The NAACP Virginia State Conference extends its congratulations to the ACT-SO Gold Medalists representing the Commonwealth. Each year, high school students participate in ACT-SO competitions organized by the Area II ACT-SO, Roanoke Branch, Richmond City Branch, and Prince William County Branch. The Gold Medalists from this year will compete at the 48th National ACT-SO Competition, which will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, from July 9 to July 13, 2025.
Category | Gold Winner | High School | Grade |
Business: Entrepreneurship | Reneashea Hunt | John Marshall High School | 11th |
Culinary Arts | Danny Ventura | Yorktown High School | 11th |
Humanities: Original Essay | Tremayia Dotson | Western Branch High School, Chesapeake, VA | 12th |
Humanities: Original Essay | Reinalynn Patton | Forest Park High School | 9th |
Humanities: Original Essay | Christopher Smith | Richmond High School for the Arts | 11th |
Humanities: Playwriting | Elise Hill | Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake, VA | 11th |
Humanities: Playwriting | Jordan Fischer | Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School | 12th |
Humanities: Poetry – Written | Judah Bannarbie | King Fork High School, Suffolk, VA | 10th |
Humanities: Poetry – Written | Gabriel Hamilton | Osbourn Park High School | 10th |
Humanities: Poetry – Written | Catherine Cobb | Richmond High School for the Arts | 11th |
Humanities: Short Story | Primas Paige, Jr. | Churchland High School, Portsmouth, VA | 11th |
Humanities: Short Story | Shyla Scott | Richmond High School for Arts | 12th |
STEM: Biology/Microbiology | Sina Endale | West Springfield High School | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Dance – Contemporary | Brianna Creque | Nansemond River High School, Suffolk, VA | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Dramatic Arts – Acting | Kassan Wellington | Green Run High School, VA Beach | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Dramatic Arts – Acting | Tremayia Dotson | Western Branch High School, Chesapeake | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Dramatic Arts – Acting | Kassan Wellington | Green Run High School, VA Beach | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Music Instrumental – Classical | McQuay Morton | Talllwood High School, VA Beach | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Music Instrumental – Classical | Tramaine Spruill | Booker T Washington H.S., Norfolk, VA | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Music Instrumental – Classical | Eva Sara Kay | Appomattox Regional Gov School | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Music Instrumental – Contemporary | McQuay Morton | Tallwood High School, VA Beach | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Music Instrumental – Contemporary | Tyora McMillan | Richmond High School for the Arts | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Music Vocal – Classical | Tramaine Spruill | Booker T Washington H.S. Norfolk, VA | 11th |
The Performing Arts: Music Vocal – Contemporary | Judah Bannarbie | King Fork High School, Suffolk, VA | 10th |
The Performing Arts: Music Vocal – Contemporary | Jamal Shakespeare-Jones | Richmond High School for the Arts | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Oratory | Imani Smith | Richmond High School for the Arts | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Poetry Performance | McQuay Morton | Tallwood High School, VA Beach | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Poetry Performance | Amaria Martin | Armstrong High School | 12th |
The Performing Arts: Poetry Performance | Brenasha Devlin | Salem High School, Salem, VA | 11th |
The Visual Arts: Painting | Brianna Napier | Richmond High School for the Arts | 12th |
The Visual Arts: Photography | Nazier Jackson | William Fleming High School, Roanoke, VA | 10th |
The Visual Arts: Sculpture | Simone Bryant | William Fleming High School, Roanoke, VA | 12th |
ACT-SO was founded in 1978 by Vernon Jarrett, an author and journalist. The program aims to recognize young people who demonstrate academic, scientific, and artistic achievements, giving them the same recognition often awarded to entertainers and athletes