The Foundation Pupils Association is a past pupils group limited to pupils who attended Cashmere High School in the first 5 years. It is through this group of Foundation Pupils that the Cashmere High School Foundation Trust was established, to ensure Cashmere High School was supported by its past students well into the future. Many years ago the Foundation Past Pupils set up a Year 13 award for the graduating student displaying All Round Excellence.

This prize is awarded to the Year 13 student who shows all round excellence in both curricular and co-curricular areas including:  Academic, sporting, cultural achievement (including Music and Drama), and service to the school

Lucy is an exceptional student with a mature and conscientious approach to her studies.  She has a thirst for knowledge and works meticulously to a high standard. Lucy’s teachers describe her as a pleasure to teach. She is inquisitive, focused and well-organised.

This year Lucy has placed 1st in Chemistry, 1st in Spanish, 2nd in Statistics and 5th in Physics.  She has been awarded an A+ grade in the University Maths course she has been doing this year achieving an amazing 100% for her work in Semester 1.

In 2021 as a Year 12 student, Lucy placed 1st in Maths with Calculus (Level 3) and 3rd in English Literature (Level 3).

Outside of the classroom Lucy has won a National Title as a member of a CHS Future Problem Solving team and has represented the school at the World Championships for Future Problem Solving, coming 12th in the world.

Lucy has been a member of numerous music groups including Stage Band, Orchestra and Concert Band. She was a member of the Production Orchestra this year and also competed in Chamber Competitions.

She has also been selected as a member of the NZ Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra in 2022.

She has been a Music Prefect, a Peer Support Leader and a member of the Student Volunteer Army, logging 139 hours of her own time volunteering.

Lucy is a wonderful example of a student achieving all round excellence and it is the school’s pleasure to award her the Foundation Pupils’ All Round Excellence Prize and also the Cartwright Prize for “Dux” of Cashmere High School for 2022.

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Lucy’s mother, Debbie Watt, has been teaching French at Cashmere High School since 2011, and her father, Trevor Watt, is a Principal Architect for Athfield Architects Ltd, the company who has designed and overseen the construction of our four recent building works as part of the Christchurch Schools Rebuild.  Trevor is now designing our new Technology block.  

Congratulations to Lucy Watt, the winner of the All Round Excellence award for 2022.