Murray High School guidance office announced 13 students will be joining the ACT 30+ club, bringing the total to 54 Murray High School students who have achieved a 30 or above on the ACT.
MHS 2021-2021 junior student ACT 30+ inductees: Issac Bourne, Emily Burditt, Ainsley Byers, Caleb Cauley, Luke Cross, Maggie Drew, Joshua Eaton, Alyssa Harrell, Caroline Koenig, Amanda Peiffer, Eliana Purcell, Chase Renick, and Katelyn Stanczyk. (Most recently, Renick, was recognized with earning a 36, the highest possible ACT composite score.)
Coy Samons, MISD superintendent, congratulates the inductees and Murray High for this outstanding accomplishment. “Our intent is to prepare students for whatever career path they choose. These results are a positive reflection of student effort and dedication supported by a systemic K-12 approach to promote student success in the Murray Independent School District.”
These students will join the following MHS 30 + Club honorees:
MHS 2019-2020 30+ ACT inductees: Chandler Andrews, Ellen Blalock, Ella Brown-Terry, Jeremiah Hayes, Garrett Herndon, Austin Hildebrant, Nickolas Holcomb, Patrick Jones, Marianna Karanja, Olivia Kelly, Caroline Kim, Thomas Lyons, Jonah Morgan, Garrett Putz, Grant Riley, Nathaniel Rogers, Taryn Romaine, Gabe Taylor, and Reese Wilson.
MHS 2018-2019 ACT 30+ inductees: Christine Antony, Andrew Brown, Abigail Dawson, Bradley Dawson, Whitney Dawson, Tomas Ferreyra, Gavin Hager, Garrett Herndon, Dylan Hicks, Hayden Holcomb, Mary Browder Howell, Kathryn Jenkins, Kameryn Key, Thomas Miles, Nathaniel Rogers, Sean Shelton, Alex Shultz, Kyra Shutt, Marina Smart, Mia Todd, Emmalyn Tucker, Tommy Waldrop and Fatemeh Yarali.
The newly-released 2019-2020 (22.8) Murray High School ACT composite is the highest Murray High School ACT in ten years, and exceeds the 2018-2019 (22.5) ACT composite by .3 points. This year’s 2019-2020 Composite breakdown of the 119 juniors compared to the 2018-19 composite follows: English (23.3) 2018: (22.2), Mathematics (22.7) 2018 (22.4), Reading (22.3) 2018 (22.8), Science (22.1) 2018 (21.9), and Science (22.1) 2018 (21.9).
Ann Samons, MHS school counselor, said these 54 MHS students are now recognized as 30+ ACT Club members who scored a 30 or above on the ACT. These students receive a pin to wear on their graduation stole. "I am so excited to welcome these new members to the ACT 30+ Club! They have each worked for years to achieve this ACT goal and it is nice to recognize them for their success."
Samons said the program would be an encouragement for other students to strive for higher ACT scores. “Students with higher ACT scores benefit with increased scholarship opportunities and KEES monies, while also opening doors for more college admission possibilities.”
Tony Jarvis, MHS principal, said MHS is extremely proud of their 30+ club students. “We are so proud of our 30+ club and want to celebrate our students' accomplishments whenever possible. All Murray Schools have maintained our commitment to high expectations during these unusual times and we also recognize that our students work very hard at earning these fantastic scores.”
Murray High School provides assistance with ACT initiatives including ACT Academy, ACT Workshops, as well as the fact that MHS teachers embed ACT prep into their curriculums. ”Each and every year, our 30+ club will continue to grow because of the efforts of our staff and students, and that is so very exciting for our community,” Jarvis said.
A special inductee luncheon will be held later to recognize these 30+ club students.