MS HC80

Commends Jay Levy, English teacher at Pisgah High School in Rankin County, for being named 2012 Pisgah Teacher of the Year

Recognizes that Levy's English II students achieved a 98.1% pass rate on the state Subject Area Testing Program—the highest in Mississippi and over 25 percentage points above the 73% state average—during his first year of teaching

Notes the achievement is particularly significant given Pisgah High School is a Title I school with more than 50% of students receiving free or reduced lunches

Acknowledges Levy's personal story of overcoming a spinal cord injury during his junior year at the University of Mississippi that left him paralyzed from the knees down, yet he graduated on time and uses his experience to teach students about perseverance and seatbelt safety

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Jay Levy, Pisgah High School, and the Capitol Press Corps