2023-2024 SEYMOUR AWARDS CENTRAL REGION FINALISTS

CSF Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalists
Pedro Campos-Reyes<br />
Chapter 1263<br />
El Diamante High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Pedro Campos-Reyes, Chapter 1263 – El Diamante High School
Adviser Susan McKernan
Principal Kim Nelson
Visalia Unified School District

Kyle Espinoza Denys, Chapter 888<br />
Kern Valley High School<br />
 - Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Kyle Espinoza Denys, Chapter 888 – Kern Valley High School
Adviser Erin Woodward
Principal Alan Paradise
Kern High School District

Clare Gonzales<br />
Chapter 512<br />
Redwood High School<br />
Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Clare Gonzales, Chapter 512 – Redwood High School
Adviser Nicole Vieira
Principal Brandon Gridiron
Visalia Unified

Donya Hassanshahi<br />
Chapter 512<br />
Redwood High School<br />
 - Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist<br />

Donya Hassanshahi, Chapter 512 – Redwood High School
Adviser Nicole Vieira
Principal Brandon Gridiron
Visalia Unified

Nancy Her<br />
Chapter 1227<br />
Sunnyside High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Nancy Her, Chapter 1227 – Sunnyside High School
Adviser Jose Benavides
Principal Michele Anderson
Fresno Unified School District

London Ilihani Jones<br />
Chapter 1349<br />
Mission Oak High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

London Ilihani Jones, Chapter 1349 – Mission Oak High School
Adviser Laurie Jones
Principal Isidro Carrasco
Tulare Joint Union High School Districtsell it.

Jamilyn Kalei Lewis<br />
Chapter 1320<br />
Millennium High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Jamilyn Kalei Lewis, Chapter 1320 – Millennium High School
Adviser Lauren Moore
Principal Carolyn Woods
Tracy Learning Center

Natalie Myers<br />
Chapter 1287<br />
Big Valley Christian High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Natalie Myers, Chapter 1287 – Big Valley Christian High School
Adviser Anna Poole
Principal Melissa Maher
Big Valley Christian School

Jack Nelson Chapter 1547 Sanger West High School - Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Jack Nelson, Chapter 1547 – Sanger West High School
Adviser Karla Bretado
Principal Samuel Polanco
Sanger Unified School District

Dylan Schoenbrod<br />
Chapter 1121<br />
Buchanan High School<br />
- Seymour Awards 2023-2024 Central Region Finalist

Dylan Schoenbrod, Chapter 1121 – Buchanan High School
Adviser Brook Constable
Principal Omar Hemaidan
Clovis Unified School District

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS CENTRAL REGION NOMINEES

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

Zeev Adler
Chapter 852
Ranchos Middle School
Adviser Stephanie Alarcon

Sophia Aguiar
Chapter 1219
Emilie J. Ross Middle School
Adviser Gary Grant

Samuel Ahmad
Chapter 448
Lammersville Elementary School
Adviser Keshia Stiles

Anna Allen
Chapter 976
Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell

Alexa Burciaga
Chapter 789
Livingston Middle School
Adviser Nalleli Elizalde

Cooper Bryski
Chapter 976
Wallace Middle School
Adviser Meg Hairell

Chuseng Her
Chapter 846
Cruickshank Middle School
Adviser Wendy May

Eli Lo
Chapter 846
Cruickshank Middle School
Adviser Wendy May

Krishna Karthika Valli Sure
Chapter 1170
Sebastian Questa Elementary School
Adviser Sarah Ghannadan

Siwapriyaa Vuppalanchi
Chapter 1170
Sebastian Questa Elementary School
Adviser Sarah Ghannadan

Melissa Zarco
Chapter 789
Livingston Middle School
Adviser Maria Garcia

Salim Zorba
Chapter 448
Lammersville Elementary School
Adviser Keshia Stiles

2023-2024 SEYMOUR AWARD CENTRAL COAST REGION RECIPIENT – KALANI GAVIOLA

Kalani Gaviola, Chapter 167 – Paso Robles High School
Adviser Jennifer Martinez
Principal Megan Fletcher
Paso Robles Public School District

For the past three years, Kalani has been an active member of her Paso Robles CSF chapter assisting with projects from riverbed cleanup days, to club fairs, and peer mentoring. But, where her voice is most often heard is through her school’s Newsmagazine called Crimson, where she currently serves as the editor in chief. Her leadership has led to her school’s online media being recognized as the 3rd best high school newsmagazine in the nation, and earning her a Journalist of the year for last year. Also on campus, Kalani is the ASB Student Director for the past two years, where her proudest accomplishment has been to bring to her school, and lead for the past three years, the Culture Expo, a time of laughter, food, learning and acceptance regardless of a student’s ethnicity. Other leadership roles include serving as president of the Superintendent’s Council, serving as the editor in chief of a “district highlights” magazine to advertise the school district to potential homebuyers, and a two year term as president of the Rotary International: Interact Club. Kalani has already been accepted to the UC Berkeley Regents Program, but is still awaiting acceptance from UCLA, UC San Diego and Harvard before making her final college decision. She plans to major in either English or Anthropology, and might even one day become a lawyer. Looking at her now, you might not realize it, but Kalani is obsessed with eating raw cookie dough. In fact, the first thing she does when arriving in a new town is look for stores that sell it.

2023-2024 HUHN AWARDS CENTRAL COAST REGION

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