“Why is the principal holding an emergency meeting in such a hurry?”
“It’s not because of the college entrance exams results, right?”
“What is there to be nervous about the results of the college entrance exams?”
“I heard that this time our school had produced a student with a perfect score!”
“What? A perfect score? You mean there’s one who scored 750 points?”
“No way! Who’s that good?”
As they gossiped, the crowd’s eyes collectively fell on Miss Holler and Miss Lilian of Class A.
Everyone was guessing that there was a ninety percent chance that this student was Emily Jackson from Class A, and a ten percent chance that it was Class F’s Gordon Yaleman.
When Miss Lilian heard the discussion, her heart trembled in excitement. Could it really be Emily Jackson from my class? It’s not impossible for the girl to achieve a perfect score. After all, she usually did so well in class, so it’s likely that she overachieved in the college entrance examinations. Thinking of this, Miss Lilian straightened her body and received envious glances from the teachers managing all the other classes.
Everyone was contemplating the annual bonus that they would get if their class had produced a student with a perfect score. Besides, they would also get recognition as an exemplary teacher, which was the highest honor they could ever have in their teaching career.
“I’m sure you all know what the purpose of calling all of you here today is, right?” The new principal smiled and landed a hit on the table, then announced, “That’s right, I am here today to announce a happy event to all of you! Star High School has a student who achieved a perfect score in the college entrance exams! What’s more, this student is the top student in the nation!”
After he spoke, all the teachers began to chatter among themselves.
“I didn’t expect this to be true!”
“Who is this student?”
“Who else? It must be a student from Class A!”
“It couldn’t possibly be Emily Jackson, could it?”
“I think it’s either her or Gordon Yaleman!”
The new principal listened to the discussion among the teachers with a frown, but he didn’t say anything. Next, he took out a list with the grades and average scores of each class printed on it.
“There is another purpose for this meeting, which is to announce the average score of each class for the current college entrance exams.”
Upon this announcement, the various teachers started clamoring again. “Do we still need to announce the average score? The highest is definitely Class A!”
“Which class could be the lowest this time though?”
“The lowest will definitely be Class F led by Daisy! The class she manages always scores bottom in the entrance exams every year.”
“Hahaha, that’s right! Anyway, let’s just relax and wait for the principal to announce it.”
The new principal stood on the stage with his eyes narrowed and his expression serious. “Everyone, please be quiet. This time, our highest average score lies in…” As his voice trailed off, his eyes swept across the room, finally landing on Miss Lilian and Miss Holler. The corner of Miss Lilian’s mouth gently tugged into a smile, as if she already knew the results. However, the new principal’s gaze did not stay fixed on her but swept across all the teachers instead.
Just when the crowd thought he was going to say ‘Class A’, he smiled and said with joy, “Congratulations to Class F for earning first place with an average score of 591!”
Miss Lilian, who was about to get up to receive everyone’s applause, froze in place. Then, she swiveled around to stare at Daisy, who was sitting behind her. How was this possible? How could the highest average score go to Class F?
In disbelief, every single teacher gaped at Daisy with wide eyes. A class that had always been at the bottom of the pack actually became one with the highest average score in this entrance exam? This was simply too strange and unheard of!
When Daisy heard the principal announce her class, she almost fainted from shock. The class with the highest average score is actually Class F? My class? And the scores all reached at least 591? Did this mean that all of them could attend university? Daisy was so elated that she wanted to jump up and down in glee. She had brought honor to the whole school and even the entire city!
After recovering her wits about her, she slowly spoke. “Principal, are you sure it’s Class F?”
The principal nodded and said with a smile, “Of course. There’s no way I could be mistaken!”
