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Local Young Marine Achieves Top ACT Score
Rancho Bernardo High School student and Young Marine Staff Sergeant, Jonathan Zhou, scores a perfect 36 on the ACT
Jonathan Zhou, son of Joe Zhou and Hongying Qu, earned a top composite score of 36 on the ACT (American College Test) which is a standardized test that determines a high school graduate’s preparedness for college. Jonathan Zhou is a senior at Rancho Bernardo High School and will graduate in the class of 2022.
Fewer than half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2020, only 5,579 out of 1.67 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
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. The score for the ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
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“Earning a top score on the ACT is a remarkable achievement,” said ACT CEO Janet Godwin. “A student’s exceptions sore of 36 will provide any college or university with ample evidence of their readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
Jonathan Zhou is a member of the Miramar Young Marines based on MCAS Miramar. He joined the Young Marines in March of 2013 and currently holds the rank of Young Marine Staff Sergeant. YM SSgt Zhou is an outstanding Young Marine and will be attending Senior Leadership School at the Young Marine National Leadership Academy held on the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center located in Warrenton, Oregon this summer.
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YOUNG MARINES: The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages eight through the completion of high school. The Young Marines promote the mental, moral, and physical development of their members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork, and self-discipline, so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
Since the Young Marines’ humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 235 units with 8,000 youth and 2,500 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Japan.
For more information, visit: https://youngmarines.com/unit/...