AVON, Ohio — An Avon High School junior has scored a 36 on the ACT, the highest possible composite mark.
Cole Emerine, 17, has actually taken the test twice. The first was last year as a sophomore when he took the test as a benchmark for his junior year and was one point away from a perfect score.
“Our school requires everyone to take the test in their junior year, so that’s why I took it again,” Cole said. “I didn’t study the first time because it was just a benchmark for me. I was surprised last year to get the 35. I didn’t study this year either.”
The test consists of reading, mathematics, english and science. Tests results range from 1 to 36 and the final result is an average of the four scores. There is an optional writing portion, but that section is not part of the composite score.
The teen has been keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I like to teach myself random new things,” Cole said. “I taught myself some gymnastics moves like back flips and walking on my hands. Now during this quarantine period, I have been learning how to speak Italian, French and Turkish. I already take Spanish at school.”
Cole has been part of Avon Local Schools since kindergarten. According to the district, Cole’s father is the executive vice president at Automotive Events in Cleveland and his mother was a mechanical engineer who now works in photography. He also has a younger brother named Max who is a freshman at the high school. He has an older brother named Dean, who graduated from the high school last year and is now a student at The Ohio State University.
Cole said he plans on obtaining a medical and doctorate degree to work in the field of cancer research. While he hasn’t settled on a university yet, Cole said he is considering Duke, Stanford and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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