Second semester signals re-registration for clubs

With the start of the second semester, extracurricular clubs ready themselves to regroup. The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) calls just for that. CSF applications must be picked up in the high school office from Vickey Belmont with the student’s current transcript and an application fee of five dollars are due by Jan. 21. Freshmen are now eligible to sign up and former members must re-enroll.

CSF encourages and promotes academic achievement and service toward others. It requires five hours of volunteering to be finished by the end of each semester, an almost truant free record for meetings and no grade under a C in any core classes.

Academic advisor Michelle Warkentin manages the meetings. The academic challenges the club poses prompts students to become proactive in their school and environment. It also helps gain college attention for future goals.

“I encourage students to join in order to challenge themselves academically and allow them to become involved in our school and community,” Warkentin said. “It is a way to be acknowledged for their academic achievements. Membership in CSF is also viewed in high regard by colleges and professionals and being involved allows students the opportunity to earn scholarship money for college.”

CSF president Aaron Dewolf believes the club is a great opportunity for community appreciation. Involvement in the club creates a way for positive outreach that may not always be accessible to everyone.

“It’s a service opportunity to go out into the community and do something you don’t always get a chance to do or you don’t always get the opportunity to do,” Dewolf said. “A lot of times people want to serve but they can’t find a way or they can’t fit it in with their schedules. In CSF a lot of the work is done for you and you just have to come out with a service attitude and do the rest.”

It’s a service opportunity to go out into the community and do something you don’t always get a chance to do or you don’t always get the opportunity to do. A lot of times people want to serve but they can’t find a way or they can’t fit it in with their schedules. In CSF a lot of the work is done for you and you just have to come out with a service attitude and do the rest. –Aaron Dewolf

Freshman Juliana Lozano looks forward to beginning the club for the options it provides.

“I’m planning on joining CSF because it looks nice on college applications and I like to help out with service clubs,” Lozano said. “I’m hoping to become closer to God through serving others and to become closer to other high school students.”

California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF) for the junior high will also begin meetings. Applications are due Friday, Jan. 16.

Junior high history, Leadership and Bible teacher Hallie Rojeski supervises the meetings. She feels the club uses students skills to learn experience from and learn valuable skills.

“Students learn valuable lessons about serving others through working at Stuff Mart and helping with our Candy Gram Project which includes selling and packaging the Candy Grams,” Rojeski said. “The motto for CJSF is ‘scholarship for service;’ therefore, it is hoped the students would discover the value and joy of serving others.”

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For more news, read the Jan. 7 article, Student Leadership: Prepares for winter formal.