C. High School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1 - 10:00am
Speaker 1
Parents should control their children's medical decisions until adulthood
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying
The death penalty should be abolished in the United States.Speaker 2
Parents should control their children's medical decisions until adulthood
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying
The death penalty should be abolished in the United States.Speaker 3
Democracy should be spread to all countries.
Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
The minimum wage for each country should be the sameSpeaker 4
Democracy should be spread to all countries.
Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
The minimum wage for each country should be the sameSpeaker 5
The United States should lower the voting age to 16
Higher education is necessary for future financial success
People should take a sex ed class before they can dateSpeaker 6
The United States should lower the voting age to 16
Higher education is necessary for future financial success
People should take a sex ed class before they can dateSpeaker 7
The United States should create a public internet service
Artificial intelligence should be banned from writing legislation
The U.S. should guarantee a universal basic income
Speaker 8
The United States should create a public internet service
Artificial intelligence should be banned from writing legislation
The U.S. should guarantee a universal basic income
Round 2 - 11:45am
Speaker 1
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.
Google is a monopoly
Taxes should not go to military fundsSpeaker 2
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.
Google is a monopoly
Taxes should not go to military fundsSpeaker 3
After a revolution, prosecutions are better than amnesties in achieving justice.
Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes
Affirmative action should be discontinuedSpeaker 4
After a revolution, prosecutions are better than amnesties in achieving justice.
Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes
Affirmative action should be discontinuedSpeaker 5
Releasing non-violent prisoners early will reduce prison overpopulation.
Mandatory military service should be required for all citizens.
Books should include trigger warningsSpeaker 6
Releasing non-violent prisoners early will reduce prison overpopulation.
Mandatory military service should be required for all citizens.
Books should include trigger warningsSpeaker 7
Private ownership of satellites should be illegal
Citizens should be able to vote directly on federal laws
Corporations should be held criminally responsible for climate change
Speaker 8
Private ownership of satellites should be illegal
Citizens should be able to vote directly on federal laws
Corporations should be held criminally responsible for climate change
Round 3 - 1:30pm
Speaker 1
Social media should have limited advertising
There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
Gain of function research should be bannedSpeaker 2
Social media should have limited advertising
There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
Gain of function research should be bannedSpeaker 3
Karen" is an offensive term.
Therapy should be part of annual check-ups
Organic farming should be subsidizedSpeaker 4
Karen" is an offensive term.
Therapy should be part of annual check-ups
Organic farming should be subsidizedSpeaker 5
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
Dictators should be deposed by the democratic nations of the world.
The US should defund the policeSpeaker 6
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
Dictators should be deposed by the democratic nations of the world.
The US should defund the policeSpeaker 7
Facial recognition should be banned at all government buildings
The United States should adopt a maximum wage
No patents should be allowed on life-saving medicines
Speaker 8
Facial recognition should be banned at all government buildings
The United States should adopt a maximum wage
No patents should be allowed on life-saving medicines
Elim 1 - 3:00pm
Speaker 1
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Store price labels should include sales tax
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 2
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Store price labels should include sales tax
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 3
Wars can be economically justified
All drugs should be legalized
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 4
Wars can be economically justified
All drugs should be legalized
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 5
The US prison system is not effective
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Fracking should be bannedSpeaker 6
The US prison system is not effective
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Fracking should be banned
Elim 2 - 5:25pm
Speaker 1
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Store price labels should include sales tax
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 2
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Store price labels should include sales tax
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 3
Wars can be economically justified
All drugs should be legalized
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 4
Wars can be economically justified
All drugs should be legalized
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 5
The US prison system is not effective
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Fracking should be bannedSpeaker 6
The US prison system is not effective
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Fracking should be banned