The California Scholarship Federation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to recognize and encourage academic achievement and community service among middle and high school students in California. There are approximately 1500 chapters in middle school and high schools throughout the state, and each chapter is comprised of student members who meet eligibility requirements. Each chapter is led by a staff adviser.

The purpose shall be to foster high standards of scholarship, service, and citizenship on the part of students of CVHS as directly approved by the student council and indirectly by the school principal and the governing board of the Glendale Unified School District.