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ABOUT US

Mission

The mission of the Albuquerque, NM ACT-SO program is to nurture excellence and provide positive reinforcement to African American high school students.


        We will partner with the community to raise cultural awareness, showcase talents, academic achievements and entrepreneurial skills, as well as develop leaders and provide life enrichment opportunities without regard to educational or economic status.

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Vision

Albuquerque, NM ACT-SO will:

  • Be the program of choice for African American students.

  • Send a participant, each year, to compete in all categories at the national level.

  • Have sufficient resources (human, capital, and physical) to meet program goals.

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VERNON JARRETT

ACT-SO Founder

Vernon Jarrett, a renowned author and journalist, initiated the idea of a program that would promote and reward academic achievers the same way sports heroes are honored. The first national ACT-SO competition was held in 1978 in Portland Oregon.

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