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ACT-SO.

Georgia NAACP coordinates the work of the various Units and stimulates the participates ambitions throught joint workshops, cultural enrichment activities, and fundraising endeavors.  

The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students.

ACT-SO includes 32 competitions in STEM, humanities, business, and performing, visual and culinary arts. Almost 300,000 young people have participated from the program since its inception.

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For over thirty years the mission of ACT-SO has been to prepare, recognize and reward youth of African descent who exemplify scholastic and artistic excellence.

The goals of ACT-SO are:

  • To mobilize the adult community for the promotion of academic and  artistic excellence

  • To recognize creative talent and academic achievement

  • To provide and assist students with the necessary skills to establish goals and acquire the confidence and training to make a successful contribution to society.

"This is the place where professionals, mentors and your peers desire to see you succeed."

- Larry Brown, Jr.

STUDENTS – 2022 LOCAL GOLD MEDALIST

 

DeKalb County NAACP

7 Gold Medals

Xavier Doyle - Dramatics

Josiah O'Connor Music Instrumental

Classical

Ana Villavasso - Film making

Zayla Bryant - Oratory

Salmoncain Smith Shomade - Poetry

Written

Danya Boyer - Painting

Sultan Ziyad - Architecture

 

Henry County NAACP Youth Council

4 Gold Medals

Maya Daniel - Short Story, Play writing

Kyla Duff - Music Volcal Contemporary

Tanea Harris - Poetry Performance

Shanece Daniel - Observer due to illness

 

Atlanta NAACP

4 Gold Medals

Jaivyn Beauford -Modern Dance

Madison Jarrett- Dance Contemporary

Olivia Richardson - Culinary

Nicholas Alexander Wilkinson II- Music Vocal

Contemporary & Dramatics

There are FIVE others on a DELTA team

Carroll County NAACP

6 Gold Medals 

Kira Babbs - Poetry Written & Original Essay

Josephine Glass- Musical Contemporary & Vocal Classic

Lauren Glass - Drawing & Poetry Performance

Mark Johnson - Oratory

Kai McMichael - Short Story

Khalil Payne - Music Instrumental Classic

ACT-SO CHAIRS/CHAPERONES

 

GSC Chair Dr. De'Shazior-Hill/HENRY COUNTY ACT-SO 

Atlanta Dr. Plowden Chair 

Carroll Candice Babbs Chair 

Carroll Marilyn Glass Co-Chair 

DeKalb Dr. Freda Hammonds Chair 

DeKalb Dr. Beretta Smith Shomade Co-Chair 

Henry Esmond Charles Pickett Jr. Co-Chair 

GEORGIA ACT-SO PROGRAMS

​Atlanta Branch

Dr. Martha Plowden

Henry County

Dr. Patricia Deshazior-Hill

State ACT-SO Co-Chair

Brooks County Branch

Dr. Patricia DeShazior-Hill

State ACT-SO Chair

Carroll County Branch

Candice Babbs​​

DeKalb County Branch

Freda Hamond 

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Henry County Branch

Esmond Pickett​

ACT-SO NATIONAL MEDALISTS

Here are the National winners from ACT-SO 2021:

 

Dekalb winners from 2021.  

 

4 students with 5 winning categories.  

 

Layla Alexis White won Silver in two categories:

    1.    Silver Medalist

    2.    Dance Silver Medalist

 

Dramatics

Josiah O’Connor

Silver Medalist

Music Instrumental Classical 

 

Daraja Maye

Silver Medalist

Photography 

 

Sultan Ziyad

Silver Medalist 

Architecture 

Congratulations To Our 2022 Georgia ACT-SO Gold Medalists!

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