Comcast Awards $173,000 in Scholarships to High School Seniors in California

Comcast Awards $173,000 in Scholarships to High School Seniors in California

Winner Recognition Ceremony to Be Held at State Capital on June 18

Comcast's 'Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program' Recognizes California Students For Leadership and Outstanding Commitment to Community Service

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT:

This year in California, Comcast is recognizing 173 young people with scholarships -- for a total of $173,000 in grants -- as part of Comcast's 2008 national Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program. Each student receives a $1,000 grant.

The scholarship winners will also be honored at a special recognition ceremony with California State Secretary of Education Jack O'Connell on Wednesday, June 18th at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Two 2008 Leaders and Achievers recipients will receive a $10,000 scholarship, presented at the event. Comcast will also give four lucky students in attendance a laptop for college. In addition, the students and their families will also receive a tour of the State Capitol and tickets to attend the Sacramento River Cats vs. Fresno Grizzlies baseball game.

ABOUT:

The Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes high school seniors for their leadership skills, positive attitude, academic achievement and various community service activities including mentoring and tutoring younger students, volunteering at hospitals and participating in relief efforts. The Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program reinforces Comcast's commitment to developing young leaders and provides them with every opportunity to achieve their goal.

In 2008, the program will grant more than $1.9 million, recognizing 1,965 students attending high schools in Comcast communities across the country. Since its inception in 2000, the program has awarded close to $10 million in college aid to more than 9,000 high school seniors.

Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program is managed by Scholarship Program Administrators-an independent, not-for-profit organization that manages corporate and corporate foundation scholarship programs. For more information on the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, visit http://www.comcast.com/scholarships.

INTERVIEWS & PHOTOS:

Interviews with students or Comcast executives, as well as photos of the students are available upon request.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: (in ascending order, by county and then by city where high school is located)

Alameda County
Albany -- Justin McKone of Albany High School
Fremont -- Thomas Matthews of Circle of Independence Learning
Fremont -- Alyssa Miyazono of American High School
Hayward -- Sandra Huerta of Hayward High School
Hayward -- Stephanie Phelan of Moreau Catholic High School
Hayward -- Rigo Lara of Mount Eden High School
Hayward -- Shaminder Singh of Tennyson High School
Livermore -- Kaitlyn Crowe of Granada High School
Livermore -- Danielle Cowgill of Livermore High School
Livermore -- Baljinnyam Dashdorj of Vineyard Alternative Education
Oakland -- Roxana Escobar of American Indian Public High School
Oakland -- Ashlie Morris of Candell's College Preparatory Academy
Oakland -- Hannah Kopp-Yates of College Preparatory School
Oakland -- Mayra Aguilar of College Preparatory and Architecture Academy
Oakland -- Christopher Evans of Dewey/Baymart Senior High School
Oakland -- Evelyn Saldana of St. Elizabeth High School
Pleasanton -- Joseph Bruno of Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton -- Samuel Correia of Foothill High School
Union City -- Hui Zhu of James Logan High School

Butte County
Chico -- Rebecca Carriere of Chico High School
Durham -- Jessica Giles of Durham High School
Gridley -- Haley Orme of Gridley Union High School

Colusa County
Colusa -- Joana Roa of Colusa High School

Contra Costa County
Antioch -- Chelsea Martell of Deer Valley High School
Concord -- Emma Thatcher of Carondelet High School
Concord -- Michael Franceschi of De La Salle High School
Concord -- Joshua Winfield of Floyd I. Marcus High School
Concord -- Gregory Hanks of Ygnacio Valley High School
Danville -- Chu Jane Hsiao of Monte Vista High School
Danville -- Kelly Skeldar of San Ramon Valley High School
El Cerrito -- Alice Che of El Cerrito Senior High School
Lafayette -- Brendan Berry of Acalanes High School
Orinda -- Kathryn Tringale of Miramonte High School
Richmond -- Karren Lastimosa of Salesian High School
San Ramon -- Xurui Yang of California High School
Walnut Creek -- Kristina Lee of Northgate High School

El Dorado County
El Dorado Hills -- Wojciech Peliks of Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills -- Kayla Tindell of Union Mine High School
Placerville -- Jena Losch of Ocean Grove Charter
Shingle Springs -- Torin Blackford of Ponderosa High School

