2018-2019

2018-09-22Kickoff!

Tonight’s Lineup

● Appetizers, Conversation and Live Art● The Deets on ACT-SO● Last Year’s Gold Winner● Concentrate!● Raffle Drawing● Hang Out and Sign Up

What is ACT-SO?

• Afro-academic Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics

• A yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students.

• A program culminating in a local showcase and, for students who achieve at the highest level, a national competition.

What does ACT-SO hope to accomplish?

• 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.

A brief video interlude…

… from old folks

… from young folks

Roles and Responsibilities

Organizations• Get the word out

NAACP• Recruit Students

• Hold activities• Learning• Fun• Food*

• Recruit mentors

• Recruit judges

• Put on local showcase

• Raise travel funds

Community• Recruit

• Encourage

• Mentor

• Judge

• Applaud

Students• Sign up

• Attend activities

• Work with mentors

• Showcase work to judges

Gold Level• Polish their work

• Compete in Detroit

*Kamaria insists there always be food.

Important Dates

September 22 - ACT-SO Kickoff

January 31st - Deadline for guaranteed enrollment

April 27th - San Diego Showcase

July 18th-21st - ACT-SO National Competition

What are the competitions?

Business • Entrepreneurship

Culinary • Culinary Arts

Humanities • Music Composition • Original Essay • Playwriting • Poetry—Written • Short Story

Visual Arts • Drawing • Filmmaking • Painting • Photography • Sculpture

Performing Arts • Ballet • Contemporary Dance• Modern Dance • Traditional Dance • Dramatics • Classical Instrumental• Contemporary Instrumental• Classical Vocal• Contemporary Vocal• Oratory • Poetry Performance

STEM • Architecture • Biology/Microbiology • Chemistry/Biochemistry • Computer Science • Earth and Space Sciences • Engineering • Mathematics • Medicine and Health • Physics                      

What is expected of the students?(summary; detailed requirements on our website)

Business A business plan, a pitch and a visual aid.

Culinary A menu plan and a 2.5 hour demonstration

Humanities A brief written work

Visual Arts A single work and short oral presentation on technique and method

Performing Arts A brief performance

STEM A scientific paper detailing an experiment, a visual aid, and brief oral presentation

ArchitectureShort paper, blueprints, site plan, floor plan, elevations, section of the design, oral presentation, and model

What do we ask of school and other organizations?

• Spread the word about ACT-SO

• Encourage students to get in touch with the NAACP

• Advice and participation is always welcome

• Facility use is always welcome

What do we ask of mentors?

• Subject area knowledge

• Desire to help kids succeed

• Email / text accessibility, within reason

• Ideally, 3 or more in-person sessions per student

What do we ask of judges?

● Academic degree or professional experience in subject matter

● Ability to review written material April 21-26th

● Availability for Showcase April 27th

What’s in it for … students?

● Up to $1200 in local scholarships per student

● Gold winners:

○ expense-paid trip to National

○ Up to $6000 in National scholarships

● Work with experts and professionals in their fields

● Make friends and have fun

● Food

What’s in it for … “BSU”s?

● NAACP support for “BSU” activities

● Monthly “BSU” Leadership Dinners

○ Free dinner for 2 “BSU” reps per school

○ $100 donation to your “BSU” at your first dinner

○ Brief ACT-SO update at each dinner

○ Rest of the program is your own

What’s in it for … adults?

● The chance to help our youth succeed

● The power of hope that comes from our young people

● Food*

Don’t take it from us...

… hear from Jor’Denay Collier

San Diego ACT-SO Gold Medallist

Resources

• NAACP San Diego ACT-SO Committee• actso@sandiegonaacp.org• 619-567-9149• Renita Payno 619-340-8477• Steve Dorner 858-883-7122• Kamaria Allen

• NAACP San Diego ACT-SO Website• sandiegonaacp.org/actso

Our NEXT event...

Black Xpression open mic night• October 19, Logan Heights• $5 toward food if you wear your ACT-SO

t-shirt!

sandiegonaacp.org/actso-bx

The NAACP’s NEXT event...

2108 Freedom Fund DinnerYour voice, your vote, your engagement MATTERS.

$25 off sale extended TODAY ONLY

sandiegonaacp.org/ffd

Questions?

Sign Up. RIGHT NOW!

• Students:• sandiegonaacp.org/student

• Volunteers, Mentors and Judges:• sandiegonaacp.org/volunteer