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ACT-SO Winners Headed to Baltimore for National Competition
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
Nearly 40 of Toledo’s
talented youth vied for gold medals on Saturday, April 29,
at the Toledo NAACP’s annual ACT-SO competition at the
Toledo School for the Arts.
The youngsters competed in
the areas of dance, vocals, film, drawing, photography,
essay, drama, oratory, poetry and storytelling, among the
variety of disciplines.
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Courtney Draper |
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Nine of the students won
gold medals that qualified them to advance to the national
competition that will be held in Baltimore, MD July 20-23.
The following nine students will advance: Lyricka
Robinson-Smith – photography; Courtney Draper – modern
dance; Clifton Williams – classical instrument; Keyara
Edwards – performance poetry; Terri Draper – written poetry;
Jennasis Savage – filmmaking; Jamaia McKinley and Malaikah
David – contemporary vocals; Arthur Bishop – contemporary
instrumental and Terri Draper – short story.
In addition gold medals
were awarded to the following youth who will not be
advancing in these categories: Jennasis Savage – dramatics;
M’yan Hudson – traditional dance; Courtney Draper – original
essay and Nick Stewart – drawing.
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