My name is Esperanza Matteucci. I was born in Sacramento, California and I attended Saint Francis Elementary. My family and I relocated to Santa Cruz County in 2013. Once here I attended Good Shepherd Catholic School. After middle school I attended Monte Vista Christian School and here I have been able to grow as a leader, student, and person. I am so thankful to my family and friends for all their support!

Esperanza was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 846 Adviser Scott Nystrom. Susan Swing is Principal at Monte Vista Christian High School in Watsonville.

Rima Makaryan is an International Baccalaureate diploma candidate at Montgomery High School. She was born in Armenia and moved to the US in 2010. Today she is interested in pursuing the protection of human rights in whatever career she chooses at Stanford University. She spends her time outside of school creating art and running her nonprofit, the Monarch Project (www.socoimm.org).

Rima 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.

I am a senior at Gilroy High School and have enjoyed being a part of CJSF and CSF all throughout middle school and high school. I have been president of the CSF club at my high school for the last two years. Aside from my interest in community service through CSF, I play the clarinet, trombone, sing in the chamber choir and am proud to be the first female drum major at Gilroy High in over 20 years. Through this leadership position, I was able to play an important role in my high school’s recovery from the Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting. I was fortunate to be selected as a student ambassador and make the trip to Gilroy’s sister city, Takko Machi, Japan. I am also the captain of the Gilroy track team and have been league champion and CCS qualifier for the last three years. I have been a member of Girl Scouts since the second grade and I recieved my Silver Award for creating a donation closet that is still running today. I am passionate about leadership and helping communities, therefore I am extremely thankful that CSF has been able to help me pursue these passions. The last months of my senior year have been spent at home due to the coronavirus quarantine, but I have been keeping a positive attitude and am learning to plan my days to maintain my academic habits and physical endurance. I have been accepted to various colleges such as Notre Dame, Cal Poly, UC Berkeley and USC to study Industrial Engineering where I can combine my love of math with a business environment.

Marcela was nominated for this prestigious award by Chapter 98 Adviser Matthew Hungerford. Martin Enriquez is Principal at Gilroy High School in the Gilroy Unified District.

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.