The workshops help the students present their best at the Olympics of the Mind,” said Barbara Richards, chairperson of the NYC ACT-SO Workshop Committee for the past decade. “But the workshops are not just for preparing the students for competition. These sessions truly enhance their lives, fuel their dreams, and, in some cases, help discover hidden talents.”Olympics of the Mind organizers agree the coaches are the backbone of the program. “Without the coaches, there would be no NYC ACT-SO,” Ms.
Just ask some of today’s highly-accomplished NYC ACT-SO alumni, who have gone on to become everything from doctors to museum curators to world-renowned musicians!”ACT-SO helped me to excel, and that made all the difference in my career, and more importantly, my life,” said NYC ACT-SO alumnus and saxophonist sensation Mike Phillips, who won a silver medal in the music instrumental/contemporary category. Since graduation, he has toured with Stevie Wonder, given a command performance for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, and toured with Prince’s 2004 Musicology Tour. Mr.
Hidden Beach Recordings and will be releasing his sophomore album in May 2005. He also is the first non-athlete to secure an endorsement contract with Nike.”Even if you don’t win a medal in ACT-SO, you get to determine how far you go afterwards,” Mr.
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