B. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 10:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    Citizens who don't vote should be fined
    Harry Potter is better than Star Wars
    There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

  2. Speaker 2


    Citizens who don't vote should be fined
    Harry Potter is better than Star Wars
    There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

  3. Speaker 3


    Fashion should be taught in school
    Arguing helps you communicate
    Bragging can be good

  4. Speaker 4


    Fashion should be taught in school
    Arguing helps you communicate
    Bragging can be good

  5. Speaker 5


    Everyone should take buses rather than cars
    Public speaking should be taught in school
    Standardized testing should be abolished in all schools

  6. Speaker 6


    Everyone should take buses rather than cars
    Public speaking should be taught in school
    Standardized testing should be abolished in all schools

Round 2 - 11:45am

  1. Speaker 1


    Phones are more useful than computers
    Genetic engineering, if unregulated, poses a significant threat to the future of humanity.
    Contact sports should not be offered in high schools

  2. Speaker 2


    Phones are more useful than computers
    Genetic engineering, if unregulated, poses a significant threat to the future of humanity.
    Contact sports should not be offered in high schools

  3. Speaker 3


    Mobile devices should be banned at schools
    Social media brings people together
    A healthy diet is more important than regular exercise

  4. Speaker 4


    Mobile devices should be banned at schools
    Social media brings people together
    A healthy diet is more important than regular exercise

  5. Speaker 5


    Freedom of Speech cannot exist on the Internet
    Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves
    Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes

  6. Speaker 6


    Freedom of Speech cannot exist on the Internet
    Movies based on popular books are better than the books themselves
    Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes

Round 3 - 1:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Vending machines should be allowed at school
    Educational institutions should transition completely to digital.
    Parents should be required to take a parenting class before having children

  2. Speaker 2


    Vending machines should be allowed at school
    Educational institutions should transition completely to digital.
    Parents should be required to take a parenting class before having children

  3. Speaker 3


    Book smarts are better than street smarts
    Everyone who is eligible to vote in political elections should be required to do so
    Every workplace should have a 'bring your child to work' day.

  4. Speaker 4


    Book smarts are better than street smarts
    Everyone who is eligible to vote in political elections should be required to do so
    Every workplace should have a 'bring your child to work' day.

  5. Speaker 5


    Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
    Apple Music is better than Spotify
    A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

  6. Speaker 6


    Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
    Apple Music is better than Spotify
    A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

Elim 1 - 3:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Advertisting should be banned during children's programs
    Learning to play chess is better for kids than learning to play an instrument
    3D movies are better than regular movies

  2. Speaker 2


    Advertisting should be banned during children's programs
    Learning to play chess is better for kids than learning to play an instrument
    3D movies are better than regular movies

  3. Speaker 3


    Public recycling programs should be eliminated
    Online classes offer a better educational experience than traditional classrooms.
    Text messages should be answered on the same day

  4. Speaker 4


    Public recycling programs should be eliminated
    Online classes offer a better educational experience than traditional classrooms.
    Text messages should be answered on the same day

  5. Speaker 5


    STEM subjects are more important than humanities
    Teenagers should be encouraged to get after-school jobs
    Real Christmas trees are better than artificial ones

  6. Speaker 6


    STEM subjects are more important than humanities
    Teenagers should be encouraged to get after-school jobs
    Real Christmas trees are better than artificial ones

  7. Speaker 7


    School days should start later in the morning to benefit students’ health.

    Zoos do more harm than good.

    Robots will eventually make better teachers than humans.

  8. Speaker 8


    School days should start later in the morning to benefit students’ health.

    Zoos do more harm than good.

    Robots will eventually make better teachers than humans.

Elim 2 - 5:25pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Improvisation should be required in school
    Democracy is the most effective type of government
    Fighting can be productive

  2. Speaker 2


    Improvisation should be required in school
    Democracy is the most effective type of government
    Fighting can be productive

  3. Speaker 3


    Being attractive is better than being rich
    People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars
    Clothing is a form of freedom of speech

  4. Speaker 4


    Being attractive is better than being rich
    People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars
    Clothing is a form of freedom of speech

  5. Speaker 5


    The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
    Celebrities deserve to make more money than the average person.
    Genetically engineering plants is the path to food security.

  6. Speaker 6


    The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
    Celebrities deserve to make more money than the average person.
    Genetically engineering plants is the path to food security.