Plainfield North High School received special recognition this summer for its student participation in the ACT-SO (Afro-American Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics) program.

The PNHS ACT-SO program received a certificate on Friday, August 13, 2010, for having the third highest level of participation in the DuPage County ACT-SO area, falling just behind Bolingbrook High School, with 25 students, and Neuqua Valley High School, with eight students.

Six Plainfield North High School students participated in ACT-SO last school year. Thirty-five high schools are involved in ACT-SO locally.

In addition, PNHS graduates Naghalia Washington and Ashley Simmons attended the national tournament in Kansas City in July, after winning gold medals in the DuPage County ACT-SO competition in March.

At the national tournament, Washington won a silver medal in the Sculpture division. For winning the silver medal, Washington also received a $1,500 scholarship from the national ACT-SO program, a $500 scholarship from Toyota and a laptop computer. Simmons also did well, but did not place nationally.

ACT-SO provides career exploration in 25 different subject areas encompassed by the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. It is NAACP’s principal youth initiative.

Eligible participants must be of African American descent, enrolled in grades 9-12, a citizen or legal resident of the United States, and an amateur in their scholarship category.

More information on the ACT-SO program can be found at www.cod.edu/act-so/what.htm .
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Plainfield North High School received special recognition this summer for its student participation in the ACT-SO (Afro-American Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics) program.

The PNHS ACT-SO program received a certificate on Friday, August 13, 2010, for having the third highest level of participation in the DuPage County ACT-SO area, falling just behind Bolingbrook High School, with 25 students, and Neuqua Valley High School, with eight students.

Six Plainfield North High School students participated in ACT-SO last school year. Thirty-five high schools are involved in ACT-SO locally.

In addition, PNHS graduates Naghalia Washington and Ashley Simmons attended the national tournament in Kansas City in July, after winning gold medals in the DuPage County ACT-SO competition in March.

At the national tournament, Washington won a silver medal in the Sculpture division. For winning the silver medal, Washington also received a $1,500 scholarship from the national ACT-SO program, a $500 scholarship from Toyota and a laptop computer. Simmons also did well, but did not place nationally.

ACT-SO provides career exploration in 25 different subject areas encompassed by the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. It is NAACP’s principal youth initiative.

Eligible participants must be of African American descent, enrolled in grades 9-12, a citizen or legal resident of the United States, and an amateur in their scholarship category.

More information on the ACT-SO program can be found at www.cod.edu/act-so/what.htm .
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