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CJSF | AWARDS
7th and 8th grade CJSF members
Be ready to submit award nominations/applications:
- Advisers: Chapter dues must be current through June 30, 2024.
- Look up your chapter number and your region here: https://csfcjsf.wufoo.com/reports/cjsf-active-chapters-for-advisers-lookup/
- Have the Publicity Release signed and ready to upload.
Because awards are given by region, chapter number and region MUST be correct on all Award submissions!!! Award nominations and submissions with incorrect Region and/or Chapter number risk being disqualified.
Huhn Award | DiGiovanna Award
Joanna DiGiovanna
DiGiovanna Memorial Award
In memory of long-time CJSF adviser / CSF-CJSF Board Member Joanna DiGiovanna, we are pleased to offer this award for CJSF students again this year.
ABOUT JOANNA DIGIOIVANNA
Mrs. DiGiovanna was a very dedicated teacher and CJSF adviser at Piute Middle School in Lancaster who was passionate about the CJSF members in her chapter as well as throughout California. She later served as a volunteer on the State Board of Directors for eight years as CJSF Vice President (South Central) and CJSF Registrar until her passing in June 2016.
- Students must write an essay.
- Submissions will be accepted beginning: November 1st every year.
- Application deadline: January 13th at 6pm every year.
- Chapter must be in good standing. Chapter dues must be current through June 30, 2024.
- Writing Prompt and Application Guidelines
- Publicity Release Form
- Assessment Criteria
- Awards
- Past Recipients
- Questions?
2024 Writing Prompt
To apply, students must write an essay in response to the following prompt:
CJSF prides itself on service to communities. Tell us how your service experiences impacted you, your school and community.
Use the form on page to submit essay no later than January 13th at 6pm.
Submission Guidelines:
- Sign your essay with your first name & word count. Please do not include your last name or school name in the essay.
- Typed & double-spaced.
- 600 – 800 words.
- Save your essay as a Word/doc file or PDF. (Only Word and PDF files will be accepted.)
- One entry per student.
Information you will need to provide when completing the application:
- An email address where we can contact you; please use a non-school email or your parent’s email.
- Your CJSF chapter number and region. Ask your adviser or look it up here
- Your CJSF Adviser’s name and email address.
- Your school Principal’s name and email address.
- Publicity Release form completed and signed by a parent or guardian.
Eligibility
- CJSF student members in 7th & 8th grades of chapters in good standing* are invited to submit an entry by the January 13th deadline.
*Chapter dues current through June 30, 2024.
The winning submission will be selected by the family of Joanna DiGiovanna or a selection committee comprised of California Scholarship Federation board members. The recipient(s) will be announced during the spring conferences.
There will be one award recipient in each region; each winning recipient will receive a $100 award. Additional winners may be selected, depending on the availability of funds. Announcement of winning entries will be made on March 1st.
2022-2023
2021-2022
2019-2020
- Couleene Echiverri, 2019-2020 CJSF DiGiovanna Award South Central Region Recipient
- Andrew Chung, 2019-2020 CJSF DiGiovanna Award South Region Recipient
- Dylan Churilo, 2019-2020 CJSF DiGiovanna Award North Region Recipient
- Rachel Baek, 2019-2020 CJSF DiGiovanna Award Central Coast Region Recipient
- Stefania Sesock, 2019-2020 CJSF DiGiovanna Award Central Region Recipient
If you need any assistance throughout the nomination process, please contact [email protected].
Submit Application and Essay
- The award submission form will be available below on November 1st.
- Complete your essay, save as a Word doc or PDF. Complete the application below and upload your essay document.
- Chapter number and region MUST be correct on award submissions!!! Award submissions with incorrect Region and Chapter number risk being disqualified. Ask your adviser or Click here to look up your chapter number and region.
- An email confirmation of your entry will be sent to the email address you enter on the application form. Please us a personal email address – not a school email address as many schools block outside emails to students. If you do not receive the email confirmation, contact [email protected].
Marian Huhn
The Marian Huhn Memorial Award
The Marian Huhn Memorial Award recognizes outstanding 7th & 8th grade student members of California Junior Scholarship Federation for their academic excellence and service to the school and community. In 1989, the “CJSF Honor Award” was renamed in remembrance of former CJSF Registrar Marian Huhn.
- Students must be nominated by their CJSF Adviser. Each chapter may have two nominees.
- Nominations open: November 15th every year.
- Nomination deadline: February 25th by 6pm every year.
- Nominees must participate in their region’s Huhn Workshop (view Calendar) to be considered for the financial award.
- Chapter must be in good standing. Chapter dues must be current through June 30, 2024.
Prepare to nominate – read this helpful news post: https://csf-cjsf.org/steps-to-nominate-for-the-cjsf-huhn-award/
SAMPLE HUHN NOMINATION FORM PDF – for Reference only
Advisers: ***If you need any assistance contact [email protected]***
NOTE: Your nominees will be registered automatically for the region event activities: Huhn Workshop, Student Summit, lunch and awards ceremony. The registration is free for nominees.
