Hillsborough County ACT-SO Group

Excels At National Competition

            Members of the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) participated in the 37^th Annual Competition and Awards Ceremony. The event is the prelude to the 106^th National NAACP Convention that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13^th through July 17^th. The ACT-SO Program is a youth educational component of the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP. ACT-SO members and their chaperones who attended the conference shown kneeling are: Pierre Alsint and Shenell Spencer. Shown standing from left to right are: LaShon Lofgren, Ted Cannedy, Ayanna McDonald, Kaylea Ruiz, Kalimah Ujaama, Naomi Mendez, Gold Medal Winner, Karlea Boswell-Edwards, Charity Sojourner Franks, Bronze Medal Winner, Maurice Jackson, ACT-SO Chairman, and Cassandra Anthony.