2024-2025 HUHN AWARDS SOUTH REGION NOMINEES & RECIPIENTS

Mar 22, 2025

Congratulations to the South Region Nominees for the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2024-2025. These nominees met at the Huhn Workshop on March 22, 2025, to compete for five South Region Huhn Recipient awards.
Photo: front row: Sriprahan Tellagaddala, Andrew Kahn, Steven Phan, Isaiah Vo, Kaylan Le, Giselle Plascencia;
back row: Jiarun Li, Alexander Higgins, Katie (Catherine) Celano, Braden Washington, Stella Taft; not pictured: Aliyah Reyes

2024-2025 HUHN AWARDS SOUTH REGION RECIPIENTS

The 2024-2025 Huhn South Region Recipients are Braden Washington, Isaiah Vo, Andrew Kahn, Jiarun Li, Sriprahan Tellagaddala.

Katie (Catherine) Celano
Chapter 1351 St. Anne School
Adviser Lynne Pantano
Principal Maureen Bournazian

Alexander Higgins
Chapter 1351 St. Anne School
Adviser Lynne Pantano
Principal Maureen Bournazian

Andrew Kahn – Recipient
Chapter 961 Oak Middle School
Adviser Cory Alfaro
President Evelyn Garcia
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Kaylan Le
Chapter 519 San Marcos Middle School
Adviser Mariela Castellano
President Nicole Scott
San Marcos Unified School District

Jiarun Li – Recipient
Chapter 155 Carmenita Middle School
Adviser Ruthel Kim
Principal Robert Castillo
ABC Unified School District

Steven Phan
Chapter 1332 Las Palmas Middle School
Adviser Christy Thiel
Principal Roy Umana
Covina-Valley Unified School District

Giselle Plascencia
Chapter 1332 Las Palmas Middle School
Adviser Christy Thiel
Principal Roy Umana
Covina-Valley Unified School District

Aliyah Reyes
Chapter 881 St. Junipero Serra Catholic School
Adviser Brittania Porterfield
Principal Elaina Stokes
Diocese of Orange

Stella Taft
Chapter 868 Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton
Principal Angela Pena

Sriprahan Tellagaddala – Recipient
Chapter 155 Carmenita Middle School
Adviser Ruthel Kim
Principal Robert Castillo
ABC Unified School District

Isaiah Vo – Recipient
Chapter 868 Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton
Principal Angela Pena

Braden Washington – Recipient
881 St. Junipero Serra Catholic School
Adviser Brittania Porterfield
Principal Elaina Stokes
Diocese of Orange

2024-2025 HUHN AWARDS CENTRAL REGION NOMINEES & RECIPIENTS

Mar 13, 2025

Congratulations to the Central Region Nominees for the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2024-2025. Congratulations on your nominations! Photo: top row: Lucia Meyer Pecci, Jordan Campos, Rowin, Mia Lara; bottom row: Natalia Gonzalez, Lia Campiotti, Kiera Kiosef, Katie Smoot. These nominees met at the Huhn Workshop on March 15, 2025, to compete for one of five Central Huhn Recipient awards.
The 2024-2025 Recipients are Katie Smoot, Jordan Campos, Lia Campiotti, Kiera Kiosef, Rowin Reisz.

CJSF Huhn Award 2024-2025 Central Recipients

Lia Campiotti – Recipient
Chapter 489 Somerset Middle School
Adviser Monica Ortiz
Principal Scott Ferreira
Sylvan Union School District

Jordan Campos – Recipient
Chapter 852 Ranchos Middle School
Adviser Stephanie Alarcon
Principal Michael Grossman
Golden Valley Unified School District

Natalia Gonzalez
Chapter 852 Ranchos Middle School
Adviser Stephanie Alarcon
Principal Michael Grossman
Golden Valley Unified School District

Kiera Kiosef – Recipient
Chapter 976 Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell
Principal Frank Flores
Kernville Unified School District

Mia Lara
Chapter 789 Livingston Middle School
Adviser Nalleli Elizalde
Principal Jorge Arteaga
Livingston Union School District

Lucia Meyer Pecci
Chapter 489 Somerset Middle School
Adviser Monica Ortiz
Principal Scott Ferreira
Sylvan Union School District

Rowin Reisz – Recipient
Chapter 1219 Emilie J. Ross Middle School
Adviser Gary Grant
Principal Mary LaRosa
Hughson Unified School District

Katie Smoot – Recipient
Chapter 976 Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell
Principal Frank Flores
Kernville Unified School District

2024-2025 HUHN AWARDS CENTRAL COAST REGION NOMINEES & RECIPIENTS

Mar 8, 2025

Congratulations to the Central Region Nominees for the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2024-2025. Congratulations on your nominations! Photo left to right: Maya Manchester, Nikitha Shivraprasad, Isaac Zhang, Tina Phan, Dayeon Lee, Katherine Penzel, Avery Giotta. These nominees met at the Huhn Workshop on March 8, 2025, to compete for one of five Central Coast Huhn Recipient awards.
The 2024-2025 Recipients are Maya Manchester, Isaac Zhang, Tina Phan, Katherine Penzel, Avery Giotta.

