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Attention: Parents of Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors

It is almost CSF Application Time Again!

(CSF stands for the CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION)

DID YOU KNOW......that CSF Life Members*:

will receive special recognition at the Palma High School Graduation Ceremony in June and will wear gold CSF Life Member cords along with their caps and gowns!
will also have official CSF Life Member gold seals affixed to their diplomas!
will receive membership pins at the Palma High School Academic Awards Night in May.

*In order to be classified as a Life Member, a student must acquire CSF membership status based on four of his last six semesters of high school, one of which must be as a senior. Students must reapply each and every semester for which they qualify.

YOUR SON MUST ACT SOON.......

In order to become or stay a CSF member, your son must:

be eligible**
fill out a simple application with semester grades from his Fall Semester report card and with a parent signature by the Deadline to Mr. Rawson.

The deadline to submit his application is 3:00 PM on Friday, February 8, 2008.

Applications will only be accepted in the main office. Applications must be given directly into the hands of Mr. Rawson, Mrs. Val, Mrs. Palmer, or Mrs. Tawfik.

Semester eligibility for membership is primarily based on a special CSF grade point system (not GPA) that is spelled out on the application form. The applications will be distributed to Palma students on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

If you have any questions regarding CSF, see Mr. Rawson in the Main Office.

Did your son lose his application that was/will be given to him on the Wednesday of a Membership Drive Week? Click Here to print one. Fill out the printed form and return to the main office by the deadline

CJSF

Requirements for Semester Membership:

Membership is neither automatic nor compulsory. The advisor has the responsibility of publicizing the requirements by whatever means the Adviser deem best, and the student has the responsibility of making application for membership on the approved form during the application period. Under no circumstances may retroactive membership be granted to a student who has failed to avail himself of the opportunity to apply for membership at the proper time.
Membership shall be based on scholarship and citizenship only.
Membership is granted for the semester following the one in which the qualifying grades were earned, and is for that semester only.
In order to become a member, the student must submit an application each semester the student is eligible.
Grades earned in the second semester of grade 8 shall count toward honor membership.
Maintaining academic excellence:
All grades earned the previous semester must be the equivalent of C or better.
A grade of D or F shall debar for that semester.
The academic courses shall be English, Foreign Language, Math, Reading, Religion, Science, and Social Studies, as well as other subjects which are academically oriented and which the Principal designates to be of value equal to the aforementioned subjects.
Courses listed above whose grades are established on a reduced standard do not meet the requirements as a qualifying course.
A student establishes membership by earning academic points. For membership, the number of points earned must be twice the number of academic subjects in which the student is enrolled, i.e., ten (10) points must be earned by a student enrolled in 5 (five) eligible subjects, 12 points for a student with 6 subjects, etc., with the minimum number of academic subjects being four.

CJSF semester points are calculated as follows:

A grade of "A" 3 CJSF points
A grade of "B" in honor-designated courses 2 CJSF points
A grade of "B" 1 CJSF point
A grade of "C" or "Pass" 0 CJSF points
A grade of "D" or "F" in any subject shall disqualify the student from membership for the semester.
Grades earned in summer school courses, repeated or remedial subjects, or work experience shall not count for CJSF points, but the grades in these subjects must be a C or better.
Any student who is otherwise eligible but who in the judgment of the Advisor and Principal is an unworthy citizen may be debarred from semester membership. This may affect honor membership.
Requirements for Honor membership are:
Students must earn membership for THREE semesters.
Grades earned in the second semester of grade 8, shall count toward honor membership.

Required Awards:

The official Honor Membership pin shall be awarded to Honor Members.
Honor Membership shall be indicated on the cumulative record, which is sent to the student's next school.

Optional Awards:

The official membership card may be issued to each member each semester.
The official gold seal may be placed on the certificate of promotion, which the Honor member receives upon completion of the eighth grade.
The official Honor Member medallion may be awarded to Honor Members of the chapter.

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