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2026 Spring Conference & Awards Events

Mar 5, 2026

March 14 | South Awards Interviews & Ceremonies
Seymour Interview, Huhn Workshop and Student Summit, Advisers Workshop, Awards Ceremony
Location: Van Avery Prep – Chapter 868js
29851 Santiago Rd, Temecula | Map

Awards Activities Schedule

Seymour Interview: 8am – 12pm
Huhn Workshop: 10am – 11pm
Student Summit: 11am – 12pm only Huhn nominees
Lunch: 12pm – 1pm for all Seymour finalists, Huhn nominees, board members, and Di Giovanna recipients
Awards Ceremony: 1pm – 2pm including family and advisers

Seymour Finalists and Huhn nominees are registered for this awards event including lunch.
DiGiovanna recipient and parents are registered for this awards event including lunch.

March 21, 2026 | Central Awards Interviews & Ceremonies
Seymour Interview, Huhn Workshop and Student Summit, Advisers Workshop, Awards Ceremony
Location: Abraham Lincoln Middle School – Chapter 1250jc
1239 Nelson Blvd, Selma | Map

Awards Activities Schedule

Seymour Interview: 8am – 12pm
Huhn Workshop: 10am – 11pm
Student Summit: 11am – 12pm only Huhn nominees
Lunch: 12pm – 1pm for all Seymour finalists, Huhn nominees, board members, and Di Giovanna recipients
Awards Ceremony: 1pm – 2pm including family and advisers

Seymour Finalists and Huhn nominees are registered for this awards event including lunch.
DiGiovanna recipient and parents are registered for this awards event including lunch.

March 28 – North Region – Full Conference | Info & Registration
Seymour Interview, Huhn Workshop and Student Summit, Advisers Workshop, Awards Ceremony
Location: River Valley High School – Chapter 1366n
801 El Margarita Rd, Yuba City | Map

Awards Activities Schedule

Seymour Interview: 8am – 12pm
Huhn Workshop: 10am – 11pm
Student Summit: 11am – 12pm only Huhn nominees
Lunch: 12pm – 1pm for all Seymour finalists, Huhn nominees, board members, and Di Giovanna recipients
Awards Ceremony: 1pm – 2pm including family and advisers

Seymour Finalists and Huhn nominees are registered for this awards event including lunch.
DiGiovanna recipient and parents are registered for this awards event including lunch.

April 11, 2026 | Central Coast Awards Events
Seymour Interview, Huhn Workshop and Student Summit, Advisers Workshop, Awards Ceremony
Location: Gilroy High School – Chapter 98cc
750 W 10th St, Gilroy | Map

Awards Activities Schedule

Seymour Interview: 8am – 12pm
Huhn Workshop: 10am – 11pm
Student Summit: 11am – 12pm only Huhn nominees
Lunch: 12pm – 1pm for all Seymour finalists, Huhn nominees, board members, and Di Giovanna recipients
Awards Ceremony: 1pm – 2pm including family and advisers

Seymour Finalists and Huhn nominees are registered for this awards event including lunch.
DiGiovanna recipient and parents are registered for this awards event including lunch.

April 18 – South Central Region
Seymour Interview, Huhn Workshop and Student Summit, Advisers Workshop, Awards Ceremony
Location: El Segundo High School – Chapter 203sc
640 Main St, El Segundo | Map

Awards Activities Schedule

Seymour Interview: 8am – 12pm
Huhn Workshop: 10am – 11pm
Student Summit: 11am – 12pm only Huhn nominees
Lunch: 12pm – 1pm for all Seymour finalists, Huhn nominees, board members, and Di Giovanna recipients
Awards Ceremony: 1pm – 2pm including family and advisers

Seymour Finalists and Huhn nominees are registered for this awards event including lunch.
DiGiovanna recipient and parents are registered for this awards event including lunch.

CSF/CJSF North Conference – March 28, 2026 in Yuba City

Jan 28, 2026

Text: CSF-CJSF North Region Conference, March 28, 2026 on outer space background

Click image to download flyer.

All CSF/CJSF members and advisers are invited to the North Region Conference!

✨:AD ASTRA PER SCIENTIAM✨
Rocketing to the Stars with a Brain Full of Knowledge!
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 8am – 2:30pm

Hosted by River Valley High School CSF Chapter 1366n
801 El Margarita Road, Yuba City | Map

**$25 registration per participant if registration payment is received by March 1.
**$30 after March 1.

**We do accept registration at the door.
**Marian Huhn Candidates and Seymour Recipients are non paying participants.
Advisers attend free

We are offering an incentive for chapters, for every 5 members that are registered you can bring the 6th (adult or student) free.
Register here

DOWNLOAD: North Region CSF/CJSF Conference Flyer-Registration

Information: Contact Eric Ricketts ericketts@ycusd.org with any questions.

Make checks payable to River Valley High School, with CSF in the memo.

Checks can be mailed to
CSF–River Valley High School
801 El Margarita Road
Yuba City, CA 95993

Contact Eric Ricketts ericketts@ycusd.org with any questions.

What’s included:

A light continental breakfast will be offered along with a catered lunch.
Students will receive a swag bag.
The opportunity to participate in three Amazing Workshops/Sessions.

Amazing Workshops for Students

Veterinary Workshop with live animals
CSI Blood Splatter Lab
Sports Medicine
Engineering Panel
CSF/CJSF Clubs Best Practices
Bhangra Dancing
E-Sports
Henna Tattoos
And more

Awards Activities Schedule – TBA

2024-2025 MICHELSON AWARD ESSAY CONTEST RECIPIENT – NADIA JONES

Feb 25, 2025

“Hello everyone! My name is Miss Nadia, I am in seventh grade, and my favorite color is purple.” These are the first words I ever spoke to the very first group of children I taught.”

Nadia’s essay about her long-term volunteer experience as a teacher’s assistant in musical theater classes was captivating. She made a difference to many children over those five years, and especially to one boy who was very uncomfortable socially. Her kindness and attention will remain with this boy, and many others throughout their lives.

Nadia is a senior at Hallmark Academy in Sanger, where she is a member of a newly started CSF chapter. Academic decathlon is among her favorite activities. She says “not to brag, but my team won the Division 5 National Championship, and I got first place individually.” And not unexpectedly, Nadia enjoys singing, reading, and creative writing. In the future, she plans on majoring in English and becoming either a high school English teacher or a family attorney.

CSF Michelson Award Essay Contest is open until December 22nd

Dec 2, 2024

Although community service is not required for CSF membership it is strongly encouraged. Many chapters give extra recognition for participating in service activities. If you are a CSF junior or senior who gives back to your community, please take this opportunity to tell us about it, and compete for a $1,000 award at the same time.

This essay contest honoring Glenn Michelson is a great opportunity for CSF Junior and Senior members to write about their community service activities. Your community begins with your family and spreads out from there.

To apply, students must write an essay in response to this prompt:

“Describe a volunteer experience you have had and its impact on you and your community.”

Previous Michelson Award Essay Contest winners have written about:

Serving 600 meals since 2021 at The Union Rescue Mission in DTLA and as a result created with other students a slide presentation to raise awareness and funds for URM.
Using a 3d printer which Weber used to print disinfectable, reusable masks for use during the COVID pandemic.
Planting trees throughout the community, Kylee gave personalities to the various trees that were planted as part of an experiment to see which would best survive the harsh coastal conditions.

The Michelson Award is available to all Juniors and Seniors who are members of a CSF chapter in good standing. Eligibility is NOT limited to Sealbearers.

Get all the details and submit your essay and application on https://csf-cjsf.org/csf-awards/.

2023-2024 MICHELSON AWARD ESSAY CONTEST RECIPIENT – Yuan Cheng

Feb 28, 2024

Congratulations to Yuan Cheng, the 2023-2024 recipient of the Michelson Memorial Award for her essay about serving 600 meals since 2021 at The Union Rescue Mission in DTLA and as a result created with other students a slide presentation to raise awareness and funds for URM.

Yuan is a student at Marlborogh School, Chapter 197sc, Adviser Cynthia Dominguez.

Yuan’s essay captivates the reader from the first sentence. “The first thing I see about the people in line is always their hands. There are large hands, enveloped in wrinkles and laid open in front of me like books. There are small ones, fluttering restlessly about their young owners’ sides like birds waiting to fly.”

Comments from the readers included:

“Fantastic opening which really grabs the reader. This student really seemed to have a strong impact on an immediate problem in their local community.”
“Beautiful writing… making a difference!”
“Incredibly creative and captivated me. The writer covered all of the requirements (and) did a spectacular job at explaining the relevance and impact of the community service experience.”

Her service in the community and lovely writing makes Yuan and her essay a winner.

Weber Lin is the 2022-2023 Michelson Award Recipient

Mar 7, 2023

Congratulations to Weber Lin, Arcadia High School Chapter 434.

Weber’s compelling essay began with winning a 3d printer which Weber used to print disinfectable, reusable masks for use during the COVID pandemic.
Thanks to Matthew Wong for his service as CSF chapter adviser at Arcadia High School; and to Principal Angela Dillman for supporting CSF.

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