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Youth Speaks Nine teams entered for this year's competition, two from St Andrews and St Brides, two from Calderglen High and 5 from Duncanrig Secondary School. Each team comprised 3 members, a chairperson, speaker and the proposer of vote of thanks. The competition is run under strict speaker rules where the chairperson and proposer are allocated 2 minutes each with 6 minutes for the speaker. Penalty points are deducted from their scores for being time short or an overrun on their allocated time. Intermediate winning team St Andrews and St Brides comprising Aoife Houghton, Adam Khanna and Aaron Gilbride on the topic of The Marvel of Mums. Senior winners Duncanrig Secondary team of Greg Hughes, Megan Sutherland and Alison Balmer and there topic was "Are you my type". Like many of the other topics it was not what you expected.

Both of these teams have adnanced to the National Finals quite an achievement indeed

National Finals

At Kirkham Grammer School in Preston on Saturday 7 May2016, R I B I (Rotary International of Britain and Ireland) held the national finals of its Youth Speaks competition for 2016.

Having successfully won Club, District and Regional finals, St Andrews and St Brides High School and Duncanrig Secondary School represented the town of East Kilbride and the Rotary Club of East Kilbride in this very popular national competition.

St Andrews and St Brides High took part in the Intermediate competition and Duncanrig Secondary in the Senior event. With seven schools taking part in each category representing all parts of the United Kingdom, competition was very stiff with really interesting topics being presented by all the teams.

Although Duncanrig Secondary did not manage to be placed in their event, St Andrews and St Brides were placed second in the Intermediate event.

St Andrews and St Brides High School was represented by Aoife Houghton, Adam Khanna and Aaron Gilbride with Duncanrig Secondary School being represented by Greg Hughes, Megan Sutherland and Alison Balmer.

Roddy's & Kath Shanks Garden party raised approx £500

AM/AM golf raised considerable amount of cash Toys for Kids and Pine Crescent

£ 3000 cheque to Pine Crescent on their 25th anniversary

Christmas decorations David brown & George McGraw

Burns Competition

A very successful but much smaller competition took place on Monday 7th March 2016 in the Ballerup Hall. Under the guidance of JVP John Murphy, Messers Brown McLuskey and King abley assisted by Kath Shanks and Enid & Lauren and finished well ahead of time, namely 9.10 pm.

Judges Audrey & Stewart Hermiston gave the participants helpful hints and encouragement on their performances.

Three new Trophies from the Rotary along with the Primary 6/7 Recitation Salver presented by the Kilbryde Burns Club were on display for the first time. Photographs as JM stated.

Club Participated in District Challange competition, Distrstrict Golf, Distrct Curling