Perfect Score •Holly High student aces Biology I


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Perfect Score
Holly High student aces Biology I

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photo by Barry Burleson

‘An exceptional student’

From left are principal Cedric Richardson, student Calvin James Jr. and teacher Lender Luse.

Calvin James Jr. aimed for a perfect score and he got it.

The sophomore at Holly Springs High School made a 500 on the Biology I test, administered through the Mississippi Department of Education Subject Area Testing Program. He took the test in the 2009-10 school year as a freshman.

He said on the first day of school last year the biology teacher, Lender Luse, challenged the students – saying she would give $100 to anyone achieving a perfect score.

“I promised her I would make it,” James said.

He said he spent a lot of time studying, plus there was plenty of class preparation.

“Ms. Luse is a great teacher,” he said.

The test itself, James said, was easy and he was not surprised by his perfect score.

“I thought I did well,” he said.

James is the son of Calvin Sr., a Holly Springs alderman, and Rita James. The honor roll student at Holly High plans to become an engineer or an architect. He is a member of the robotics team, which Luse coaches. He also attended an engineering camp in Nashville, Tenn.

Luse, a Byhalia native who has taught 28 years, is in her third year at Holly High. She actually contributed to the Biology I textbook, prepared especially for Mississippi. Her name is in the book.

“I looked over the book – all of the activities – and made recommendations,” she said.

She said James “is an exceptional student” with a bright future ahead of him.

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