That the Parliament congratulates a team of six female pupils from Mearns Castle High School on winning what it sees as a prestigious investment competition; recognises that the pupils won the junior category prize at the Growing Future Assets Investment Competition by making a pitch on the cybersecurity business, Palo Alto Networks; understands that the competition is part of a larger project by Future Asset to provide opportunities for girls in Scotland to learn about investment management and to consider pursuing it as a career; acknowledges that there were a total of 147 entries for the 2024-25 competition, with eight schools chosen to participate in the finals; understands that, as part of the competition, each team was mentored by an investment professional over a 10-week period, and congratulates the pupils from Mearns Castle on their achievement in winning the junior category award.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Paul O'Kane, Ash Regan, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle