Throughout high school, Ekansh engaged his interests in philanthropy through actively participating in Dublin High’s CSF. First serving as Treasurer, then President, and now President of Internal Affairs, Ekansh feels incredibly grateful to have been able to work with his board to create hundred of volunteering events for his chapter. Ekansh feels humbled knowing that the culmination of all these small actions have helped many local and global efforts.
Outside of his philanthropy pursuits, Ekansh has strong interests in STEM, entrepreneurship, and medicine. Other activities Ekansh has been involved in include serving as the chairman of his local youth council, managing his own non-profit organization, creating robots for the Special Olympics, and researching economical solutions to predict the progression of cardiovascular illnesses.
In his free time, Ekansh enjoys taking apart anything he can put his hands on, photography, playing guitar, and spending time with family and friends in the outdoors.

Ekansh was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 901 Adviser Kim Halkett. Maureen Byrne is Principal at Dublin High School in the Dublin Unified District.

Sanaa Abdulkarim was presented as her school’s Student Ambassador during her senior year. She represented her high school at district events. She stated that “It has been a pleasure to be the face of my high school and to be able to represent my fellow peers”.

Sanaa will be attending a University of California during the Fall of 2020 and majoring in biomedical sciences. She explains how it has been an honor receiving the CSF Seymour Award because it displays her hard work and leadership in the community.

Sanaa was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 690 Adviser Gail Smith. Daphne Hammer is Principal at Magnolia High School in the Anaheim Union High School District.

I’m Lindsay Sandy, a senior at Folsom High School and I have been a part of my school’s CSF club all throughout my high school years! I am currently Vice President of Service. My largest roles within CSF have been being Can Food Drive committee head and Murer House Co-President! CSF has been a great way for me to not only get involved in my school, but also get experience as a leader. In my free time I like to play soccer, workout, and cook new foods! Next year I plan to attend George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon where I will play soccer and study Pre-Med. I have the ultimate goal of becoming an OB/GYN!

Lindsay was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 335 Adviser Geraldine VIllero. Howard Cadenhead is Principal at Folsom High School in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

Hey! My name is Sara Sandri and I feel so honored to be one of the students selected for the CSF Seymour scholarship. I really love serving my community in various ways including: volunteering at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, teaching kids art, and visiting my local nursing home. I even got to travel to India! I’m so excited to meet all of you (at some point in time) and get to know more about your passions!

Sara was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 873 Adviser Janie Falcone. Kate Caputo is Principal at Archbishop Mitty High School in the San Jose Diocesan Catholic High School.

I am Yaquelin Villasenor, a student who has been very committed in serving the community here in Porterville, California. As a senior at Granite Hills High School, I’ve been very involved with extracurriculars in town as well as plenty of clubs on campus. Being a first generation migrant Hispanic student, I am very culturally oriented which has reflected upon the activities I associate with, such as leading the reinstatement of M.E.Ch.A. as club president on campus after years of dormancy. Not only are my culture and community important to me, but so are my academics and family. I strive to achieve all my academic goals to fulfill my parents dreams that they never had the opportunity to accomplish in order to give my brother and I a better future. After years of field work for both my parents and I, their exhaustion is obvious to both of us so it’s my turn to pay their sacrifices back by putting my mind to achieve my personal and academic goals. With this being said, I plan to venture off into college to passionately pursue a career as a Physician’s Assistant or dermatologist only to come back afterwards to work within my community.

Yaquelin was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 1212 Adviser Stacy Vehrs. Apolinar Marroquin is Principal at Granite High School in the Porterville Unified School District.

Veda Yaguda attends Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo. Veda enjoys playing basketball and participating in Mock Trial, and this year had the opportunity to be captain of both teams. In her spare time, Veda enjoys working at her family’s business, hiking, and adventuring! She is planning on attending Wake Forest University in North Carolina in the fall to pursue her love of all things outdoors.

Veda was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 1056 Adviser Wm Brock Thoene. Mike Susank is Principal at Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in the Diocese of Monterey.