NAACP DeKalb Wins 5 Medals In National Youth Competition

Brookhaven GA

23 July, 2021

2:37 PM

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DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Five youth from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's DeKalb County branch won medals at a national competition earlier this month, NAACP DeKalb officials announced last week. The five students won silver and bronze medals at the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition, which took place virtually July 7-11, according to a news release. More than 500 ACT-SO students from NAACP branches across the country participated. NAACP DeKalb's 2021 ACT-SO medalists are: Layla Alexis White, silver medal – Dramatic Arts: ActingLayla Alexis White, silver medal – Dance: ModernJosiah O'Conner, silver medal – Music: Classical Instrumental Sultan Ziyad, silver medal – Stem: ArchitectureDaraja Maye, bronze medal – Visual Arts: Photography"I am so proud of our youth. They really worked hard and was committed to this annual program working with great mentors," NAACP DeKalb President Teresa Hardy said in the release. ACT-SO is yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among black high school students. The NAACP DeKalb ACT-SO Committee develops mechanisms to encourage and inspire black youth toward excellence in academics, cultural pursuits and opportunities through community support in local annual high school competitions. To support ACT-SO students, you can donate to this program on the website www.naacpDeKalb.org