2005 LOCAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Loia Clark Atkinson


Betty Bledsoe

Merdis Burns

 

Rev. Eric Gardner


 

Callie Baskerville Jones

 

Leonard Lee


Christina McGrinson

Dorthy McMillian

Bertha McNeal of Member of "The "The Velvelettes"

Barbara Mitchell

Frank Mwakasisi Doctor

 

Juanita Nash


 

Cheri Pace


James Palmore
Artist 2005

 

Ed Parham

Juliette Smith

Cal Street of the Member of jj "The "The Velvelettes"

 

Aasleigh Tilliman


Sandra Williams

Ollie Woodard

 

  

COMMITTEE GUIDELINES

The local NAACP ACT-SO Committee is responsible for conducting the local competition. Their responsibilities include: Conducting planning meetings, recruiting sponsors and other community support; recruiting students and mentors in the fall; assisting coaches and students in the development of projects that are competitive and will benefit our youth; selecting qualified judges for the local competition; organizing the local competition event; and overseeing the winner's submission to and participation in the national competition.

If you are interested in volunteering on a local ACT-SO committee, you may contact your local NAACP branch, Youth and College Division or the National ACT-SO Office at the address and phone number shown above. One of the competition areas listed in these guidelines. Coaches need to be willing to devote at least one hour per week to guiding, advising and supporting their student's efforts.

STUDENTS

Students are, of course, the very heart of ACT-SO. They must strictly follow the criteria explained in these guidelines. Every participant is encouraged to become an NAACP youth member.

JUDGES

Judges are degreed professionals or employed professionals in the category that they are judging. Judges are responsible for selecting the best among the submissions in accordance with the judging criteria outlined in these guidelines. Local judges may not serve as judges in the National Competition.

SPONSORS

Sponsors provide financial and equipment resources, as well human resources to lend technical expertise during the local and national competitions.

OBJECTIVES

ACT-SO was designed to stimulate, promote and encourage high academic and artistic achievement among African American high school students. In short, we will "act so" that academic and artistic achievers receive the same recognition as athletic heroes.ACT-SO recognizes that while gold, silver and bronze medals are effective incentives to excellence, awards are not the primary goal. Rather, our vision centers on the mobilization of adults in our communities for the continuous promotion of academic and artistic excellence among African American students. We urge all NAACP units to reach out recruit volunteers to serve as year long instructors, coaches, teachers, and most importantly role models for our youth in all of the categories in this program.