ACT-SO Competition Categories

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Download the Student Competition packet for the details of what's being judged in your ACT-SO category.

Students who compete in the local and national ACT-SO competition can compete in up to three (3) of the following categories:
Business
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Management

Culinary Arts
Culinary

Humanities
Music Composition
Original Essay
Playwriting
Poetry (Written)
Short Story

Performing Arts
Dance (Ballet)
Dance (Contemporary)
Dance (Modern)
Dance (Traditional)
Dramatics
Music Instrumental/Classical
Music Instrumental/Contemporary
Music Vocal/Classical
Music Vocal/Contemporary
Oratory
Poetry (Performance)

S.T.E.M.
Architecture
Biology/Microbiology
Chemistry/Biochemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Space Sciences
Engineering
Mathematics
Medicine and Health
Physics

Visual Arts
Drawing
Filmmaking
Painting
Photography
Sculpture