Polk County Public Schools
The following public school students were recently honored before the school board for attaining the highest possible scores on subject area components of the SAT and ACT standardized college prepatory assessments. Students are listed according to school with the test and subject area in parentheses.
Bartow High: Jack Wu (ACT math)
Bartow International Baccalaureate: Monica Bhutiani (ACT science), Phillip Gonzalez (ACT reading), Mark Kavesh (ACT composite, ACT English, ACT math, ACT science), Lauren Kay (SAT reading), Rohan Khurana (ACT science), Jaclyn Nelson (ACT reading), Caitlin Niemeyer (ACT reading), Amber Leigh Spivey (ACT reading)
George Jenkins High (Lakeland): Paul Hammond (ACT reading, SAT reading)
Harrison School for the Arts (Lakeland): Kathryn Phillips (ACT English), George Williford (ACT reading), Elizabeth Young (SAT reading)
Lake Region High (Eagle Lake): Alexandra Lee (ACT reading), Satvika Ponnavolu (ACT reading)
Lakeland High: Tyler Bias (SAT reading), Lauren Kessell (ACT English), Hope Limansah (ACT reading), Adam Phillips (SAT reading)
Mulberry High: Anthony Raborn (ACT reading)
Polk Community College High (Lakeland): Shiloh Hodges (SAT reading, SAT writing multiple choice, SAT writing)
Ridge Community High( Davenport): Katherin Ramos (SAT reading)
Bartow International Baccalaureate student and Lakeland resident Mark Kavesh had an ACT composite score of 36, the highest possible composite score. He took the test in February 2007. ACT CEO and Chairman of the Board Richard Ferguson noted at the time that 304,000 students nationally took the test in February 2007 and only 30 students achieved a 36. Kavesh was the only student to achieve the highest possible score among 25,000 in Florida taking the ACT in February 2007. Kavesh is currently a senior and member of Bartow International Baccalaureate’s class of 2008.