Montclair NAACP Hosts Student NJ ACT-SO Awards on April 21

The Montclair Branch of the NAACP will announce the student winners who competed in the New Jersey State Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics on Saturday at Central High School in Newark, located at 246 18th Ave.

A ceremony honoring the student winners will also be held at Montclair High School on April 21 at 2 p.m. in the Montclair High School auditorium.

Montclair NAACP President Tom Reynolds said in a press release, "We're excited to have the over 300 students who will participate in the state ACT-SO competition at Montclair High School. And, we want the whole of Montclair to be there with us. These are our students, who have committed themselves to the arts, science, technology, and most importantly, their own education."

ACT-SO is a year-long enrichment program under that aegis of the NAACP. Students work with volunteers and mentors to help produce a project in various educational categories, such as math, science, computer science, music, business and architecture.

This is the third year that Montclair has sponsored a team and there have been great results. In 2011, Sara Meretab went on to be a national bronze medalist in mathematics, and in 2012 Jackie Barnes went on to be a national silver medalist in architecture. 

ACT-SO Chairwoman Jennifer Escobar said, "Montclair is full of talent. We are proud that we can work with these students over the course of the year with mentors and professionals in the student's field." 

The Montclair NAACP invites all available to come to the ACT-SO Awards