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ACT-SO Awards 8 Medals at 2012 Competitions

L-R: Front Row: Radhiya Broughton, Jazlyn Collins, Lataisha Dismuke, and Turiya Hamilton

Back Row: Malcolm James and Thomas James)

Five gold, one silver and two bronze medals were awarded at the NAACP ACT-SO Competitions on Saturday, April 28 at the New Omega Baptist Church located at 5731 Northwestern Avenue. ACT-SO an acronym for Afro-Academic Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics provides year round competition in academics and cultural arts.  The five gold medal recipients were all juniors and seniors from Washington Park and St. Catherine High Schools.  Floyd Harmon (not pictures), a Junior at Racine Lutheran won a gold medal in Filmmaking for his documentary film entitled “Stand Your Ground: Self Preservation or a License to Kill”; Lataisha Dismuke, a Junior at Park High  won Gold in Music: Vocal/ Classical for her singing in Latin of “Ava Maria”; Thomas James, a junior at Park High won gold in Oratory using lyrics from “Never Let Me Down” by Kenye West; Jazlyn Collins, a senior at Park High School won gold in Photography for her presentation in black and white of her original work which she entitled “Peace and Hope”; and Radhiya Broughton also a seniors at Park won gold in the category of Original Essay for her essay entitled the “Death Sentence”, in which she argues for the abolishment of the cruel system. 

Other medal recipients include Malcolm James, a senior at Park High, who won a silver medal in Music: Vocal/Contemporary; Lataisha Dismuke won a bronze in Music Vocal/Contemporary and Turiya Hamilton, a Park High freshman won a bronze in Poetry.

The quality of medals awarded this year is an upgrade from those awarded last year, when one gold medal (Music: Vocal/ Contemporary), two silver medal (Music: vocal/ contemporary and Biology/Microbiology) and three bronze (Music: vocal/contemporary, Music: Instrumental Contemporary and Poetry) were awarded

The five 2012 gold medalists will compete in National ACT-SO Competition in Houston, Texas July 5-9.  The group is sponsoring a Luncheon Talent Showcase and Play, entitled “The Dred Scott Decision”  on June 8  for public viewing of their talent, the previewing of future prospective ACT-SO talent among middle and elementary school students and support of students representing Racine at National ACT-SO in July.  Ticket are $20.00 for adults and $12.00 for Youth.  Patron donations are also welcome. For tickets or more information regarding the Talent Show/ Play /Luncheon call 554-1714 after 5:00p.m., 598-9234 , one of the student participants or send email to actsoracine@sbcglobal.net .