Maya Manchester – Recipient
Chapter 668 Sequoia Middle School
Adviser Leilani Montoya
Principal Doughlas Corbin
Mt. Diablo School District

Nikitha Shivaprasad
Chapter 1085 Fallon Middle School
Adviser Shawna Healy
Principal Candice Baligaya
Dublin Unified School District

Isaac Zhang- Recipient
Chapter 1206 Creekside Middle School
Adviser Sally Yoo
Principal Susan Shih
Castro Valley Unified School District

Tina Phan – Recipient
Chapter 1206 Creekside Middle School
Adviser Sally Yoo
Principal Susan Shih
Castro Valley Unified School District

Dayeon Lee
Chapter 370 Pine Valley Middle School
Adviser Maria Ciriaco
Principal Sandy Kontillis
San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Katherine Penzel – Recipient
Chapter 1167 Moreland Middle School
Adviser Jill Davis
Principal Theresa Molinelli
Moreland School District

Avery Giotta – Recipient
Chapter 668 Sequoia Middle School
Adviser Leilani Montoya
Principal Doughlas Corbin
Mt. Diablo School District

Steps to nominate for the CJSF Huhn Award

Jan 4, 2025

Nominations open November 15th and are open through February 25th every year.
Note: The nomination form will be open until 6pm. Don’t wait until 5:59pm to hit the submit button, you risk losing out.

CJSF Advisers are encouraged to nominate one or two 7th or 8th grade CJSF members for the Marian Huhn Memorial Award.

Get started – Identify one or two 7th and 8th grade CJSF members you want to nominate and find out if they will be able to attend the Region Conference in the Spring. Check the Calendar for the dates. All nominees must attend your region conference and participate in the Huhn Award Workshop. Once you have established that they will be able to attend you can move forward collecting the materials needed for the nomination.

Nominee Requirements
Ask your nominees to provide these materials to you. Give them a due date enough in advance to allow yourself time to make the nomination deadline.

  1. Parent contact information including telephone, email and mailing address.
  2. Service & Awards (PDF or Word) – This is a single document (not limited to one page) with the following category headings. List items using bullet points. Include degree and length of involvement. Only list items that have occurred in 7th & 8th grade but include previous years if activity has continued into 7th & 8th (eg. played AYSO soccer from 3rd grade to present).
     – CJSF Service & Activities
     – Academic Awards & Activities
     – School Service & Activities
     – Community Service & Activities
  3. Nominee’s Personal Statement (PDF or Word) – One typed page double-spaced, signed by the nominee. The Personal Statement should give the selection committee insight into the nominee’s character, interests, hobbies, and goals for the future. Do not include photographs.
  4. Publicity Release form signed by a parent or guardian.

Adviser Requirements

  1. Write the CJSF Adviser Letter (PDF or Word) – One page letter signed by the advisor. This letter should help the committee to gain insight into the nominee’s intellectual and emotional maturity, reaction to criticism and disappointment, leadership capacity or organizational skills, sense of humor, integrity, concern for others, willingness to serve, and creativity. Support generalities with specific anecdotal evidence whenever possible. The committee will already be familiar with the nominee’s academic and activity records.
  2. Gather all of the nomination materials in a folder on your computer. The nomination form requires four files to be uploaded when completing the nomination form. Only Word and PDF files are acceptable.
    Name these files as follows:
     – Nominee Service & Awards: nominee_last_name-service | Example: tyler-service.pdf or Tyler-service.docx
     – Nominee Personal Statement: nominee_last_name-personal | Example: tyler-personal.pdf or Tyler-personal.docx
     – Nominee Adviser’s Letter of Recommendation: nominee_last_name-adviser | Example: tyler-adviser.pdf or Tyler-adviser.docx
     – Nominee Publicity Release Form: nominee_last_name-release | Example: tyler-release.pdf or Tyler-release.docx
  3. Complete the nomination form and upload the documents one at a time. Nomination form: https://csf-cjsf.org/cjsf-awards/

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS

May 9, 2024

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS SOUTH REGION

Congratulations to the South Region Recipients of the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024!

