Two Metairie students are celebrating after earning perfect scores on the ACT.Bruce Miller, a senior, and Lainey Pickens, a junior, each earned the highest-possible composite score of 36 on the ACT test in September. Both attend St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie.School officials said less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT, which is 2.1 million of 2016 graduates, earns the top score.Some of Miller's accomplishments include member of St. Martin's 2016 state championship Science Olympiad Team. He placed third in his division of Biology 1 at the 2017 State Literary Rally. Miller is also on the 2017 Quiz Bowl state championship team and a member of the National Honors Society.Pickens is vice president of St. Martin's chapter of the National Honor Society. She's also a copy editor for school's student newspaper, The Halo. Her other accomplishments include member of the math club and the 2017 state championship Science Olympiad team.More information about the ACT can be found online.Visit St. Martin's website for more information about the school.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

Two Metairie students are celebrating after earning perfect scores on the ACT.

Bruce Miller, a senior, and Lainey Pickens, a junior, each earned the highest-possible composite score of 36 on the ACT test in September. Both attend St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie.


School officials said less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT, which is 2.1 million of 2016 graduates, earns the top score.

Some of Miller's accomplishments include member of St. Martin's 2016 state championship Science Olympiad Team. He placed third in his division of Biology 1 at the 2017 State Literary Rally. Miller is also on the 2017 Quiz Bowl state championship team and a member of the National Honors Society.

Pickens is vice president of St. Martin's chapter of the National Honor Society. She's also a copy editor for school's student newspaper, The Halo. Her other accomplishments include member of the math club and the 2017 state championship Science Olympiad team.

More information about the ACT can be found online.

Visit St. Martin's website for more information about the school.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

