Fort Worth Tarrant County Branch of the NAACP ACT-SO

What is ACT-SO

ACT-SO is a youth achievement enrichment program designed to recruit, stimulate, improve and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among high school students of African descent.
The ACT-SO program centers on the dedication and commitment of community volunteers and business leaders to serve as mentors and coaches to promote academic and artistic excellence There are 33 categories of competition in the sciences, humanities, performing arts, visual arts, culinary arts, and business.

Apply to Compete in ACT-SO 2023

We're looking forward to this year's competition and building upon our rich legacy and winning pedigree! Your journey to the winner's platform begins, here. If you're ready to join the ranks of world changers, products of the FWTC ACT-SO program, download and complete the 2023 local application.

You will also need to download our competition guidelines for each category. We want our Olympians to be fully prepared long before competition. These guidelines impact the local competition and prepare you for the national competition. Strict adherence to the competition guidelines help determine local winners and select our national competitors. Email any questions you may have to: ftwactso@gmail.com

IMPORTANT DATES

Check back for important dates and deadlines to participate in this year's local competition. Please note that written work in these categories must be submitted by a date TBD in the categories of:

STEM, HUMANITIES, BUSINESS and POETRY PERFORMANCE

Application instructions:

1) Download the application from the Fort Worth ACT-SO website

2) Complete the application and sign

3) Submit your completed application, HERE

(you will need to close the application in order to send as an email attachment)

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