2021-2022 Seymour Award Finalists

Mar 5, 2022

Congratulations 2021-2022 Seymour Finalists!

Established to honor both Charles F. Seymour and his wife, Marian H. Seymour, who together supplied the inspiration and leadership which fostered the California Scholarship Federation. The Seymour Award is regarded as one of the highest scholastic honors given to high school students in the state of California. This award recognizes excellence in academics and service to school and community.

Region recipients will be chosen at region group interviews and announced after the Awards Ceremony on April 9, 2022.

CSF Seymour Awards 2021-2022 Central Finalists

Central Region

  • Madison Allan, Chapter 512, Redwood High School,
    Adviser Georgette Cheatwood, Principal Matt Shin
  • Triptaan Dhami, Chapter 157, Ripon High School,
    Adviser Marybel Reyes-Nungaray, Principal Keith Rangel
  • Tingyu Gong, Chapter 1379, Sierra Pacific High School,
    Adviser Brian Dull, Principal Darin Parson
  • Krista Gonzalez, Chapter 1227, Sunnyside High School,
    Adviser Lydia Gonzalez, Principal Michele Anderson
  • Tanvir Grewal, Chapter 895, Monache High School,
    Adviser Brandy Culver, Principal Eric Barba
  • Brenda Manyvanh, Chapter 1263, El Diamante HS,
    Adviser Jerry Perez, Principal Kim Nelson
  • Anahi Ramos Silva, Chapter 96, Porterville High School,
    Adviser Michele Patrick, Principal Jose Valdez
  • Brynlee Rasmussen, Chapter 512, Redwood High School,
    Adviser Georgette Cheatwood, Principal Matt Shin
  • Brooke Watson, Chapter 888, Kern Valley High School,
    Adviser Erin Woodward, Principal John Meyers
  • Molly Watson, Chapter 888, Kern Valley High School,
    Adviser Erin Woodward, Principal John Meyers
2021-2022 CSF Seymour Award Central Coast Region Finalists

Central Coast Region

  • Hollis Belger, Chapter 1016, Redwood High School,
    Adviser Tristan Bodle, Principal David Sondheim
  • Saurav Gandhi, Chapter 312, Santa Clara High School,
    Adviser Sara Carvalho, Principal Greg Shelby
  • Kent Goodman, Chapter 597, Redwood High School,
    Adviser Tristan Bodle, Principal David Sondheim
  • Priscilla Kim, Chapter 873, Archbishop Mitty HS,
    Adviser Janie Falcone, Principal Katherine Caputo
  • Harshita Krupadanam, Chapter 1421, Quarry Lane School,
    Adviser Shannon Harrison, Principal Candice McGraw
  • Lauren Lee, Chapter 570, Castro Valley High School,
    Adviser Kelley OHern, Principal Blaine Torpey
  • Kristine Pashin, Chapter 494, Notre Dame High School,
    Adviser Amy Huang, Principal Mary Beth Riley
  • Mackenzie Van Laar, Chapter 98, Gilroy High School,
    Adviser Matt Hungerford, Principal Greg Kapaku
  • Andrew Vuong, Chapter 762, Piedmont Hills,
    Adviser Nancy Kennett, Principal Ginny Davis
  • Aarushi Wadhwa, Chapter 743, Westmont High School,
    Adviser Joy Brawn, Principal Jason Miller
2021-2022 CSF Seymour Award North Region Finalists

North Region

  • Emma Alvarez, Chapter 168, Chico High School,
    Adviser Kris Hahn, Principal Douglas Williams
  • Alondra Garcia Sifuentes, Chapter 119, Napa High,
    Adviser Ana Andrilla, Principal Ean Ainsworth
  • Ava Hamelburg, Chapter 1210, Windsor High School,
    Adviser Julie Cordell, Principal Brian Williams
  • Eric Liu, Chapter 335, Folsom High School,
    Adviser Rachel Doller, Principal Howard Cadenhead
  • Dylan Martinelli, Chapter 1054, Downieville Jr./Sr. High,
    Adviser Niecea Freeman, Principal James Berardi
  • Gurnoor Saini, Chapter 1366, River Valley High School,
    Adviser Eric Ricketts, Principal Lee McPeak
  • Leighton Tarke, Chapter 239, Sutter Union High School,
    Adviser Janet Finitzer, Principal Ryan Robison
  • Benjamin Van Lienden, Chapter 1403, Woodland Christian School,
    Adviser Zak McGaugh, Principal LaRon Gordon
  • Natalie Vogt, Chapter 1403, Woodland Christian School,
    Adviser Zak McGaugh, Principal LaRon Gordon
  • Kendra Whitmore, Chapter 239, Sutter Union High School,
    Adviser Janet Finitzer, Principal Ryan Robison
2021-2022 CSF Seymour Award South Region Finalists

