New Jersey high school student gets a perfect SAT score

17-year-old Sahli Negassi, a student at West Orange High School in New Jersey, scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT.

Sahli Negassi achievement is celebrated

He accomplished this while balancing two sports, extracurriculars, and AP classes.

Negassi is on the cross country team and is also a member of six honor societies, plays the cello, and spent two seasons on the color guard.

Oscar Guerrero, Negassi’s principal at West Orange High School, recently learned about the student-athlete’s achievement and decided it deserved celebration.

“I was shocked and proud and amazed, all at the same time,” Guerrero told Pix11 news station. “What I’m most impressed about is just how well-rounded he is…He’s so involved in our community and is truly a culture carrier for our school district in giving back and making this place a better place.”

He told Pix 11 he never took a test prep class but said he studied every day if his schedule allowed it.

The teen’s plans for the future

Negassi plans to use his perfect score to secure at a seat at the prestigious Harvard University and eventually become a lawyer or an engineer.

He wants to give back, acknowledging that his achievements wouldn’t be possible without the help of his family and community.

“I got here because my family supported me,” Negassi told Pix 11. “I had teachers who challenged me…I think it’s crucial to see it as what we are capable of