Potential CSF officers learn the tricks of the trade

Felix Pu, president of DHS’ California Scholarship Federation (CSF), a community service club, welcomed the crowd of students filing into CSF adviser Fern O’Brien’s classroom, arriving for an informational meeting regarding becoming the next round of CSF officers.

The meeting took place on March 23, and all students present decided to run for an officer position at the next CSF club meeting on March 30. Members of the club will vote on who they believe will best fill the open positions and live up to what is expected of them as leaders of the club and community.

“We look for dedication and commitment to associated work [in potential officers]…People that have time and time management skills,” Pu said.

CSF has four open positions: public relations officer, secretary, and two project coordinators. Three officers are returning to their posts for the 2012-2013 year, filling the positions of president, vice president, and public relations.

Each officer position has unique and essential tasks to complete throughout the year, meaning officers selected must be responsible and have the time to commit to CSF.

Public relations officers update the CSF Facebook group and send out emails to club members. Secretary makes sure deadlines for events are met, club forms are filled out, community service hours sheets are distributed to the students in the club, and is familiar with the application process to become a member of the club. Project coordinators find projects within the community and create project sign-up sheets for each meeting. All officers are required to attend every meeting.

However, there will be competition to obtain an officer position. Three club members are running for the public relations position, five for project coordinator, and two for secretary.

“I want to be more actively involved in community service and CSF,” said Amanda Glazer, a sophomore running for secretary.

Sophomore Margaret Lawson feels the same way.

“I want to make a positive impact on my school and my club,” Lawson said.

CSF club members will vote for their preferred officers on March 30, and the elected students will begin to fulfill their new CSF duties the coming semester.

“There’s a lot of behind the scenes work and it’s the officers job to get that done,” Pu said.