Fresno County
Clovis -- Sydney Barnes of Buchanan High School
Clovis -- Bradley Tamura of Clovis West High School
Fresno -- Demetria Nelson of Central High School East and West Campuses
Fresno -- Lashay Massey of Edison High School
Fresno -- Charles Curry of Fresno High School
Fresno -- Martha Solis of Roosevelt High School
Fresno -- Philip Goolkasian of San Joaquin Memorial High School
Kerman -- Joshpal Aulakh of Kerman High School

Glenn County
Orland -- Mackenzie Keyawa of Orland High School
Willows -- Alex Ballew of Willows High School

Kings County
Hanford -- Haley Hanse of Hanford High School
Lemoore -- April Manaloto of Lemoore High School

Madera County
Madera -- Mona Rodriguez of Madera High School

Marin County
San Rafael -- Emma Franklin of Marin Academy
San Rafael -- Lani Chan of San Rafael High School

Mendocino County
Ukiah -- Leanne Moore of Ukiah High School

Merced County
Atwater -- Kristin Pryor of Atwater High School
Atwater -- Alexandra Quintela of Buhach Colony High School
Dos Palos -- Karen Moser of Dos Palos High School
Livingston -- Rebeka Garcia of Livingston High School
Merced -- Dylan Kenny of Golden Valley High School
Merced -- Katharine Elam of Merced High School

Monterey County
Carmel -- Kyle MacDonald of Carmel High School
Monterey -- Amber Clarke of Santa Catalina School
Monterey -- Amy Kroll of York School
Pebble Beach -- Andre Lamothe of Robert Louis Stevenson School
Salinas -- David Melena of Alisal High School
Salinas -- Yessica Cortes of Alvarez High School
Salinas -- Katherine Batti of Notre Dame High School
Salinas -- John Leach of Palma High School

Napa County
St. Helena -- Daniela Vosti of St. Helena Senior High School

Nevada County
Grass Valley -- Tera Reason of Bear River High School
Grass Valley -- Daniel Rodriguez of Nevada Union High School

Placer County
Roseville -- Alexandria Ciaraglia of Woodcreek High School
Roseville -- Jeffrey Hamilton of Oakmont High School

Sacramento County
Carmichael -- Jonathan Leopold of Jesuit High School
Carmichael -- Natalie Savage of Visions in Education
Elk Grove -- John Van Houten of Laguna Creek High School
Folsom -- Mindi Miller of Folsom High School
Galt -- Ashley Tiapon of Galt Joint Union High School
Orangevale -- Tatyana Vashchenko of Casa Roble Fundamental High School
Sacramento -- Stephanie Fung of C.K. McClatchy High School
Sacramento -- Eugene Negrete of Florin High School
Sacramento -- Michelle Igel of Natomas Charter School
Sacramento -- Mimi Vo of Sheldon High School
Sacramento -- Cindy Ezimora of Natomas High School

San Francisco County
San Francisco -- Jobelle Calimag of Balboa High School
San Francisco -- Derick Dragon of City Arts and Tech High School
San Francisco -- Amanda Chi of Cornerstone Academy
San Francisco -- Juvi Anne Bartolome of Immaculate Conception Academy
San Francisco -- Zi Peng of Lincoln High School
San Francisco -- Marielle Bautista of Mercy High School
San Francisco -- Torin Scharer of Metropolitan Arts and Technology
Academy
San Francisco -- Wanyue Zhang of Mission High School
San Francisco -- Tiffany Lee of Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School
San Francisco -- Joanna Yoda of San Francisco Waldorf

San Joaquin County
Linden -- Maurissa Kiefer of Linden High School
Lodi -- Katelyn Griffin of Lodi High School
Lodi -- Lee Kraljev of Tokay High School
Manteca -- Carlo Rosales of Manteca High School
Manteca -- Matthew Lee of Sierra High School
Stockton -- Lange Luntao of Lincoln High School
Stockton -- Phuong Dang of Middle College High School
Stockton -- Lien Truong of Ronald E. McNair High School
Stockton -- Conner Mulrooney of St. Mary's High School
Tracy -- Theresa Hoang of Tracy High School

