Margaret Mitchell MSP passed a motion through Parliament to recognise the Nicholas J. Scullion & Co School's Debating Cup as an excellent example of local businesses reaching out and engaging with schools in the community.

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

MOTION

Date of Lodging: 25 January 2011

Short Title: Nicholas J Scullion & Co School’s Debating Cup

S3M-07791 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con): That the Parliament

congratulates Lewis Archibald and Shannon Satorious, pupils from Calderside Academy, Blantyre, on winning the Nicholas J Scullion & Co School’s Debating Cup; notes that six schools, with two pupils from each on a team, took part in the competition, which was part of South Lanarkshire Council’s Determined to Succeed project; acknowledges that the competition also included the opportunity to take the pupils to Hamilton Sheriff Court to observe, listen and learn from live debates; further notes that this was the first time debating for many of the pupils, who were judged by members of the Glasgow University Debating Union and members of the local community; considers that this debating cup competition is an excellent example of a local business engaging with young people in the community, and hopes that the skills that the pupils have learnt from the competition will help them in the their studies and encourage them to continue debating.