I am a senior at St. Monica Academy. I am currently Vice President of the CSF chapter at my school and am honored to be part of CSF. I have been the Religious Activities Coordinator for my school for the past two years. I also established monthly school-wide trips to Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row where students and community members hand out food, water, and other necessities to the homeless. Additionally, I am president of my school’s Pro-Life Club and have been captain of my varsity lacrosse team for all four years of high school. I am also President of Door of Hope’s Student Leadership Board (a non-profit that helps prevent homelessness). I love to hike, play lacrosse, and read. I intend to study Pre-Medicine with an emphasis in Nueroscience.

Riley was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 1395 Adviser Jacqueline Halpin. Marguerite Grimm is Principal at St Monica Academy in the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

Michelle Nguyen is a seventeen-year-old at Piedmont Hills High School located in San Jose, California. She actively lives out her passions through serving as Co-President of California Scholarship Federation, ASB Executive Treasurer, and NHS Treasurer. Also envisioned by a quest to preserve her Asian American identity and culture, Michelle Nguyen has performed the traditional lion dance as a closed-door disciple of Yun Yee Tong for over 7 years. Currently, Michelle is volunteering at the El Camino Hospital and she hopes to major in Molecular Biology to become a Clinical Lab Scientist.

Michelle was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 762 Adviser Nancy Kennett. Ginny David is Principal at Piedmont Hills High School in the East Side Union High School District.

Julia DiCicco is an International Baccalaureate diploma candidate and senior at Montgomery High School. She plans to pursue a career in neuroscience and attend a 4-year college after graduating this May. Julia spends her free time volunteering at the Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County, playing badminton, drawing, and rollerskating with her friends.

Julia was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 595 Adviser Susan Farkas. Randolph Burbank is Principal at Montgomery High School in the Santa Rosa City Schools.

Morgan is a seventeen-year-old Senior at Visions in Education’s University Prep Academy as well as an Advanced Education student at Folsom Lake College. When she is not working hard in academics, she is serving her community as Miss Central California’s Outstanding Teen through the Miss America Organization, performing in ice skating shows, and spreading the Aloha spirit through Polynesian Dance. This fall, she will be accepting her Presidential Scholarship and a position in the Honors program at the University of Nevada, Reno where she will be studying Computer Science and Engineering.

Morgan was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 1504 Adviser Stephen Huck. Jody Graf is Principal at Visions in Education in the San Juan Unified School District.

My name is Regine Santiago. I go to John Glenn High School, in Norwalk, California. At a young age, I strive to give back to my community and make a difference in this world. My passion for music has been an important factor in accomplishing this goal of mine. In the past four years, I have marched in numerous parades in hopes of entertaining people with the gift of music. One of my biggest accomplishments was being chosen as a participant in the Tournament of Roses Honor Band to march in the 2019 and 2020 Rose Parade. In addition to music, joining CSF has instilled within me the ability to lead others, to motivate my peers, and to use my voice to speak up and address certain issues that people refuse to tackle. Being a “Scholar for Service” has helped me gain confidence in my ability to create change. It has given me a sense of purpose in this world, and it has shed light on the fact that my career goal of becoming a nurse is in fact what I am meant to be!

Regine was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 757 Adviser Cynthia Johnson. Francisco Ramirez is Principal at John Glenn High School in the Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District.

My name is Edem Sedor, I live in Menifee and have attended Heritage High School for the last 4 years. I am currently 17 years old and, like lots of teenagers my age, thoroughly enjoy playing video games. I wish to pursue a career in which I design characters for video games and have been applying myself in my community so that I may achieve this goal and much more. I can’t just be good at art to get further in life so I have participated in clubs like CSF, French Honor Society, Track and Field, and volunteered at my library. I plan to use this scholarship to help cover my cost for attending UCI, and graciously thank the California Scholarship Federation for giving me the opportunity and motivation to better myself in college.

Edem was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 1402 Adviser Courtney Ziani. Erika Tejeda is Principal at Heritage High School in the Perris Union High School District.