COMCAST CORPORATION BOSTON, May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $105,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school year to 96 Massachusetts students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $25 million has been awarded to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.
"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service," said Tracy Pitcher, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys."
Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the State House today. Ninety five Massachusetts Leaders and Achievers recipients received $1,000 scholarships and one lucky student was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship - instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Facebook page.
A list of the scholarship recipients in Massachusetts is detailed below.
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About the Comcast Foundation:
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities--expanding digital literacy, promoting service, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
2016 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Name Hometown High School
Andrews Sherborn MA Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
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Jonathan Arizandieta Chelsea MA Northeast Metro Regional Vocational Technical School
Maria Julia Azevedo Granby MA The Macduffie School
Ibrahim Bah Boston MA Quincy Upper School
Sahana Bail Norwell MA Norwell High School
Kevin Ballen Boston MA Commonwealth High School
Jake Barefoot Upton MA Nipmuc Regional High School
Jennifer Berard Norton MA Norton High School
Julia Boyd Andover MA Phillips Academy
Kyra Bresnahan Peabody MA Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Sarah Brown Springfield MA Sabis International Charter School
DeAnna Brown Lancaster MA South Lancaster Academy
Jennifer Brown Otter River MA Sizer School
Joseph Bukuras Mansfield MA Mansfield High School
Gabrielle Caceres Sharon MA Brockton High School
Moira Callahan Ipswich MA Ipswich High School
Daniel Carneiro West Wareham MA Old Rochester Regional High School
Niah Luisa Carvalho Brockton MA Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Natalia Castillo Lawrence MA Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational School
Samantha Chen Lynn MA Pope John XXIII High School
Thomas Cleary Hanover MA Hanover High School
Jennifer Cochand Manchester MA Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School
Haley Cohen Sharon MA Norfolk County Agricultural
Stephanie Colon Holyoke MA Holyoke High School
Edeni Colon Rivera Holyoke MA William J Dean Technical High School
Maritza Coren Boston MA Boston Day and Evening Academy
Sage Couture Lawrence MA Lawrence Performing & Fine Arts High School
Bridget Curley Springfield MA Springfield Renaissance School
Anne Daly Springfield MA Cathedral High School
Meighread Dandeneau Fairhaven MA Greater New Bedford Vocational School
Zurich Deleon Lynn MA Lynn English High School
Kitzia Diaz Ashland MA Ashland High School
Minh Do Boston MA Boston Latin Academy
Kevin Doherty Topsfield MA St. John's Preparatory School
Molly Doncaster Harwich MA Monomoy Regional High School
Kirsten Doyle Raynham MA Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Tech
Ryan Dykas Taunton MA Coyle Cassidy High School
Rebecca Farias Tiverton MA Bishop Connolly High School
Liam Fitzgerald Lexington MA Lexington High School
Robert Fitzgerald Methuen MA Central Catholic High School
Erin Flajnik Arlington MA Arlington High School
Robert Giannelli Wareham MA Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School
Alexandra Gumbert Mashpee MA Mashpee High School
Nadia Hasan Gill MA Turners Fall High School
Ashley Hiller New Bedford MA Global Learning Charter Public School
Molly Houghton Edgartown MA Martha's Vineyard Regional High
Natasha Iacoviello Revere MA Revere High School
Alexis Jasmin Chester MA The White Oak School
Adelina Katzounos Lynn MA St. Mary's School
Aaron Keeling East Taunton MA West Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School
Hayen Kim Natick MA Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Savannah LaCure Hudson MA Assabet Valley Regional Tech
Marissa Lee Burlington MA Burlington High School
Amaryllis Lopez Lawrence MA Lawrence Math Science & Technology High School
Patricia Luong Malden MA Malden High School
Andrew Lussier Blackstone MA Blackstone Millville Regional High School
Olivia Marques New Bedford MA New Bedford High School
Norberto Marrero Springfield MA Putnam Vocational Technical High School
Kelsey Martin Monson MA Monson High School
Daniel Massillon Lynn MA Pingree School
Andrea Matellian Upton MA Blackstone Valley Tech High School
Abbey McGrath Attleboro MA Attleboro High School
Ryan McKeever Hanover MA Boston College High School
Brenden McMullen Bolton MA Nashoba Regional High School
Brianna Medina Framingham MA Joseph P Keefe Tech High School
John Myron Berkley MA Somerset Berkley Regional High School
Patrick Norton Melrose MA Malden Catholic High School
Benjamin Novak South Yarmouth MA Sacred Heart High School
Alyssa Nye Marblehead MA Marblehead High School
Brian O'Neill Littleton MA Littleton High School
Arlene Perez Somerville MA Somerville High School
Nathalie Perry Methuen MA Methuen High School
Amani Pierre Dorchester MA New Mission High School
Lauren Pisani Russell MA Gateway Regional High School
Emma Plourde Andover MA Andover High School
Ariel Portorreal Lawrence MA The Governor's Academy
Paxton Reed Osterville MA Cape Cod Region Vocational Tech
Margaret Reynolds Hopkinton MA Hopkinton High School
Ajhanel Rhoden Lynn MA Lynn Vocational Tech Institute
Garrett Silvia Dartmouth MA Dartmouth High School
Sarina Spolidoro Attleboro MA Foxborough Regional Charter School
Nick Sundstrom Newburyport MA Newburyport High School
Constance Tang Southwick MA Southwick-Tolland Regional High
Jaclyn Tinnirella Tyngsborough MA Tyngsborough High School
Lindsey Tobin Lynn MA Classical High School
Visnavy Vickneswaran Medford MA Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
Whitney Villagran Stoneham MA Stoneham High School
Lauren Walsh Hull MA South Shore Charter School
Destiny Ware Springfield MA High School of Science and Technology
Benjamin Waters Franklin MA Franklin High School
Heather Welty New Bedford MA Fairhaven High School
Holly Wentworth Rehoboth MA Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
Amy Wong Boston MA Boston Latin School
Zoe Xypteras Hull MA Hull High School
William Zhang Quincy MA North Quincy High School
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