May 27, 2006
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS , OH – It may be a dead language but Terrance Banks, a freshman in Cleveland Heights High School’s Renaissance School, is helping to keep Latin alive. The young scholar attained a near perfect score of 39 out of 40 on the National Latin Exam, earning a silver medal. Over 15,000 students from the United States and 14 other countries took the Latin I test. The average score was 28.
“Terrance is a good student and a good thinker,” said Banks’ teacher, Ms. Maureen Gill. “He is a hard worker, gracious, and comfortable with himself and others. The National Latin Exam is an extremely challenging test, so his score is really something to cheer about. I am so proud of his achievement. ”
Ms. Gill reinforced the importance of learning Latin, saying, “One of the advantages of studying Latin is the background it provides in all Romance languages. The students read literature from as far back as Caesar’s time and find that the characters are remarkably like people today.”
The National Latin Exam is an annual test offered to students enrolled in Latin or who completed a Latin course during the current academic year. The Latin I exam is 40 multiple choice questions on grammar, comprehension, mythology, life, history, derivatives, and questions based on a short passage in Latin.
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