ACT-SO is an acronym for the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics that provides career exploration in 26 different subject areas encompassed by the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. It is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP's) principle youth initiative. The mission of ACT-SO is to encourage academic and cultural excellence among African American youth.

The Dupage County Branch hosts students in Dupage, Will, Kane and Kendall counties who compete in local competition co-sponsored with the College of Dupage. Every year ACT-SO programs are simultaneously orchestrated across the United States.

Are you or a high school student interested in science, like to experiment or discover new things? Are you gifted and talented? Do you like to sing, dance, act, or write poetry? Do you paint or draw? Do you have a business mind?

If you do, then ACT-SO! click "Register" above before 11/14/09. Competition guidelines and rules can be found on this website.