A. Championship SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
    Russia has interfered with US presidential elections
    Sales tax should be abolished

  2. Speaker 2


    Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
    Russia has interfered with US presidential elections
    Sales tax should be abolished

  3. Speaker 3


    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
    Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
    Jail is the proper punishment for all crimes

  4. Speaker 4


    Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
    Socializing is the most valuable skill learned in school
    Jail is the proper punishment for all crimes

  5. Speaker 5


    When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.
    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
    The US should defund the police

  6. Speaker 6


    When voting, citizens ought to value a candidate’s experience over a candidate’s political viewpoints, when in conflict.
    Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
    The US should defund the police

  7. Speaker 7


    America should give more money to other countries
    Military or civil service should be mandatory to vote
    It is better that nations do not intervene in the affairs of other nations.

  8. Speaker 8


    America should give more money to other countries
    Military or civil service should be mandatory to vote
    It is better that nations do not intervene in the affairs of other nations.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Criminal trials should be televised
    Space exploration is good for international relations
    Developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change than developing countries.

  2. Speaker 2


    Criminal trials should be televised
    Space exploration is good for international relations
    Developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change than developing countries.

  3. Speaker 3


    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
    Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
    Non-profits should have salary caps

  4. Speaker 4


    Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
    Lowering or eliminating taxes help the economy grow.
    Non-profits should have salary caps

  5. Speaker 5


    Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
    News channels should always have to specify whether a segment provides factual information or opinions
    Vaccines should be required for anyone receiving Government aide

  6. Speaker 6


    Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
    News channels should always have to specify whether a segment provides factual information or opinions
    Vaccines should be required for anyone receiving Government aide

  7. Speaker 7


    Math has helped humans advance more than literature
    Gain of function research should be banned
    Cigarette smoking and vaping should be banned entirely

  8. Speaker 8


    Math has helped humans advance more than literature
    Gain of function research should be banned
    Cigarette smoking and vaping should be banned entirely

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    The US should subsidize farming
    It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.
    The government should pay for mental health services for its citizens

  2. Speaker 2


    The US should subsidize farming
    It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.
    The government should pay for mental health services for its citizens

  3. Speaker 3


    Tourism does more harm than good
    Terrorism can be justified
    Prisoners have a right to privacy

  4. Speaker 4


    Tourism does more harm than good
    Terrorism can be justified
    Prisoners have a right to privacy

  5. Speaker 5


    The United States Senate filibuster should be eliminated.
    Nuclear energy is better than solar energy
    All US territories should become US States

  6. Speaker 6


    The United States Senate filibuster should be eliminated.
    Nuclear energy is better than solar energy
    All US territories should become US States

  7. Speaker 7


    The US prison system is not effective
    Animal dissection should be a part of biology class
    The US should ban tipping

  8. Speaker 8


    The US prison system is not effective
    Animal dissection should be a part of biology class
    The US should ban tipping

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Space exploration should only be funded by private companies
    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified
    Self-driving cars should be legal to operate on public roadways

  2. Speaker 2


    Space exploration should only be funded by private companies
    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified
    Self-driving cars should be legal to operate on public roadways

  3. Speaker 3


    Therapy should be part of annual check-ups
    Political Correctness is a threat to free speech
    The Internet should be regulated

  4. Speaker 4


    Therapy should be part of annual check-ups
    Political Correctness is a threat to free speech
    The Internet should be regulated

  5. Speaker 5


    Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation
    The United States should lower the voting age to 16
    California should declare its independence from the USA.

  6. Speaker 6


    Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation
    The United States should lower the voting age to 16
    California should declare its independence from the USA.