2023-2024 DIGIOVANNA AWARD CENTRAL COAST RECIPIENT
Ashaleia Pili
Chapter 668 Sequoia Middle School
Adviser Bea Moore
Principal Douglas Corbin
Mount Diablo Unified School District
Ashaleia Pili
Chapter 668 Sequoia Middle School
Adviser Bea Moore
Principal Douglas Corbin
Mount Diablo Unified School District
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023-2024 DiGiovanna Awards for their service to community and excellent writing.
North Region
Lily Tao
Chapter 923 Marsh Junior High School
Central Region
Adelle Gonzalez
Chapter 1307 Ridgeview Middle School
Central Coast Region
Ashaleia Pili
Chapter 668 Sequoia Middle School
South Central Region
Sarah Varghese
Chapter 1358 Ridgecrest Intermediate School
South Region
Sahasra Somayajula
Chapter 155 Carmenita Middle School
Central – Saanvi Banerjee, Ch 1117jc
Bethany Elementary School, CJSF Adviser Sara Rose
Principal Deborah Richey
Central Coast – Tulasi Venkatesh, Ch 1206jcc
Creekside Middle School, CJSF Adviser Su Min Cha
Principal Susan Shih
North – Miranda Sanchez, Ch 280jn
Sycamore Middle School, CJSF Adviser Michelle Solis
Principal Kelly Haight
South – Grace Galonsky, Chapter 881js
St. Junipero Serra Catholic Elementary School
CJSF Adviser Elaina Stokes, Principal Julie Radzai
South Central – Mai-Linh Lindsay, Ch 398jsc
Immaculate Heart Middle School, CJSF Adviser Carolyn Polchow
Principal Gina Finer
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 DiGIovanna Award Recipients who submitted the award winning essays.
Central Region
Bailey Peters, 1219 Emilie J Ross Middle School
Adviser Gary Grant, Principal Mary LaRosa
Central Coast Region
Michelle Hopkins, 1206 Creekside Middle School
Adviser Sumin Cha, Principal Susan Shih
North Region
Garry Bicknell, 676 Brittan Elementary
Adviser Heather Azevedo, Principal Staci Kaelin
South Region
Cielle Peloquin, 881 St. Junipero Serra Catholic School
Adviser Elaina Stokes, Principal Tim Tolzda
South Central Region
Mayte Esparza, 1135 Bellflower Middle School
Adviser Veronica Reynolds, Principal Michael Lundgren
Congratulations to the five region 2020-2021 CJSF DiGiovanna Award recipients.
Central | Ruhani Deswal
Central Coast | Anvit Mishra
North | Nathan Zumwalt
South | Isabella Mensik
South Central | Arax Kotanjian
November 1, 2020 – January 13, 2021, CJSF members in 7th and 8th grade are invited to write an essay in response to the following prompt:
This year has brought forth many changes in each of our lives. How have you maintained the CJSF ideals of serving your community during these challenging times? Share one or two service opportunities that you participated in or created over this past year.
Submit your essay online using the form on https://csf-cjsf.org/cjsf-awards/
There will be one award recipient in each region; each winning recipient will receive a $100 award.