DuPage County ACT-SO Regional Winners
Medals were awarded in 22 categories during the recent DuPage County ACT-SO Competition held at College of DuPage.
Samuel Sentongo, a junior at Providence St. Mel, was selected as the first recipient of the College of DuPage ACT-SO Science Recognition Scholarship. Sentongo, who was also awarded a gold medal in Engineering, can use the $500 award toward one semester of college tuition. In addition, Sentongo will join all regional gold medalists in competing at the national ACT-SO competition held in July in Houston.
ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) provides career exploration in the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. The recent competition was co-sponsored by College of DuPage, the DuPage County NAACP and the DuPage Regional Office of Education.
The following students received awards during the March 17 event:
Biology/Microbiology: Gold – Courtney Amegashie, Illinois Math and Science Academy; Bronze – Sharad Crosby, Naperville North
Chemistry/Biochemistry: Gold – Courtney Amegashie, Illinois Math and Science Academy; Silver – Rashad Crosby, Naperville North
Engineering: Gold – Samuel Sentongo, Providence St. Mel; Silver – Samuel Washington, Neuqua Valley
Mathematics: Silver – Alexis Cameron, Timothy Christian
Medicine and Health: Gold – Che Woodson, Naperville North; Bronze – Adrienne Cameron, Timothy Christian
Music Composition: Gold – Andrew Fridge, Brother Rice; Silver – Christopher Fisher, Bolingbrook
Original Essay: Gold – Victoria Wilson, Geneva; Silver – Jasmine Washington, Neuqua Valley; Bronze – Jennifer Frazier, Oswego; Honorable Mention – Natalie Stewart, Waubonsie Valley
Playwriting: Bronze – Jasmine Washington, Neuqua Valley
Poetry: Gold – Jasmine Washington, Neuqua Valley; Silver – Najera Rogers, Naperville Central; Bronze – Alyssa Thomas, Metea Valley; Honorable Mention – Sharad Crosby, Naperville North
Dance: Bronze – Jaunine Hackmon, Timothy Christian; Honorable Mention – Kristopher Knighton, Neuqua Valley
Dramatics: Gold – Alisha Sandridge, Downers Grove South; Silver – Mahagani Watson, Downers Grove North; Bronze – Jordan Henderson, Bolingbrook
Musical Instrumental/Contemporary: Gold – Andrew Fridge, Brother Rice; Silver –Christopher Fisher, Bolingbrook; Bronze – Justin Hill, Bolingbrook; Honorable Mention – Kristopher Knighton, Neuqua Valley
Musical Vocal/Classical: Gold – Hakeem Howard, Plainfield East
Musical Vocal/Contemporary: Silver – Andrew Fridge, Brother Rice; Bronze – Hakeem Howard, Plainfield East; Honorable Mention – Tatyana Ervin, Naperville Central
Oratory: Gold – Alisha Sandridge, Downers Grove South; Silver – Rashad Crosby, Naperville North; Bronze – Avery Johnson, Bolingbrook; Honorable Mention – Najera Rogers, Naperville Central
Architecture: Silver – Kalin Reed, Oswego East
Drawing: Gold – E'LaShae Scott, Naperville North; Silver – Olajawon Howard, Plainfield East; Bronze – Nia Porter, Neuqua Valley; Honorable Mention – Ronnie Lyles Jr., Bolingbrook
Filmmaking: Gold – Jordan Henderson, Bolingbrook; Silver – Daniel Searcy, Lincoln Way East
Painting: Gold – Carli Battle, Plainfield North; Silver – E'LaShae Scott, Naperville North
Photography: Silver – Joy Duson, Neuqua Valley; Bronze – Maya Searcy, Lincoln Way East; Honorable Mention – Nafisat Hanidu, Naperville North
Sculpture: Gold – Kelechi Agwuncha, Proviso Math and Science Academy
Entrepreneurship: Honorable Mention – Kai Bush, Glenbard South
For more about ACT-SO, visit www.dupageact-so.org.