Mooney student earns perfect score on ACT

Dan Rotar was the only college-bound student in Ohio to get a perfect score.
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Cardinal Mooney High School student is one of only 11 college-bound students in the United States to achieve a 36, the highest possible composite score, on the September American College Test.
Dan Rotar, son of Daniel and Patricia Rotar of Boardman and a senior, was the only college-bound student in Ohio to get a perfect score.
About 600 Ohio students, and 70,000 from across the nation, completed the ACT college-entrance exam in September.
The exam consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, and each test is scored on a scale of 1-36. The student's composite score is the average of the four test scores.
The average ACT composite score for the national high school graduating class of 2005 was a 20.9. Some students also take the ACT's optional writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included in the ACT composite.
In a letter recognizing Rotar's exceptional achievement, ACT chief executive officer Richard L. Ferguson pointed out that Rotar should have a choice of the widest possible range of future educational options. ACT scores are accepted by virtually all U.S. colleges and universities.
Background
Rotar, who also is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, is a member of the National Honor Society, the Christian Service Club, the Science Club and the football and boys track teams.
He is a student council representative and a member and treasurer of Future Business Leaders of America. He is a four-year member and current treasurer of the speech team.
He was selected to attend Buckeye Boys' State last summer, where he received the Outstanding Citizen Award.
He is a member of St. Charles Church, Boardman, and he hopes to attend the University of Notre Dame.