San Mateo County
Burlingame -- Catherine Tordsen of Burlingame High School
Daly City -- Jeffrey Go of Westmoor High School
East Palo Alto -- Laura Moya of Eastside College Preparatory School
Half Moon Bay -- Alexis Chee of Half Moon Bay High School
Redwood City -- Berta Garcia of Sequoia High School
San Mateo -- Jasmine Nachtigall of Hillsdale High School
San Mateo -- Amanda Khoe of San Mateo High School

Santa Barbara County
Lompoc -- Daniel Rogers of Cabrillo High School
Los Olivos -- David Herschorn of Olive Grove High School
Santa Maria -- Taylor Breshears of Righetti High School

Santa Clara County
Campbell -- Dung Hoang of Westmont High School
Cupertino -- Ram Sachs of Monta Vista High School
Los Altos -- Mayle Magos-Diaz of Los Altos High School
Los Gatos -- Maxwell Micali of Los Gatos High School
Mountain View -- Alyson Wang of Mountain View High School
Palo Alto -- Saadiah Halil of Kehillah Jewish High School
San Jose -- Parminder Sandhu of Andrew P. Hill High School
San Jose -- Stanley Hiew of Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose -- Amanda Baker of Branham High School
San Jose -- Loraine Johnson of Christ the King Academy
San Jose -- Leticia Hunt of Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose -- Jessica Choi of Independence High School
San Jose -- Soraida Cervantes of Latino College Preparatory Academy
San Jose -- Michaela Pereira of Leigh High School
San Jose -- Alan Yanaga of Leigh High School
San Jose -- Renee Torrez of Mount Pleasant High School
San Jose -- Rebecca Lee of Notre Dame High School
San Jose -- Quyen Ngo of Piedmont Hills High School
San Jose -- Kathleen Tang of Santa Teresa High School
San Jose -- Cassandra Acosta of Silver Creek High School
San Jose -- Marcos Ceballos of Yerba Buena High School
Saratoga -- Cynthia Cho of Prospect High School
Saratoga -- Rachael Kim of Saratoga High School
Sunnyvale -- Ashok Krishna of Fremont High School

Santa Cruz County
Aptos -- Alexandra Vanni of Aptos High School
Felton -- Bijal Patel of San Lorenzo Valley High School
Santa Cruz -- Ian Magruder of Alternative Family Education
Santa Cruz -- Lauren Lindstrom of Pacific Collegiate Charter School
Santa Cruz -- Jesse Obert of Santa Cruz High School
Soquel -- Rachel Doblick of Soquel High School

Solano County
Fairfield -- Kyle Baldwin of Armijo High School
Vacaville -- Angelica Lopez of County High School
Vacaville -- Luke Tapay of Vacaville High School
Vallejo -- Devon Cunningham of North Hills Christian School
Vallejo -- Maricar Pascual of Vallejo High School

Sonoma County
Healdsburg -- Kelson Wann of Healdsburg High School
Petaluma -- Nancy Gallegos of Casa Grande Senior High School
Rhonert Park -- Samantha Frias of Rancho Cotati High School
Santa Rosa -- Rigoberto Morales of Roseland University Prep
Sebastopol -- Ariel Natale of Analy High School
Sonoma -- Nathaniel Lee of Sonoma Valley High School
Windsor -- Allison Grandi of Windsor High School

Stanislaus County
Ceres -- Monica Chipres of Ceres High School
Modesto -- Alex Parnell of Fred C. Beyer High School
Modesto -- Milan Kemp of Grace M. Davis High School
Modesto -- Lauren Berger of Modesto Christian High School
Modesto -- Kathryn Pfaff of Modesto High School
Modesto -- Logan Coats of Peter Johansen High School
Newman -- Carlee Sterling of Orestimba High School
Oakdale -- Megha Mahida of Oakdale High School
Patterson -- Lizett Ruiz of Patterson High School

Sutter County
Sutter -- Micayla Turner of Sutter High School
Yuba City -- Amberly Marler of River Valley High School

Tehama County
Corning -- Sarah Barrera of Corning High School

Tulare County
Dinuba -- Carlos Guzman of Dinuba High School

Tuolumne County
Tuolumne -- Olivia Bentley of Summerville High School

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was established by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 and is the company's chief source of charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs that work to create a positive, sustainable impact within our communities in the areas of volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $43 million to organizations in the communities that Comcast serves. More information about The Foundation and its programs is available at http://www.comcast.com/ -- click on "About," then "In the Community".

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Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

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