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ACT-SO 2002 SHOWCASE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18
May 17, 2002
Winners in more than 26 different categories will be awarded
bronze, silver and gold medals in the Showcase of the 2002
ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and
Scientific Olympics) to be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May
18, at the historic Lyric Theater, 819 N.W. 2nd Ave.,
Miami.
Themed as "An Olympics of the Mind," ACT-SO is a year-long
enrichment program designed to recruit, stimulate, improve
and encourage African-American high school students. The
competition promotes excellence by recognizing and
celebrating students' high academic and cultural
achievements. Categories include natural and physical
sciences, humanities, performing and visual arts, and
business/finance/economics via entrepreneurship.
ACT-SO provides a national forum for a learning experience
in which scholarships and prizes are awarded and students
develop new skills.
Founded in 1978 by renowned author and journalist Vernon
Jarrett, ACT-SO is a major youth initiative of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Since the inception of ACT-SO 25 years ago, Miami-Dade has
won 47 national medals, more than any other single school
district in the nation.
For further information contact Hyacinth Johnson at
305-685-9436, Doris Hart at 305-623-9540 or Earl Davis at
305-995-1174.