progressing in terms of inclusivity.
    Technology increases human communication
    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth

  6. Speaker 6


    Society is progressing in terms of inclusivity.
    Technology increases human communication
    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Space exploration should only be funded by private companies
    The US should increase its usage of nuclear power for energy
    Criminal trials should be televised

  2. Speaker 2


    Space exploration should only be funded by private companies
    The US should increase its usage of nuclear power for energy
    Criminal trials should be televised

  3. Speaker 3


    Human cloning should be banned
    Globalization promotes universal healthcare
    Books should include trigger warnings

  4. Speaker 4


    Human cloning should be banned
    Globalization promotes universal healthcare
    Books should include trigger warnings

  5. Speaker 5


    The United States should lower the voting age to 16
    Standardized testing reflects the value of the student
    All drugs should be legalized

  6. Speaker 6


    The United States should lower the voting age to 16
    Standardized testing reflects the value of the student
    All drugs should be legalized

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Schools should be required to teach students how to do their taxes
    Scientific exploration should be banned in International waters
    University education should be free.

  2. Speaker 2


    Schools should be required to teach students how to do their taxes
    Scientific exploration should be banned in International waters
    University education should be free.

  3. Speaker 3


    Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
    The US should subsidize farming
    Non-profits should have salary caps

  4. Speaker 4


    Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
    The US should subsidize farming
    Non-profits should have salary caps

  5. Speaker 5


    The government should guarantee a minimum annual cash income to its citizens.
    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
    People should be allowed to edit their own genes

  6. Speaker 6


    The government should guarantee a minimum annual cash income to its citizens.
    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
    People should be allowed to edit their own genes