LHS Junior Scores Perfect 36 On ACT

LEMONT, IL — Lemont High School junior Molly Thornber added her name to a select list of Lemont High School students when she recorded a 36 on the ACT during the February administration of the exam, the school said.

Thornber is just the seventh Lemont High School student ever to achieve the feat. Thornber has proven to be one of the most high-performing students in Lemont’s Class of 2022 since first walking through the school’s doors as an eighth grader, the school said.

On average, less than two-tenths of one percent of students who take the ACT earn the top score, according to LHS. The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores.

Thornber began her career at Lemont High School as a middle schooler, taking an accelerated math class on campus as an eighth grader at Old Quarry Middle School, the school said. Thornber is a member of the school’s Marching Band, Concert Band and Honors Symphonic Band. She has committed to a wide range of extra-curricular activities, including the Leo Club, Link Crew and Health Occupations Student Association. She also competes as part of the school’s Mathletes, Scholastic Bowl and Academic Challenge teams. Thornber has been inducted into the school’s chapters of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, and the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society.

Thornber already has completed two Advanced Placement classes, currently is enrolled in four AP classes, and is scheduled to take three more AP classes, as well as an advanced college-level math course, as a senior, the school said.