Click here to see how many times you have joined. Posted 2/5/2024 **The Semesters listed are for that semester's grades, not when you turned in your application. (Freshman Fall would be grades from Freshman year Fall semester, Junior Spring would be grades from Junior year Spring semester.)

The enrollment period is only the first four weeks of each semester!! You must keep rejoining each semester!

**To earn the Gold Cord you must join at least four (4) semesters in the 10th-12th grade years (not counting freshman grades).

**At least one of these (4) memberships must be earned in the 12th grade with Senior grades.

{Seniors, it is possible to join both semesters of senior year, if needed. See Senior Information in the top/right column.} **Summer grades no longer count!**

You must re-join each semester!

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Community Service is recommended, but not required for membership.

Fundraising pays for the Gold Cords, the Gold Tassels, the CSF pins and the CSF Certificates. It also pays for the Senior scholarships.

Senior scholarships are awarded based on an Essay, on Community Service, and on CSF Participation (number of Memberships and Snack sales). See Senior Information.

Past Senior Scholarship recipients

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