A. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
1. There should be less focus on AP courses in high school
2. The salaries of professional athletes are justifiably high.
3. Beauty pageants do more good than harm
Speaker 2
1. There should be less focus on AP courses in high school
2. The salaries of professional athletes are justifiably high.
3. Beauty pageants do more good than harm
Speaker 3
1. There is intelligent life on other planets.
2. Taxing greenhouse gas emissions is the most effective way to combat climate change.
3. Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
Speaker 4
1. There is intelligent life on other planets.
2. Taxing greenhouse gas emissions is the most effective way to combat climate change.
3. Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
Speaker 5
1. Parents should monitor their children’s activities on social media
2. US citizens should be required to recycle
3. The US should ban meat consumption
Speaker 6
1. Parents should monitor their children’s activities on social media
2. US citizens should be required to recycle
3. The US should ban meat consumption
Speaker 7
1. Parents should be required to take their sick children to the hospital
2. Global warming is unstoppable
3. Students should be required to volunteer in the community
Speaker 8
1. Parents should be required to take their sick children to the hospital
2. Global warming is unstoppable
3. Students should be required to volunteer in the community
Speaker 9
1. Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
2. Discord is better than TikTok
3. Apple Music is better than Spotify
Speaker 10
1. Galaxy buds are better than AirPods
2. Discord is better than TikTok
3. Apple Music is better than Spotify
Round 2
Speaker 1
1. Museums should be free to the public
2. Public recycling programs should be eliminated
3. Social media has a positive effect on teenagers
Speaker 2
1. Museums should be free to the public
2. Public recycling programs should be eliminated
3. Social media has a positive effect on teenagers
Speaker 3
1. Fashion should be taught in school
2. A portion of public money should finance art.
3. Single-use plastic bags should be banned
Speaker 4
1. Fashion should be taught in school
2. A portion of public money should finance art.
3. Single-use plastic bags should be banned
Speaker 5
1. Children under 4 should not be allowed on social media sites
2. Modern music is better than classical music
3. Credit and debit cards should completely replace paper and metal money
Speaker 6
1. Children under 4 should not be allowed on social media sites
2. Modern music is better than classical music
3. Credit and debit cards should completely replace paper and metal money
Speaker 7
1. Petting zoos are a form of animal abuse.
2. Middle school dress codes do more harm than good
3. Books should have ratings like movies
Speaker 8
1. Petting zoos are a form of animal abuse.
2. Middle school dress codes do more harm than good
3. Books should have ratings like movies
Speaker 9
1. Air conditioning should be a renter's right.
2. First aid classes should be required in high schools
3. All bathrooms should be unisex
Speaker 10
1. Air conditioning should be a renter's right.
2. First aid classes should be required in high schools
3. All bathrooms should be unisex
Round 3
Speaker 1
1. The United States should allow qualified women to hold combat roles in the US military.
2. Kids should not get their own smartphones before middle school
3. Public transportation should be free
Speaker 2
1. The United States should allow qualified women to hold combat roles in the US military.
2. Kids should not get their own smartphones before middle school
3. Public transportation should be free
Speaker 3
1. Online education is as good as in-person education
2. Anyone with a job should be able to get a credit card
3. 3D movies are better than regular movies
Speaker 4
1. Online education is as good as in-person education
2. Anyone with a job should be able to get a credit card
3. 3D movies are better than regular movies
Speaker 5
1. The driving age should be lowered to 13
2. Standardized tests do more good than harm
3. Everyone who is eligible to vote in political elections should be required to do so
Speaker 6
1. The driving age should be lowered to 13
2. Standardized tests do more good than harm
3. Everyone who is eligible to vote in political elections should be required to do so
Speaker 7
1. Therapy should be required in school.
2. Grades should be based on cumulative work, not final exams
3. Disney+ is a better streaming service than Netflix
Speaker 8
1. Therapy should be required in school.
2. Grades should be based on cumulative work, not final exams
3. Disney+ is a better streaming service than Netflix
Speaker 9
1. Educational institutions should transition completely to digital.
2. Money, beyond a certain point, does not significantly contribute to personal happiness.
3. Physical education classes are more important for middle school than math classes
Speaker 10
1. Educational institutions should transition completely to digital.
2. Money, beyond a certain point, does not significantly contribute to personal happiness.
3. Physical education classes are more important for middle school than math classes
Round 4
Speaker 1
1. Internet literacy should be taught in school
2. Fairy tales affect children’s perception of reality.
3. Tourism is bad for the environment
Speaker 2
1. Internet literacy should be taught in school
2. Fairy tales affect children’s perception of reality.
3. Tourism is bad for the environment
Speaker 3
1. Phones are more useful than computers
2. Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
3. Everyone should take buses rather than cars
Speaker 4
1. Phones are more useful than computers
2. Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
3. Everyone should take buses rather than cars
Speaker 5
1. The NSA's surveillance practices infringe on personal freedoms and privacy.
2. A universal minimum wage is essential for ensuring a just society.
3. The Academy Awards should include a public vote
Speaker 6
1. The NSA's surveillance practices infringe on personal freedoms and privacy.
2. A universal minimum wage is essential for ensuring a just society.
3. The Academy Awards should include a public vote
Speaker 7
1. Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized
2. Superheroes are misleading idols
3. Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.
Speaker 8
1. Gambling, in all forms, should be legalized
2. Superheroes are misleading idols
3. Community colleges should be made tuition-free to ensure equitable access to education.
Speaker 9
1. The fast food industry does more harm than good
2. Fighting can be productive
3. Video games do more harm than good
Speaker 10
1. The fast food industry does more harm than good
2. Fighting can be productive
3. Video games do more harm than good