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About CSF

The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) fosters and appropriately recognizes high scholastic achievement.  Membership in the CSF, and particularly attainment of the Sealbearer status in the senior year, is an honor that is highly regarded. Mater Dei High School is proud to be chapter #496S of the California Scholarship Federation.  

Since the inception of CSF, approximately 1,400 CSF chapters and 1,200 CJSF chapters have been approved. Today’s chapters continue to foster the recognition, motivation, and education of academically talented students. Chapter memberships promote the CSF/CJSF ideal of service to their communities.

Sealbearer Status

To earn Sealbearer Status a student must be a member of CSF for 4 semesters, and 1 of the 4 semesters must be from grades earned from first semester of senior year. Sealbearers will be given a gold chord that will be worn at the graduation ceremony and a seal will be placed on their diploma. 

2023-2024 CSF Officers
 

President: Antonio Taormina

Vice President: Jessica Dang

Secretary: Savannah Montoya

Treasurer: Sofia Sepetjian

  1. You must earn a minimum of 10 points from last semesters grades.
  1. The first 4 points must be from LIST 1
  2. The first 7 points (including the four points described in point a) must be from LISTS 1 and 2.
  3. The remaining points may come from any LIST (1, 2, or 3).
  1. You must use no more than 5 courses to qualify 
  1. No CSF points are given for physical education, courses taken in lieu of physical education, subjects repeated to improve a grade, courses involving clerking and office/teaching assisting, and courses taken on a pass/fail basis.

The following courses do not qualify:

  • All Sports
  • P.E.
  • Dance Team
  • Color Guard
  • Marching Band
  • Pep Squad
  • Tall Flags
  • Driver Education
  • Office Aide/Assistant

 

4. CSF points are granted as follows:
  1. A grade of A = 3 CSF points
  2. A grade of B = 1 CSF point
  3. One additional point shall be granted for a grade of A or B in an AP, IB, or Honors course, up to a maximum of two such points per semester.
  4. A grade of C = 0 CSF points
  5. A grade of D or F in any course, even in one you cannot use to qualify, disqualifies you from membership at this time
  1. SUMMER SCHOOL GRADES DO NOT COUNT.
  2. Record of poor citizenship bars a student from CSF.

Membership dues are $7.00 for each semester.  Students who qualify and do not pay their dues are not members of CSF. 

9th grade students may join CSF after the completion of the first semester. 9th grade CJSF Students may join CSF at the beginning of the first semester, with the proper grades.

 

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