- Awards
- Eligibility
- Nomination Guidelines
- Assessment Criteria
- Publicity Release Form
- Preparing Files for Upload
- Submit Nomination
- Past Recipients
Five students from each region will receive a $250 award. A total of $6,250 is awarded annually to twenty five CJSF members.
Advisers of active CJSF chapters in good standing* are eligible to nominate one or two members each year.
Nominees must be in 7th or 8th grade and should be selected based on their contributions to their chapter, school, and community.
*Chapter dues current through June 30, 2023.
Nominations are submitted using the online form on this page by February 25th prior to 6pm.
NOTE: The form is password-protected. The password is published in the Fall Bulletin emailed to Advisers and in emails sent in November. If you need the password, email [email protected] and include your school name for verification. Contact [email protected] for help with the nomination form.
Materials Advisers Will Need to Make a Nomination
Nominees need to provide the advisor with parent contact information, Service & Awards document, Nominee’s Personal Statement, and signed Publicity Release form. The adviser should assemble all of the following required materials for the chapter’s nominee(s).
Be ready with all of the following materials from your student nominees before accessing the portal for submission.
- Student/parent contact information: mailing address, phone, and email
- Service & Awards (PDF or Word) – Prepare a single document (not limited to one page) with the following category headings. List items using bullet points. Include degree and length of involvement. Only list items that have occurred in 7th & 8th grade, but include previous years if activity has continued into 7th & 8th (eg. played AYSO soccer from 3rd grade to present)
- CJSF Service & Activities
- Academic Awards & Activities
- School Service & Activities
- Community Service & Activities
- Nominee’s Personal Statement (PDF or Word) – One double-spaced typed page, signed by the nominee. The Persnal Statement should give the selection committee insight into the nominee’s character, interests, hobbies, and goals for the future. Please do not include photographs.
- CJSF Adviser Letter (PDF or Word) – One page letter signed by the advisor. This lettershould help the committee to gain insight into the nominee’s intellectual and emotional maturity, reaction to criticism and disappointment, leadership capacity or organizational skills, sense of humor, integrity, concern for others, willingness to serve, and creativity. Support generalities with specific anecdotal evidence whenever possible. The committee will already be familiar with the nominee’s academic and activity records.
- Signed Publicity Release Form – Click on PUBLICITY RELEASE FORM tab to download.
***If you need any assistance contact [email protected]***
Nominations will be assessed according to the the Point Assignment Guidelines. There are fifty (50) points possible for each nominee. Members of the selection committee formed to read the Huhn Award packets will be directed to assess the uniqueness and variety of the nominee’s activities, including leadership, to assign points in the following areas:
I. List awards and activities (limit of one page for each category)
- CJSF service and activities 10
- Scholarship awards and activities [do not include transcripts] 5
- School service and activities 5
- Community service and activities 5
II. Letters (All letters MUST BE TYPED and signed.)
- CJSF Adviser 10
- Nominee’s statement 15
Recipients for each region will be announced during the spring conferences.
Publicity Release form MUST be signed and uploaded with the nomination
The nomination form requires four files to be uploaded when completing the nomination form. Only Word and PDF files are acceptable.
Please name these files as follows:
- Nominee Service & Awards: nominee_last_name-service | Example: tyler-service.pdf or Tyler-service.docx
- Nominee Personal Statement: nominee_last_name-personal | Example: tyler-personal.pdf or Tyler-personal.docx
- Nominee Adviser’s Letter of Recommendation: nominee_last_name-adviser | Example: tyler-adviser.pdf or Tyler-adviser.docx
- Nominee Publicity Release Form: nominee_last_name-release | Example: tyler-release.pdf or Tyler-release.docx
***If you need any assistance contact [email protected]***
The nomination period begins on November 15th. Advisers were sent an email with a password to submit nominations online by February 25th. If you need the password email [email protected] with your school name and chapter number.
Submit Nomination
- Get Service & Awards document, Personal Statement, and signed Publicity Release from your nominee, save as PDF files.
- Prepare Adviser Letter (PDF) .
- Read PREPARING FILES FOR UPLOAD tab and name the files appropriately.
- Complete the nomination form below and upload your the documents. The form requires a password. Check your email for the password or contact [email protected].
- Chapter number and region MUST be correct on award submissions!!! Award submissions with incorrect Region and Chapter number risk being disqualified.
Click here to look up your chapter number region. - Email addresses:
- An email confirmation of your nomination will be sent to the adviser email address you enter on the application form. If it’s not in your Inbox, check your spam/promotions folder.
- For the nominee email address, please use a parent’s or student’s personal email address – not a school email address as many schools block outside emails. We will email the nominee/parents to notify them of their nomination.
- If you do not receive the email confirmation, contact [email protected].
Nominations have closed for the 2020-2021 Huhn Award.
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
Submit Nominations
Can’t find the password? Check the Fall President’s Bulletin, or email [email protected]
