Hononegah High School celebrates after 4 students score a perfect on their ACTs
ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO) — Four Hononegah High School students earned a perfect score on their ACT this year.
Andrew Chambers, Brooklyn Davis, Anushree Karunamurthy Premanand and Peter Nelson were the students who scored a 36 on the test.
The juniors took the test in May.
Hononegah celebrated them in person and on .
Less than half of one percent of students nationwide get a perfect 36 on the ACT.
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