2008 Kick-Off-Student Rally
Saturday, January 5, 2008, at 11:00 AM
Where: PUBLIC SCHOOL 84
   (92nd Street - between Columbus Avenue & Central Park West, NYC)
Performances by: ACT-SO ALUMNI and CURRENT STUDENTS
   & Surprise Celebrity Guest Performer
Fabulous Door Prizes, ACT-SO BACK-PACKS, ACT-SO JACKETS,
   CDs, TARGET & GAP Gift Certificates,
Giveaways from POWER 105 FM and more…
African American & Hispanic High School Students compete in the
“Olympics of the Mind” and win up to $500 in a wide variety of categories
Bring your friends, Get Involved, Be a Winner !!!



Philadelphia Field Trip
February 23, 2008
Students take a full day tour of cultural enrichment in the city’s Historic District with visits to the Franklin Museum, the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall and the Historical African American Museum. Call ACT-SO for more information.



“OLYMPICS OF THE MIND” WEEKEND

2008 “Olympics of the Mind” Local Competition
When: Saturday April 19, 2008   10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Clara Barton High School
         901 Classon Ave (across from the Brooklyn Museum) Brooklyn
Come out and support our talented young scientists, poets, playwriters, painters, musicians, writers and lots more. See NYC High School Students of African & Hispanic descent Reaching for the Gold

Awards Ceremony
When:  Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 6:00pm
Where: Bloomberg
           731 Lexington Avenue (at 59th Street) Manhattan
Come and applaud all the winners and see the wonderful work of the ACT-SO scholars!!
Due to the building's security policy, you must R.S.V.P. by Monday, April 21, in order to gain access. Absolutely no exceptions.



“The NYC ACT-SO EVENING OF THEATRE 2008”
June 9 – 15, 2008
Where: The Producers Club Theatre
   359 West 44th Street (Corner of 9th Avenue)
   Third Floor Grand Theatre, New York City
Admission: $15.00
For information, and reservations please call ACT-SO: (212) 666-9348
   (mention ACT-SO Evening of Theatre).
Want to add something delicious and spicy to your life? Well, you're in luck!
Here is your invitation to THE NYC ACT-SO EVENING OF THEATRE 2008, serving up seven evenings of delicious theatre gumbo. Flavoring up the pot with some August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, Samm-Art Williams, Fannie Lou Hamer, Neil Simon, Ossie Davis and the intellectual stimulation of Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dr. Adam Clayton Powell.

The NAACP NYC ACT-SO “Evening of Theatre” was created by Willie Ann Gissendanner, Producer/Director, to provide a real theatre production experience as well as academic and cultural enrichment for the ACT-SO scholars. This delicious theatre gumbo is being served for seven performances only: June 9 – June 15 at 7:30 p.m.



National "Olympics of the Mind" Weekend
July 31 – August 4, 2008
Where: DISNEY WORLD, ORLANDO FLORIDA. An all expense paid trip to Florida.
2008 “Olympics of the Mind” National Competition
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the NAACP ACT-SO “Olympics of the Mind” 25 NYC ACT-SO Gold Medalist with more than 1,200 other Gold Medalist from across the United States will compete for more than $100,000 in cash along with other prizes including fully loaded Laptop computers. Embrace the future! Get involved and be a winner in ACT-SO, the “Olympics of the Mind”