WALDORF, Md. – Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students can learn more about a NAACP-sponsored program during an upcoming orientation and kick-off event. The NAACP’s Academic, Cultural, Technological, & Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) is designed to pair teens with professionals in specific areas of interest. The Charles County Branch of the NAACP will hold an ACT-SO kickoff 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 19, at The Space by LBI Collective in Waldorf.
Students of color who are amateurs, U.S. citizens and in Grades 9 to 12 are eligible to participate in ACT-SO. A community-based enrichment program, local ACT-SO competitions and ceremonies highlight projects, research and work completed by students. The interest areas are in STEM, business, humanities, performing visual and culinary arts, and hospitality management…