William Bednarz earned the highest possible ACT composite score
The Times
Pennsbury High School senior William Bednarz was recently notified by the national office of the ACT testing service that he earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36.
According to Marten Roorda, ACT CEO, this achievement “is significant and rare. Only around two-tenths of one percent of all test takers earn the top score.”
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores.
Bednarz was also singled out by the high school administration during the last school year as a winner of the Rensselaer Medal and scholarship, awarded to promising high school juniors who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science.
“The Rensselaer Medal is a wonderful way to pay tribute to the high school students who have achieved excellence in math and science,” said Karen Long, director of undergraduate admission at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. “As we do so, we are aware that these early achievements, as impressive as they are, mark only one milestone on their future journeys of commitment to hard work, drive, focus and collaborations. The Rensselaer Medal winners represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, innovators, artists, scholars, game designers, architects, humanitarians and entrepreneurs.”
Bednarz is the son of Mark and Jill of Lower Makefield Township.
