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.

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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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The Carroll County Branch has sent representatives over the past 5 years.  These students have participated in various competitions including film making, medicine, musical instrumental - classical and others.  The branch is committed to ensuring students from Carroll County the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile endeavor.