The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) is a year-long enrichment program designed to recruit, stimulate, improve and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students.
ACT-SO includes 33 categories of competition for more information CLICK HERE.
The ACT-SO Fact Sheet provides in-depth information about ACT-SO and its origins.
All required documentation and files must be submitted to the Student Portal folder by APRIL 15 2026.
Our ACT-SO Competition happens every spring. For those interested in participating in the ACT-SO competition, Registration is completed online ACT-SO Contestant Registration
Contact:
NAACP ACT-SO
Greater Harrisburg Area
PO Box 2757
Harrisburg, PA 17106
(717) 710-3109
Hbgnaacp97@gmail.com:Hbgnaacp.com
ACT-SO Training Video – Click Here
For more than 25 years, the Harrisburg NAACP Chapter has supported our students attending the national ACTSO Competition with no cost to the student. This year will be no exception. We will continue to fundraise to support our deserving Gold Medalist to attend the 2026 National ACTSO Competition, and to support the local ACTSO program in 2027.
In order to take our students to the national competition, we will need to cover the following expenses:
Please support our ACT-SO fundraising effort. Donate $26 (or any amount) via PayPal or credit card by selecting the “Donate Now” link on the home page, completing the form, and writing “ACT-SO” in the comments. Or mail a check payable to Greater Harrisburg Branch ACT-SO, P.O. Box 2757, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2757.
