SOUTH GATE YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING: SCHOLASTIC
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This webpage is dedicated to the South Gate Youth Football Player and the Cheerleader student-athlete. The SGYF Program is commited to education and rewarding its student-athletes for their academic achievements throughout the season. The SGYF SCHOLASTIC RECOGNITION and ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM is written into our By-Laws and copied into our Player and Cheerleader Handbooks.
JOHN C. ASTON, SGYF Scholastic Director
"The SGYF organization is commited to the student-athlete and the promotion of academic achievement. Thus, in 1994, the organization designed its Scholastic Recognition and Academic Support Program. This program shall continue to develop with each New Year and shall be supervised by a Scholastic Director, an elected position on the Board of Directors. The goal and objective of this Program is to provide encouragement for academics and to keep the student-athlete [players and cheerleaders] interested and successful in school."
Shining Star by Earth Wind and Fire
Thursday, June 26
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2008 OCJAAF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Awarded to one of our own...
KRISTINE SOLORZANO
Kristine is the daughter of Mario and Elizabeth Solorzano. She will graduate from Santa Fe Springs High School. Kristine cheered for 5 years, from 1998 through 2002, with the South Gate Chapter.
Kristine has earned a 3.1 GPA with a weighted GPA of 3.3. Her curriculum included 3 Advanced Placement (AP) classes and 8 Honor Classes. She has been active with the Academic Mentor and Link Crew organizations that focus on helping the Freshman class.
She was on the cheerleading team for 4 years, the last 2 as captain. She was on the swim team for a year. She participated in the school's "Every 15 Minutes" program where the theme is anti-drinking and driving. She has volunteered her time with the March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon and the Salvation Army Adppt a Family Programs. She was an OCJAAF cheer trainer for 3 years.
Kristine will be attending California State University at Long Beach in the Fall. She will major in business and her goal is to be an entrepreneur.
Congratulations Kristine, we're so proud of you and wish you continued success in your educational goals!
Monday, December 17
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2007 SCHOLAR ATHLETES
It is our pleasure to give recognition to the hard-working players and cheerleaders in our program who have demonstrated sound academic achievement throughout our 2007 season. We are proud of their accomplishments and wish them continued success in the classroom and in their future.
OCJAAF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
These recipients were recognized at a special ceremony at the All Conference Games of 2007. The following SGYF recipients qualified for this special OCJAAF recognition because they maintained the "highest" GPA throughout the entire season (August-November). Congratulations to:
GOLD RAM STUDENT-ATHLETES 2007RENE FLORES-Future League
HEYSI FLORES-Junior Clinic
JULIO TORRES-Junior Clinic
SERGIO YEPES-Clinic
ALYSSA VASQUEZ-Pee Wee
RENE FLORES, Future League, GPA 3.83
JOSE ANGUIANO, Future League, GPA 3.60
JOSEPH SALAZAR, Future League, GPA 3.50
MIGUEL MOSQUEDA, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.93
EDGAR MOSQUEDA, JR., Junior Clinic, GPA 3.87
ISRAEL QUIROZ, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.87
JULIO TORRES, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.65
LESLIE ANGUIANO, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.57
ALYSSA VASQUEZ, Pee Wee, GPA 3.95
TERESSA RIOS-GOMEZ, Pee Wee, GPA 3.52
VANESSA CABRERA, Junior Midget, GPA 3.67
BRENDA MELENDEZ, Junior Midget, GPA 3.53
STEVE IBARRA, Future League, GPA 3.20
MICHAEL SOLORZANO, Future eague, GPA 2.97
JAVIER REAL, Future League, GPA 2.93
CARLOS SANCHEZ, Future League, GPA 2.93
BENJAMIN NAVARRO, Future League, GPA 2.87
BRIANA CASTELLANOS, Future League, GPA 3.00
BEYONCEE GARCIA, Future League, GPA 3.00
LUIS TORRES, III, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.48
ANTHONY TORRES, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.40
STEVEN BARRAGAN, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.33
MATTHEW GARDEA, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.33
ARNULFO SERRANO, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.33
DANIEL GARCIA, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.00
SAGE CARREON, Junior Clinic, GPA 2.90
JONATHAN PADILLA, Junior Clinic, GPA 2.80
HEYSI FLORES, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.33
BRIANNA CERVANTES, Junior Clinic, GPA 3.00
AILEEN CASTELLANOS, Pee Wee, GPA 3.22
SARA ACOSTA, Pee Wee, GPA 3.17
MICHELLE VILLANUEVA, Pee Wee, GPA 3.10
YARESLY LOPEZ, Pee Wee, GPA 3.02
GISSEL SAENZ, Pee Wee, GPA 3.00
MAYRA MONTERO, Junior Midget, GPA 3.47
JACQUELYN CAMARENA, Junior Midget, GPA 3.33
VIVIANA BRARAMONTES, Junior Midget, GPA 3.09
MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Future League, GPA 2.70
MATTHEW MORALES, Future League, GPA 2.63
MIGUEL GUERRERO, Future League, GPA 2.54
ARIANA ROMERO, Future League, GPA 2.67
PEDRO CERROS, Junior Clinic, GPA 2.67
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PARENTS:
We recognize the importance we must place on school and academics. Because we are an "extracurricular" program---something outside of school---we know that we must encourage and motivate our players and cheerleaders to maintain a "sound scholastic" record throughout our season together. The SGYF Program is designed to include scholastic recognition and rewards to its player-cheerleader athletes. Your child could be the recipient of scholastic patches, stickers, plaques, and other rewards of recognition we have planned and budgeted for.
How does my child participate? We ask that every player and cheerleader provide a monthly report on grades. Initially, at registration, we ask for a copy of your child's most recent report card. For each month thereafter, you will receive a form that you must sign and provide to your child's teacher to notify us of their current academic status. The first Wednesday of each month, beginning August, we will gather our teams together on the football field to give recognition and rewards to our student athletes. Players and cheerleaders who participate will be eligible for a free raffle to win great school-related prizes. Finally, at our year-end awards ceremony (December), we will recognize the player and cheerleader from each team with the highest GPA with an OCJAAF Scholastic Plaque, to be also named on the OCJAAF All American Scholastic Team.
This program does not work without your help and support to provide us your child's academic records. Good or bad, we want to start somewhere and to encourage our players and cheerleaders to stay motivated in school and to obtain scholastic achievement.
We look forward to our season together in 2008!
JOHN C. ASTON
SGYF Scholastic Director 2008
"Keep up the good work in the classroom---it will open doors of opportunity in your future!"---L. Gonzalez, SGYF PresidentJOHN C. ASTON
Scholastic Director
Sunday, February 18
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From the Desk of...
Bill Alford,
OCJAAF Scholarship Director
"OCJAAF initiated the Scholarship Program so that our youth will be encouraged to perform well on the football field and more importantly to perform well in the classroom. By the organization investing more people, time and money toward the student side of our student-athlete, we will be helping our young people to be better prepared as they enter high school, college, and ultimately the workforce."
"While in our youth program our greatest importance is to challenge the youth to make them well-rounded and assets to society. We must take the challenge to encourage our youth to keep their grades up, maintain high classroom attendance, and to get involved in school and community activities. They will carry this foundation throughout their lives."
"In OCJAAF there is the commitment to ENCOURAGE SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE. The leadership of the OCJAAF staff and the executive council is encouraging everyone to put their support behind this noble cause."
2006 ALL AMERICAN ACADEMIC TEAM
See South Gate Recipients...