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Finals of students’ Gaelic debate 30/11/11
The draw which took place in Stornoway on Wednesday the 9th of November 2011 saw the Nicolson Institute picked from the debate cup to battle against Gairloch High School. In the second semi final of the evening, Millburn Academy from Inverness, who last year reached the final stage of the prestigious competition, debated against James Gillespie High School in their home town of Edinburgh.
Following the high standard of competition which took place in the preliminary stages
of the BT Alba Debate 2011 at an Lanntair in Stornoway, the semi-
The semi-
In the second and final debate of the evening, James Gillespie High School, comprising of Mairi MacPherson and Robbie MacLeod aimed to convince us ‘That the time has come to scrap the National Lottery’. Against the motion were Emily MacKinnon and Caitlin Smith of Inverness’ Millburn Academy. Both teams demonstrated excellent debating skills and both used humour as an effective tool. However, after much deliberation by the judges Millburn Academy emerged as the victorious side.
The final between Gairloch High School and Millburn Academy will be held in the Scottish Parliament this evening (Wed) and will be broadcast on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal from 8pm. As the final will take place on St Andrews Day the appropriate debate topic for will be: “The time has come for Scotland to develop a new image and move away from the old history, bagpipes and tartan.”