Juan Pablo Alvarado
Chapter 881
St. Junipero Serra Catholic
Adviser Elaina Stokes

Makena Owens
Chapter 868
Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton

Bryce Ribao
Chapter 868
Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton

Areli Valenzuela
Chapter 1332
Las Palmas Middle School
Adviser Christy Thiel

Gina You
Chapter 155
Carmenita Middle School
Adviser Ruthel Kim

Also nominated:

Chizitere Nzeogu, Chapter 155 – Carmenita Middle School, Adviser Ruthel Kim

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS NORTH REGION

Congratulations to the North Region Recipients of the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024!

Cheyenne Hunt
Chapter 676
Brittan Elementary School
Adviser Lindsey Hall

Axel Johnson
Chapter 1389
Portola Jr./Sr. High School
Adviser Niecea Freeman

Paige Kermen
Chapter 923
Marsh Junior High School
Adviser Sheila Snyder

Ryleigh Lemenager
Chapter 676
Brittan Elementary School
Adviser Lindsey Hall

Charlie Medina
Chapter 280
Sycamore Middle School
Adviser Christine Santerre

Also nominated:

Lilah Letcher, Perla Olazo, Tyler Hughes, Meredith Heringer, Natallie Craig, Ruby Angel-Aguilar

CJSF 2023-2024 South Central Huhn Award

Meet the South Central Region Nominees for the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024. Congratulations on your nominations!

Recipients

Toby Ojo
Chapter 905
Bert Lynn Middle School
Adviser Jay Lee

Angelica Ilagan
Chapter 905
Bert Lynn Middle School
Adviser Jay Lee

Cassandra Kay-Smith
Chapter 1254
Culver City Middle School
Adviser Cristina Hernandez Avalos

Paulina Betancourt
Chapter 1394
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Adviser Frank Guerrero

Also Nominated:

Amarpreet Gharu
Chapter 1394
Thurgood Marshall School
Adviser Frank Guerrero

CJSF 2023-2024 Central Region Huhn Award Recipients

Congratulations to the Central region Recipients of the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024!

Sophia Aguiar
Chapter 1219
Emilie J. Ross Middle School
Adviser Gary Grant
Principal Mary LaRosa
Hughson Unified School District

Samuel Ahmad
Chapter 448
Lammersville Elementary School
Adviser Keshia Stiles
Principal Jennifer Duran
Lammersville Unified School District

Krishna Karthika Valli Sure
Chapter 1170
Sebastian Questa Elementary School
Adviser Sarah Ghannadan
Principal George Vierra
Lammersville Unified School District

Anna Allen
Chapter 976
Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell
Principal Frank Flores
Kernville Union School District

Cooper Bryski
Chapter 976
Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell
Principal Frank Flores
Kernville Union School District

CJSF 2023-2024 Central Coast Huhn Award Nominees

Meet the Central Coast region CJSF members nominated for the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024.

Maya Kodayam
971 Diablo Vista Middle School
Heather Croel-Clay
Jeff Osborn
San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Iniyavel Manoj
370 Pine Valley Middle School
Maria Ciriaco
Sandy Kontilis
San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Ashaleia Pili
668 Sequoia Middle School
Leilani Montoya
Douglas Corbin
Mt Diablo Unified School District

Rithik Ramkumar
971 Diablo Vista Middle School
Heather Croel-Clay
Jeff Osborn
San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Arnav Saraf
1167 Moreland Middle School
Jill Davis
Theresa Molinelli
Moreland

Yazmeen Vallis
668 Sequoia Middle School
Leilani Montoya
Doughlas Corbin
Mt Diablo Unified School District

The 2023-2024 Marian Huhn Award Recipients are: Rithik Ramkumar, Iniyavel Manoj, Ashaleia Pili, Yazmeen Vallis, Arnav Saraf

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS SOUTH REGION NOMINEES

Apr 14, 2024

Congratulations to the South Region Recipients of the CJSF Marian Huhn Awards for 2023-2024!

Juan Pablo Alvarado
Chapter 881
St. Junipero Serra Catholic
Adviser Elaina Stokes

Makena Owens
Chapter 868
Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton

Bryce Ribao
Chapter 868
Van Avery Prep
Adviser Theresa Bolton

Areli Valenzuela
Chapter 1332
Las Palmas Middle School
Adviser Christy Thiel

Gina You
Chapter 155
Carmenita Middle School
Adviser Ruthel Kim

Also nominated:

Chizitere Nzeogu, Chapter 155 – Carmenita Middle School, Adviser Ruthel Kim

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