Barnas Monteith – aka MisterScienceFair – with student Adrian Niles at the Bridgewater South Shore Regional Science Fair;  Adrian recently became the top Gold science winner of the NAACP ACT-SO competition in Boston, MA

MisterScienceFair & NAACP-Boston announce the 2013 winners of the Boston NAACP ACT-SO competition on April, 2013.  The NAACP ACT-SO is comprised of local/regional NAACP chapter competitions, followed by a national competition in July, to be held this year in Orlando, Florida.

There are a number of different subjects covered by the ACT-SO competition, including Jazz, Dance, Poetry, Business, Architecture and others.   However, through collaboration with MisterScienceFair.com, local students were able to receive mentorship for the ACT-SO projects in science & engineering categories.

MisterScienceFair, along with NAACP, firmly supports the creation and expansion of new programs to help level the playing field of inquiry based science, in particular in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.  With the Next Generation Science Standards coming out this year, it is likely that inquiry will become a more important part of science teaching across America.  More inquiry/hands-on science means greater need for lab resources, mentors and new science fair programs that offer a fair and equal opportunity for everyone to participate.

As a result, Adrian Niles, of Brockton, MA, a junior at Southeast Vo-Tech in Easton was able to enter and improve his project, throughout multiple competitions, and now has several chances to win at the National NAACP ACT-SO competition.

Congratulations to Adrian – not only for winning a top Gold Award, but also for such an awesome science & engineering project!

Adrian Niles, builder of the “People Mover” – a device similar to Dean Kamen’s Segway, won the top NAACP ACT-SO award in the Engineering category at the Roxbury YMCA. As a result of his gold award, he will compete in the NAACP ACT-SO Nationals with a all-expense paid trip to Orlando, FL. He is seen here with ACT-SO Committee Members Charlene Greene (left) and Supreme Richardson (right)

Here you see Pat Monteith, of MisterScienceFair.com, providing opening remarks to the NAACP ACT-SO competition award ceremony, held at the Roxbury MA YMCA.

Pat Monteith, of MisterScienceFair, providing opening remarks at the Boston NAACP ACT-SO competition