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Important Dates
2011 ACT-SO Local Competition
When: April 2, 2011 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Urbana Middle School
Come out and support our talented young scientists, poets, playwriters, painters, musicians, writers and lots more. See Champaign County High School Students Reaching for the Gold.
2011 ACT-SO Local Awards Ceremony
When: April 30, 2011 from 11:30pm
Where: Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Urbana, IL
Cost: $35.00 for Adults/$25.00 for Children
Come and applaud all the winners and see the wonderful work of the ACT-SO scholars!!
National “Olympics of the Mind” Competition Weekend
When: July 20-24, 2011
Where: Los Angeles, CA
2011 “Olympics of the Mind” National Competition
Celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of the NAACP ACT-SO “Olympics of the Mind”. Students from across the United States will compete for more than $100,000 in cash along with other prizes including fully loaded Laptop computers. Embrace the future! Get involved and be a winner in ACT-SO, the “Olympics of the Mind”.