Complex sentence: Admitted students are designated "California Arts Scholars", honored throughout the state's fifty-eight counties, and awarded a Governor's Medallion, the highest distinction in California for artistically talented students.
Split into simpler sentences: Admitted students are designated "California Arts Scholars", honored throughout the state's fifty-eight counties. Upon completion of the program, the students are awarded a Governor's Medallion, the highest distinction in California for artistically talented students.