Period
3
I.
Should Hilliard City Schools build a third high school?
Affirmative
(change): We need a third high school.
Negative
(status quo): We should stay put and add on.
Dates of Debate: 1/13, 1/14
II.
Should we continue to experiment on animals for research purposes?
Affirmative
(change): We need to stop or dramatically alter the use of animal
experimentation in research. (Ahn, Bassler, Berry,
Ho-Todd, Sinay)
Negative
(status quo): We need to continue using animals for research experimentation in
much the same way we currently are.
Dates of Debate: 1/7, 1/8
III.
Should gun
control laws be tightened?
Affirmative
(change): Gun control laws are currently inadequate and should be changed. (Chu,
Kiser, Reed, Trinkle)
Negative
(status quo): Gun control laws are adequate as is or with only a few minor
changes.
Dates of Debate: 12/18, 12/19
Period
5/6
I.
Should we continue to teach sex education in our public schools?
Affirmative
(change): We need to stop or dramatically modify sex ed in public schools.
(Chambers, Jennings, Parrot)
Negative
(status quo): We need to continue or even enhance sex ed in public schools.
Dates of Debate: 1/7, 1/8
II.
Should marijuana be legalized?
Affirmative
(change): Marijuana laws need to be changed to legalization. (Cook, Halman,
Kreiser)
Negative
(status quo): We should maintain current marijuana laws.
Dates of Debate: 12/18, 12/19
III.
Should current laws allowing capital punishment be changed?
Affirmative
(change): Yes, we should change the law to eliminate capital punishment.
Negative
(status quo): We need to maintain the current laws allowing capital punishment.
(Metzger, Ruehl, Thomas)
Material Needs: TV/VCR
Dates of Debate: 1/13, 1/14