DuPage ACT-SO Orientation Fliers 2014
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REGISTER ONLINE at www.dupageact-so.org DuPage County ACT -SO Serving DuPage, Will, Kane and Kendall Counties Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics Competition Categories The Sciences Biology/Microbiology Chemistry/Biochemistry Computer Science Earth and Space Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine and Health Physics The Humanities Music Composition Short Story Playwriting Poetry The Performing Arts Dance Dramatics Music Instrumental/Classical Music Instrumental/Contemporary Music Vocal/Classical Music Vocal/Contemporary Oratory The Visual Arts Architecture Drawing Filmmaking Painting Photography Sculpture Business Entrepreneurship DuPage County ACT-SO c/o College of DuPage 1223 Rickert Drive Naperville, Illinois 60540 E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: 331-462-2876 Website: www.dupageact-so.org Are you interested in science? Do you like to experiment and discover new things? Are you gifted or talented? Do you like to sing, dance, act, or write poetry? Do you paint or draw? Do you have the mind of an entrepreneur? If you do, then ACT-SO! ACT-SO is a major youth initiative of the NAACP that provides a forum for African American youth to demonstrate their academic, artistic, scientific, and business expertise. Students receive mentoring to prepare for the March competition where they compete for medals and cash prizes. Student Eligibility Requirements Be a high school student of African descent Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States Be an amateur (having not received wages for professional services) in the category of the ACT-SO competition Attend one of following Orientation Sessions with parent Sat., Aug. 23rd 2-4PM* Oswego East HS, Oswego Sun., Aug. 24 th 3-5PM College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn Sat., Sept. 20th 12-1:30PM** College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn *This Orientation Session follows the NAACP College Readiness Fair held 8AM-2PM at Oswego East HS. **This Orientation Session will be followed by our regular monthly Enrichment Session (2 - 5 pm) for students and parents. Monthly Enrichment Sessions are held at College of DuPage, Student Resource Center - SRC - Rm. 2000, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL Register online at www.dupageact-so.org Competition guidelines and rules can also be found on the website. Program of the DuPage County Branch NAACP in partnership with the College of DuPage and DuPage Regional Office of Education
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Here are the fliers that we use to recruit students for our ACT-SO program. They outline the categories that are available and our orientation dates.
Transcript of DuPage ACT-SO Orientation Fliers 2014
REGISTER ONLINE at www.dupageact-so.org
DuPage County
ACT-SO
Serving DuPage, Will, Kane and Kendall Counties Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics
Competition Categories
The Sciences
Biology/Microbiology
Chemistry/Biochemistry
Computer Science Earth and Space Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine and Health Physics
The Humanities
Music Composition
Short Story Playwriting Poetry
The Performing Arts
Dance Dramatics Music Instrumental/Classical Music Instrumental/Contemporary
Music Vocal/Classical Music Vocal/Contemporary Oratory
The Visual Arts
Architecture Drawing Filmmaking Painting Photography Sculpture
Business
Entrepreneurship
DuPage County ACT-SO
c/o College of DuPage
1223 Rickert Drive
Naperville, Illinois 60540
E-mail: [email protected]
Voicemail: 331-462-2876
Website: www.dupageact-so.org
Are you interested in science? Do you like to experiment and discover new things? Are you gifted or talented? Do you like to sing, dance, act, or write poetry? Do you paint or draw? Do you have the mind of an entrepreneur?
If you do, then ACT-SO! ACT-SO is a major youth initiative of the NAACP that provides a forum for African American youth to demonstrate their academic, artistic, scientific, and business expertise.
Students receive mentoring to prepare for the March competition where they compete for medals and cash prizes.
Student Eligibility Requirements
Be a high school student of African descent Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States Be an amateur (having not received wages for professional
services) in the category of the ACT-SO competition Attend one of following Orientation Sessions with parent
Sat., Aug. 23rd 2-4PM* Oswego East HS, Oswego
Sun., Aug. 24th 3-5PM College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn
Sat., Sept. 20th 12-1:30PM** College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn
*This Orientation Session follows the NAACP College Readiness Fair held 8AM-2PM at Oswego East HS.
**This Orientation Session will be followed by our regular monthly Enrichment Session (2 - 5 pm) for students and parents.
Monthly Enrichment Sessions are held at College of DuPage, Student Resource Center - SRC - Rm. 2000,
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL
Register online at www.dupageact-so.org
Competition guidelines and rules can also be found on the website.
Program of the DuPage County Branch NAACP in partnership with the College of DuPage and DuPage Regional Office of Education
JR. ACT-SOJR. ACT-SO is an enrichment programspecifically designed to academicallyand culturally engage junior high/middleschool students of African decent.
Students attend interactive sessionsand workshops led by trainedprofessionals to explore a core group ofcategories and develop their analytical,communication and writing skills. In thespring, students display what they havelearned when they compete for awardsand prizes.
Meetings: 3rd Saturday of each month (September - March)
Location: College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
For more information, registration or to volunteer, contact:
DuPage County [email protected]
(331) 462-2876 (message line)
Brought to you by DuPage County ACT-SO, a Program of the NAACP
www.dupageact-so.org
DuPage County
Olympics
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