AFRO-ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACT-SO
Dr. Patricia DeShazior-Hill
State ACT-SO Chair
Brooks County Branch
Cyreeta Thomas
State ACT-SO Co-Chair
Augusta-Richmond County Branch
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.
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.
ACT-SO Mission
The goals of ACT-SO are:
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To mobilize the adult community for the promotion of academic and artistic excellence
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To recognize creative talent and academic achievement
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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.
The Georgia NAACP coordinates the work of the various Units and stimulates the participates ambitions throught joint workshops, cultural enrichment activities, and fundraising endeavors.
For more information on Georgia ACT-SO contact
Dr. Deshazior-Hill or Cyreeta Thomas, State ACT-SO Chairs
Read a message from Larry Brown Jr, NAACP ACT-SO National Director.
"This is the place where professionals, mentors and your peers desire to see you succeed."
- Larry Brown, Jr.
Congratulations To Our 2020 Georgia ACT-SO
Gold Medalists!
Josiah O'Connor - Music: Instrumental (Classical) Lily Sledge - Dance (Contemporary)
Poetry: Performance - Carroll County
Poetry: Written and Poetry: Performance - Henry County Youth Council
Josiah O'Connor - Music: Instrumental (Classical) Lily Sledge - Dance (Contemporary)
GEORGIA ACT-SO PROGRAMS
Atlanta Branch
Dr. Martha Plowden
Augusta-Richmond County Branch
Cyreeta Thomas
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
Henry County Branch
Esmond Pickett
ACT-SO NATIONAL MEDALISTS
Barry Duperon, Atlanta Branch
Silver Medalist, Visual Arts (2011)
Silver Medalist, Visual Arts (2012)
Triple Medalist, Visual Arst (2013)
Lawrence Simon, Atlanta Branch
Bronze Medalist, Culinary Arts (2011)
Jay Newsome, II, Fayette County YC
Silver Medalist, Music (2012)
Michael Adeyosose, Gwinnett County YC
Bronze Medalist, Science (2012)
Kelli McKinney, Fayette County YC
Silver Medalist, Photography (2013)
Anescia Loi, Gwinnett County YC
Silver Medalist, Business (2013)
Victoria Martinez, Gwinnett County YC
Silver Medalist, Culinary Arts (2013)
Melvin Byrd, Gwinnett County YC
Silver Medalist, Music (2014)
Rianni Tyes, Gwinnett County YC
Gold Medalist, Culinary Arts (2015)
Brandon Hines, Gwinnett County YC
Silver Medalist, Poetry-Written (2015)
Tejah Coffee, Gwinnett County YC
Bronze Medalist, Business (2015)
George Olverson, IV DeKalb County Branch
Silver Medalist, Medicine & Health (2016)
Rashaud Clark, Clayton County Branch
Bronze Medalist, Culinary (2016)
Derrik Reid, DeKalb County Branch
Bronze Medalist, Music (2016)