Honoring and congratulating the NAACP Philadelphia ACT-SO Olympians for winning ten gold medals at the National NAACP ACT-SO Competition in Las Vegas.

Honoring and congratulating the NAACP Philadelphia ACT-SO Olympians for winning ten gold medals at the National NAACP ACT-SO Competition in Las Vegas. WHEREAS, The NAACP ACT-SO competition was founded in 1978 by author and journalist Vernon Jarret, and is intended to provide recognition to young people who have demonstrated academic, scientific, and artistic achievements; and WHEREAS, ACT-SO, which stands for Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics aims to provide students with the necessary skills to establish goals and acquire the confidence and training to make a successful contribution to society; and WHEREAS, Over the course of each year students work with local volunteers and mentors to develop projects and participate in enrichment opportunities including workshops, tutorials and field trips to their competitions; and WHEREAS, With over 30 areas of competition in six major categories. STEM, Humanities, Performing Arts, Business, and Culinary. ACT-SO inspires young Black students to expand their horizons and sharpen their skills; and WHEREAS, The NAACP Philadelphia ACT-SO 2023-2024 year rolled out an impressive and amazing slate of talented youth from across the City; and WHEREAS, NAACP Philadelphia ACT-SO represented the City proudly winning ten gold medals at this year’s ACT-SO competition in Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, Two local medalists secured double gold, highlighting 10 Olympians across 12 categories at this year's competition; and WHEREAS, Un…