South Region

  • Lauren Angelus, Chapter 667, Sunny Hills High School,
    Adviser Hera Kwon, Principal Cathy Gach
  • Camille Dang, Chapter 1006, Gretchen Whitney High School,
    Adviser LaMonica Bryson, Principal John Briquelet
  • Sarah Dong, Chapter 1276, Westview High School,
    Adviser Diana Loo, Principal Tina Ziegler
  • TImothy Dull, Chapter 1293, Great Oak High School,
    Adviser Diana Arban, Principal Aimee Ricken
  • Emily Govea, Chapter 1313, Segerstrom High School,
    Adviser Kim Nguyen, Principal David Casper
  • Sara Habibipour, Chapter 1234, Palm Valley School,
    Adviser Susie Zachik, Principal Steve Sherman
  • Sean Lai, Chapter 799, Glen A. Wilson High School,
    Adviser Ember Arteaga, Principal Danielle Kenfield
  • Ruby Mejia, Chapter 496, Mater Dei High School,
    Adviser Gloria Guzman, Principal Frances Clare
  • Senara Subasinghe, Chapter 74, Elsinore High School,
    Adviser Felicia Asbury, Principal Robbin Hamilton
  • Cat Toung Tran, Chapter 801, Pacifica High School,
    Adviser Zsolt Girba, Principal Steve Osborne
2021-2022 CSF Seymour Award South Central Region Finalists

South Central Region

  • Earl Bumagat, Chapter 1048, Downtown Magnets High School,
    Adviser Lisha Gonzalez, Principal Sarah Usmani

  • Joshua Chandran, Chapter 106, Simi Valley High School,
    Adviser Shauna Poutre, Principal JC Baxter

  • James Christian, Chapter 1395, St. Monica Academy,
    Adviser Jacqueline Halpin, Principal Marguerite Grimm

  • Dylan Davis, Chapter 254, Nordhoff High School,
    Adviser Briana Beebe, Principal David Monson

  • Simaranjeet Kaur, Chapter 417, Bellflower High School,
    Adviser Babak Aminitehrani, Principal Michael Lundgren

  • Natalie Leon, Chapter 796, Channel Islands High School,
    Adviser Magen Anthony, Principal Marianne Ramos

  • Gelina Liobing, Chapter 796, Channel Islands High School,
    Adviser Magen Anthony, Principal Marianne Ramos

  • Alessandra Lucchesi, Chapter 254, Nordhoff High School,
    Adviser Briana Beebe, Principal David Monson

  • Edmund Shryock, Chapter 757, John Glenn High School,
    Adviser Cynthia Johnson, Principal Jennifer Padilla

  • Neev Vinchhi, Chapter 729, Ernest Righetti High School,
    Adviser Jennifer Dolan, Principal Ted Lyon

Meet the 2021-2022 Seymour Award Recipients

10+1 Steps to producing a session for the Virtual Student Leadership Conference

Oct 1, 2021

1. Decide what your chapter does especially well.

  • Sponsor a popular tutoring program at your school.
  • Use social media for an amazing online presence for your chapter.
  • Fill a need in your school or community with a service project.
  • Raise funds with a successful project.
  • Promote CSF/CJSF on your campus with an effective campaign?
  • Have a unique way of recognizing your members efforts and achievements.
  • Communicate with your membership with an easy to use system.
  • Have a knack for putting on creative events.
  • Recognize and celebrate your members with popular ceremonies.
  • Get involved on your campus.

2. Choose the title of your session.

3. Select the content you will need to convey your information. Draft your session outline and organize it to get your message across effectively.

4. How much time will you need to tell your story?

5. Will you prerecord your session or produce it live on Zoom at the conference?

6. How many people will you need to produce your session? Line up your team! Does you chapter have capable videographers? PowerPoint skills? On camera talent? Graphic artists?

7. Register your Session Proposal online at https://csf-cjsf.org/student-leadership-conference/. Deadline December 19, 2021.

8. Practice the live or to be videoed segments until it flows smoothly.

9. Put it all together and perform or play your material for a small audience and get their feedback.

10. Edit and review.

+1. Make sure to register to attend the conference at https://csf-cjsf.org/student-leadership-conference/. Deadline February 9, 2022.

Advice from CSF on AB104

Aug 25, 2021

For those chapters dealing with AB104 grade changes and how to handle these grades for CSF eligibility:

 

  • If a student earns a ‘B’ in a course and converted the grade to ‘P’ but does not have enough points to qualify for CSF, then the student may let the adviser know that the original grade was a ‘B’ with verification and use the grade for CSF eligibility with adviser discretion.
  • If a student earns a ‘C’ in a course and converted the grade to a to a ‘P’, then the student will not earn a CSF point and it will not change the outcome for the total points for CSF eligibility (same as before).
  • If a student earns a ‘D’ in a course and converted the grade to a ‘P’, they will still qualify for CSF if they have enough points with their other grades (bonus for the student).
  • If a student earns an ‘F’ in a course, this will not allow the student to qualify for CSF eligibility for the current semester (same as before).
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