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Welcome to Horizon's web page for California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
and California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF)
2025-2026 CSF/CJSF Officers
President - Elaina Wong
Vice President - vacant
Treasurer - vacant
Secretary - vacant
CJSF President - vacant
CJSF Vice President - vacant
For more about officer responsibilities, check out the Officer's Guidebook
7 REASONS TO JOIN CSF 6 REASONS TO JOIN CJSF
Wondering what CSF and CJSF is? View the CSF Intro Letter or CJSF Intro Letter for more information.
MEMBERSHIP
Students must apply for semester membership, towards the CSF Life Member count, each semester and are not automatically counted without applying. See Intro Letter above for more information about becoming a CSF Life Member. Students may still participate in chapter meetings and activities during a semester in which they did not apply or qualify. The hope is they will apply/qualify the next semester.
Congratulations to the following students for qualifying for Fall 2025 Semester Membership in California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF) based on Spring 2025 grades. These names will be posted in the October Counseling Newsletter.
The application deadline has passed. The next application cycle, based on Fall 2025 grades, will have a deadline of 1/30/26 at noon.
If you previously qualified for CSF or CJSF Semester Membership at your prior school, please ask the CSF or CJSF Adviser at your prior school to email a letter stating which semesters of membership you qualified for to Melora Klusnick at mklusnick@hcs.k12.ca.us.
Students whose prior school did not have a CSF or CJSF chapter (verified here) are permitted to submit applications for past semesters for retroactive Semester Membership in order to achieve CSF Sealbearer/Life Member or CJSF Honor Member status.
Contact Melora Klusnick if you have questions about your progress towards CSF Sealbearer/Life Member status or CJSF Honor Member status.
CHAPTER MEETINGS
We encourage members to participate in chapter meetings held several times each semester, online through Zoom; however, meeting attendance is not required. For more information, contact the CSF/CJSF Adviser Melora Klusnick at mklusnick@hcs.k12.ca.us or 916-846-4703.
The next Chapter meeting will be posted soon. Zoom link and Agenda will be sent to members prior to the meeting.
For prior meeting agendas click HERE
If you miss a meeting, we record them and you can access the recordings on the meeting Agenda.
Get involved now to have your voice heard!
Leadership opportunities available
Scholarship opportunities available
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES / SERVICE PROJECTS
Past service projects have included an Earth Day/recycle event, letters written for hospitalized and foster children, a holiday giving drive, a kindness campaign, a charity walk, and volunteering at a food bank.
We are looking for CSF student leaders to take the initiative to propose and organize service projects in 2025-2026.
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FUNDRAISING
The next Panda Express Fundraiser will be November 13th, 2025! Check back for more details later.
Why participate in a CSF - Panda Express virtual fundraiser?
Participation allows your chapter to earn 10% of Panda Express net sales by your supporters from all over the U.S.
Double the reward – Benefit your chapter and the CSF/CJSF state organization!
Additional fundraisers will be posted here as needed.
AWARDS (CJSF / CSF) (click on links for more detailed information)
CJSF DiGiovanna Award- Nov 1-Jan 13 each year. Essay contest for 7th and 8th grade students only. $100 award.
CJSF Marian Huhn Award- Nov 15-Feb 25 each year- Adviser nominated (8th graders let Mrs. Klusnick know if you are interested in being nominated by approx. Jan 17/packet due to Mrs. Klusnick by approx. Jan 24). All Huhn Award nominees must attend the mandatory virtual Huhn Nominee Workshop on April 4-5.
CSF Michelson Memorial Award Essay Contest- Nov 1-Dec 22 each year. Essay contest for 11th and 12th grade students only. $1,000 award.
CSF Seymour Memorial Award- Jan 1-Feb 18 each year- Adviser nominated. Mrs. Klusnick will evaluate all seniors with Life Membership by approx. February 5th and choose up to 2 to nominate (let Mrs. Klusnick know if you are interested/packet due to Mrs. Klusnick by approx. Feb 15). All Seymour award nominees must attend the mandatory Seymour Interview. The Seymour Award is regarded as one of the highest scholastic honors given to high school students in the state of California. Each year, 50 finalists receive awards of $2,000 each, and five of these (one per region) each receive an additional $3,000 as the regional award recipient.
History of past Seymour Awards from Horizon
2025 Seymour Memorial Award- Leah Wong and Marie Lin Chao nominated from Horizon. Leah was selected as a Finalist for the North region, received a $2,000 scholarship, and moved on for an interview round but was not selected for the award. Congrats anyway!
2022 Seymour Memorial Award- Katie Huddleston was nominated from Horizon. Unfortunately, she was not selected as a Finalist.
2021 Seymour Memorial Award- Hawa Desai and Safiya Munif were nominated from Horizon. Safiya was selected as a Finalist for the North regionr, eceived a $2,000 scholarship, and moved on for an interview round but was not selected for the award. Congrats anyway!
STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (VIRTUAL)
The 5th Annual Statewide Student Leadership Conference was on February 8, 2025. Link This was a student-focused event on Zoom to share ideas, answer questions, and gain experiences involving your CSF/CJSF Chapter. All sessions were be presented virtually by students, for students, and about students! Some of our current CSF seniors, Alexandria Castro, Leah Wong, and Cheyenne Jimenez, gave a presentation about Positive Psychology and Self Esteem.
Recording link for "Positive Psychology 101: Defense Against Low Self-Esteem" Presentation / Slide deck link
Plan to attend or present next year! This is an exciting opportunity for all CSF/CJSF students to show leadership and network with other members throughout California! Students are able to present on a variety of topics.
Link to videos and PDFs from the 2023 conference HERE.
In 2021, three of our Officers (Safiya Munif, Hawa Desai, and Katie Huddleston) were part of this amazing event by presenting at the conference! Their 20 minute session called "How to Virtual" highlighted all the amazing ways our chapter has mastered virtual operations, from virtual meetings and agendas to online communication. This will be valuable to so many CSF/CJSF chapters struggling to pivot to virtual operations during Covid-19.
Recording Link for "How to Virtual" presentation
After the event the flyers that Safiya Munif created for our chapter were adopted by CSF and posted on their website! You can find them here.
Click HERE for recordings of all of the 2021 sessions
SPRING CONFERENCES
Spring 2026 information TBD
OTHER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Members interested in the Student Advisory Council can also register for more information: https://csf-cjsf.org/stay-informed/
RELATED RESOURCES /INFORMATION
Official CSF/CJSF website: https://csf-cjsf.org/
CSF Chapter Number: 1226
CJSF Chapter Number: 1326
Region: North
Adviser Name: Melora Klusnick
Adviser's Email: mklusnick@hcs.k12.ca.us
Adviser's Phone: 916-408-5299
IMPORTANT DATES
TBD- next meeting
Nov 13- Panda Express Fundraiser
Dec 22- Michelson Award Essay Contest Deadline
Jan 30 @ noon- Application deadline, based on Fall 2025 grades
Feb 7- Virtual Student Leadership Conference
Mar 28- Spring Region Awards Interviews/Ceremony & Conference @ River Valley HS in Yuba City
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