http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-student-gets-perfect-score-act-first-city-2000 <p>A St. Louis high school student is the first public school student in the city since 2000 to earn a perfect score of 36 on his ACT college entrance exam.</p><p>Thomas Fliss is a senior at<a href="http://slpshs.schoolwires.net/metrohs/site/default.asp"> Metro Academic and Classical High School</a>. He lives in St. Louis County but attends the school through the voluntary transfer program.</p><p>St. Louis School District officials say Fliss earned the perfect score when he took the ACT on Sept. 10. Less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the test get a 36.</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:52:15 +0000 The Associated Press 2162 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org St. Louis student gets perfect score on ACT, first in city since 2000