World Schools Prepared Motions - HS and MS - Spring 2025

HS Tournaments - WS Prepared Motions for Spring 2025

The prepared motion for HS Tournament 4, February 8 will be:

As the United State government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education admissions. Students will debate both sides of this motion and will also have two impromptu rounds with abbreviated prep.

The prepared motions for HS Tournament 5, March 1, will be one of the TFA State motions and will be announced February 1 and include the affirmative action motion above.

The prepared motions for the HS City Championship on April 12 will include the affirmative action motion above and two of the TFA State motions and will be announced on February 1.

MS Tournaments - WS Prepared Motions for Spring 2025

MS T4 - February 22

This House believes that the benefits of standardized testing outweigh the harms.

*Students will debate both Prop and Opp

MS T5 - March 22

This House supports a "sugar tax" on sweetened beverages.

*Students will debate both Prop and Opp

Info: A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax (SBT) is a tax designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages by making them more expensive to purchase. Drinks covered under a soda tax often include carbonated soft drinks, sports drinks and energy drinks.

MS City Championship - April 26

This House supports curfews for juveniles.

*Students will debate both Prop and Opp.

Info:Juvenile curfew laws are local ordinances that prohibit young people of a certain age (usually under 18) from being in a public place or business establishment during certain nighttime hours.

**Elim motions may be chosen from MST4 or MST5