A. High School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
    Public school teachers should publish their lesson plans
    Political campaigns should not be allowed to accept money from companies

  2. Speaker 2


    Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
    Public school teachers should publish their lesson plans
    Political campaigns should not be allowed to accept money from companies

  3. Speaker 3


    Euthanasia should be legalized
    Cultural appropriation can be good
    Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes

  4. Speaker 4


    Euthanasia should be legalized
    Cultural appropriation can be good
    Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes

  5. Speaker 5


    Store price labels should include sales tax
    Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
    California should declare its independence from the USA.

  6. Speaker 6


    Store price labels should include sales tax
    Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
    California should declare its independence from the USA.

  7. Speaker 7


    The EU should be dissolved
    Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
    Social media should have limited advertising

  8. Speaker 8


    The EU should be dissolved
    Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
    Social media should have limited advertising

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    School uniforms should be mandatory
    The drinking age in the United States should be lowered
    Technology has made people less social

  2. Speaker 2


    School uniforms should be mandatory
    The drinking age in the United States should be lowered
    Technology has made people less social

  3. Speaker 3


    Celebrities should not be considered role models
    Voting should be mandatory in all democracies
    Climate change should be the top priority for governments

  4. Speaker 4


    Celebrities should not be considered role models
    Voting should be mandatory in all democracies
    Climate change should be the top priority for governments

  5. Speaker 5


    Online friendships are as real as in-person friendships
    School cafeterias should be vegetarian-only
    Reality television has a negative impact on society

  6. Speaker 6


    Online friendships are as real as in-person friendships
    School cafeterias should be vegetarian-only
    Reality television has a negative impact on society

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
    The credit industry promotes economic development
    Election day should be an official holiday in the US

  2. Speaker 2


    There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
    The credit industry promotes economic development
    Election day should be an official holiday in the US

  3. Speaker 3


    Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools
    Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
    Lowering or eliminating taxes helps the economy grow.

  4. Speaker 4


    Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools
    Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
    Lowering or eliminating taxes helps the economy grow.

  5. Speaker 5


    September 11th should be made into a holiday
    Wars can be economically justified
    The United States should normalize economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.

  6. Speaker 6


    September 11th should be made into a holiday
    Wars can be economically justified
    The United States should normalize economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.

  7. Speaker 7


    Nuclear energy is better than solar energy
    News channels should always have to specify whether a segment provides factual information or opinions
    People's social media should be subject to work/school standards

  8. Speaker 8


    Nuclear energy is better than solar energy
    News channels should always have to specify whether a segment provides factual information or opinions
    People's social media should be subject to work/school standards

Round 4

  1. Speaker 1


    Mandatory military service should be required for all citizens.
    Google is a monopoly
    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified

  2. Speaker 2


    Mandatory military service should be required for all citizens.
    Google is a monopoly
    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified

  3. Speaker 3


    Drug addicts need help not punishment
    Alternative medicine should be covered by medical insurance
    America should give more money to other countries

  4. Speaker 4


    Drug addicts need help not punishment
    Alternative medicine should be covered by medical insurance
    America should give more money to other countries

  5. Speaker 5


    Math has helped humans advance more than literature
    Karen" is an offensive term.
    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.

  6. Speaker 6


    Math has helped humans advance more than literature
    Karen" is an offensive term.
    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.

  7. Speaker 7


    Universal basic income should replace welfare programs
    Artificial intelligence should be regulated like nuclear weapons
    Corporations should be legally required to reduce their carbon emissions

  8. Speaker 8


    Universal basic income should replace welfare programs
    Artificial intelligence should be regulated like nuclear weapons
    Corporations should be legally required to reduce their carbon emissions