Senior Academy Jumper

Introducing our new Senior Academy Supporter’s Jumper

Year 13 Business students, Rose Parkinson, Brooke Farmer, Rebekah Cook and Francesca Coster, formed ‘Benched’, a small business group that came up with the idea to introduce a new supporter’s jumper to the Senior Academy.

The initiative was part of their assessment for Level 3 NCEA, and aimed to provide a unique, and special memento for their final years at St Cuthbert’s, and beyond.

The jumper comes in three sizes, small, medium and large, and is designed to be worn with leggings, jeans, shorts etc, as a supporter’s item. “We wanted the jumper to be something the younger girls look forward to as they move up through the College. Our aim was to create a closer Senior Academy cohort and develop and sustain a long connection among the three-year groups (Years 11 – 13),” says Brooke.

The jumper is an alternative to the grey hoodie for our Year 11–13 students, and is something that they are encouraged to wear when supporting their classmates at College sports, musical, dance or other events, as well as for leisure wear.

“We’ve worked closely with St Cuthbert’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Suzanne Joyce, during all aspects of the process to develop the jumper, including meeting with the supplier, deciding on design, pricing, and marketing. We also had to ‘sell’ the concept to Ms Mahon! Though this process has been a long one, we are very excited about finally introducing our modern take on a supporter’s jumper to provide comfort and class while supporting our Senior group and the school,’ says Brooke.

The jumpers are available for pre-ordering through Black Watch House.