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NYC ACT-SO 2012 Events
"24 years of Academic & Artistic Excellence"
January 2012
KICK-OFF STUDENT RALLY
When: Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 11:00 AM
Where: Public School 84
(32 West 92nd Street - between Columbus Avenue & Central Park West, NYC)
Performances by: ACT-SO Alumni and Current Students
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Celebrity Guest Performer: Karina Pasian,
2009 Grammy nominated "Album of the Year" Artiste.
Fabulous Door Prizes, ACT-SO Back-Packs, ACT-SO Championship Jackets,
CDs, TARGET & GAP Gift Certificates,
Giveaways from POWER 105 FM and more…
African American & Latino 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 !!!
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Saturday Enrichment Workshops
Note: All workshops begin at 10:30 am
Where: PS 84, 23 West 92nd Street
(between Central Park West & Columbus Ave, Manhattan)
January 2012
Enrichment Workshop
When: January 14, 21, 28
February 2012
Philadelphia Field Trip (Date to be determined)
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.
February 2012
Enrichment Workshop
When: February 4, 11, 25
March, 2012
Enrichment Workshop
When: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 2012
Enrichment Workshop, Project Evaluation &
Competition Registration
When: April 14
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Local “Olympics of the Mind” Weekend
April 2012
“Olympics of the Mind” Local Competition
When: Saturday, April 21
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where:Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
122 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC (bet. 65 & 66 Streets)
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
May 2012
Awards Ceremony:
When: Monday, May 2, 2012, at 6:00 pm
Where: St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
Come and applaud all the winners and see the wonderful work of the ACT-SO scholars!! See NYC High School Students of African & Hispanic descent reaching for the GOLD
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"The NYC ACT-SO Evening of Theatre"
June 2012
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 2012, 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 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 (TBD) at 7:30 p.m.
For information, and reservations please call ACT-SO: (212) 666-9348 (mention ACT-SO Evening of Theatre).
National “Olympics of the Mind” Weekend
July 5 – July 9, 20112
2012 “Olympics of the Mind” National Competition
Where: Houston, Texas.
Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of the NAACP ACT-SO “Olympics of the Mind”
26 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. And an all expense paid trip to Houston.
Embrace the future!
Get involved and be a winner in ACT-SO, the “Olympics of the Mind”
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