The Lester Cup!

So would I be! I would have a quiet word with the school.

When I was at scondary school there were pizes for the pupil who had made the most progress in the year in each subject, but, like your cup, it was always given to the best pupil in the subject - until the year when I expected to get the prize as the outstanding history student.

A different teacher awarded the prizes and went back to what the prizes were meant to be given for - and awarded them to those who had made the most progress!

It's a bit unfair to suddenly change the 'ethos' behind the cup. If it was gifted with a specific intention in mind, they should stick with that. I'd be contacting them too.

I would be mad too. A phonecall to the school to ensure that the person in the correct category gets it in future. Definitely check first though, in case you were given inaccurate information

That was a lovely thing to do and I agree that you should contact the school and explain the ethos of the cup.
I worked in a Secondary school where I was in charge of awarding the Ready and Present cup at the annual prize giving.
It was given to a student for a similar reasons to yours. Sometimes other members of staff tried to hijack the award to give it for a different criteria.
Stick to your guns!

To be fair, the cup was given nearly 30 years ago so the point could have been lost in the mists of time.

I love the ethos behind your cup kittylester. There is so much more to life than academic or sporting achievement. In a school two of my grandchildren attended there was a reward (not sure if it was a cup) for “unexpected acts of kindness”. Every time a child interacted with kindness towards another child it was noticed and noted .

I love the ethos too and I would be hopping mad!