Comcast Awards $160,000 in Scholarships to Pennsylvania High School Seniors

Comcast Awards $160,000 in Scholarships to Pennsylvania High School Seniors

Comcast Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program Recognizes Pennsylvania Students for their Academic Achievement and Community Service

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 150 Pennsylvania high school seniors $1,000 scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.

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Comcast Corporation Executive Vice President David Cohen was joined by Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak and state legislators in recognizing the students at a special event held at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg Tuesday.

Comcast also awarded Jaileene Hernandez of Palmyra Area Senior High School and Victoria Lewis of Woodland Hills Senior High School additional $5,000 Comcast Founders Scholarships -- instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation. After a prize drawing, 10 students were also given personal notebook computers to use at college.

"Recognition of student achievement is an important tool in motivating students of the Commonwealth to exceed expectations, and succeed both in the classroom and the community," Secretary Zahorchak said. "Encouraging students to be their best and give back makes Pennsylvania a brighter place. Comcast's program serves as a great model for other corporations and businesses to emulate."

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time, $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their 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 be prepared for the future, to engage youth in their communities, and to demonstrate the importance of civic involvement and its value to the business community.

Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. Since the program's inception there have been more than 13,300 scholarship winners totaling more than $13.4 million.

"Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students," Cohen said. "Comcast seeks high school seniors who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are our future leaders, and we are proud to support them with these scholarships as they embark on the next stage of their academic journey."

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's focus areas are expanding digital literacy, building tomorrow's leaders and promoting community service. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $77 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.6 million cable customers, 15.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.6 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's Eastern Division serves approximately 5.7 million residential and business customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania and employs more than 20,000 people.

2010 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners from Pennsylvania

(150 Pennsylvania high school seniors -- each student receives a $1,000 grant)

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: (by county and then by city where high school is located)

Adams
Fairfield - Ashley Moriarty of Fairfield Area High School
McSherrystown - Joshua Markle of Delone Catholic High School
York Springs - Cavet Leibensperger of Bermudian Springs High School

Allegheny
Bethel Park - Paula Valdisera of PA Learners Online Regional Cyber CS
Cheswick - Nnaemeka [Emeka] Okolo of Cheswick Christian Academy
Clairton - Donte Lewis of Clairton High School
Clairton - Zachary Virgin of Thomas Jefferson High School
Elizabeth - Thomas Chorba of Elizabeth Forward High School
Library - Katherine Schwab of South Park High School
McDonald - Kara Werkmeister of South Fayette High School
McKeesport - Amanda Bich of Serra Catholic High School
Moon Twp. - Jennifer Butschle of Moon Senior High School
Pittsburgh - Matthew Argento of Upper St. Clair High School
Pittsburgh - Emily Bobrzynski of Brentwood Junior-Senior High School
Pittsburgh - Caressa Domke of Plum Senior High School
Pittsburgh - Victoria Lewis of Woodland Hills Senior High School
Pittsburgh - Amy Miller of Carrick High School
Pittsburgh - Stacy Reader of Fox Chapel Area High School
Pittsburgh - James Silay of Northgate High School
Pittsburgh - Lequira Hutson of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Russellton - Allison Gray of Deer Lakes High School
Springdale - Brianna Werries of Springdale High School
Sewickley - Marielle Hampe of Sewickley Academy School
Wexford - Tyler Robb of North Allegheny Senior High School

Armstrong
Rural Valley - Genevieve Devivo of West Shamokin High School
Spring Church - Krista Williams of Apollo Ridge Senior High School

Beaver
Aliquippa - Amy Kerlin of Hopewell Senior High School
Ambridge - Allison Martin of Ambridge Area High School
Baden -Briana Yaccich of Quigley Catholic School
Monaca - Courtney Martin of Monaca Junior-Senior High School

Berks
Hamburg - Michelle Waldron of Hamburg Area High School
Leesport - Benjamin Nicholas of Schuylkill Valley High School
Reading - Christopher Abreu of Muhlenberg High School
Reading - Lauren Kriebel of Central Catholic High School
Reading - Diamante White of Reading High School
Shillington - Jennifer Bush of Governor Mifflin Senior High School
West Lawn - Forest Crigler of Wilson Senior High School
Wyomissing - Lauren Wennell of Wyomissing Area Junior-Senior High School

Blair
Tyrone - Brice Barrett of Tyrone Area High School

Bucks
Bensalem - William Leifholtz of Bensalem Baptist
Doylestown - Anneliese Vetter of Central Bucks East High School
Holland - Victoria Ettorre of Villa Joseph Marie
Holland - Jonathan Rosenbaum of Council Rock South High School
Perkasie - Maggie Derstine of Pennridge High School
Plumsteadville - Jeremy Whalen of Plumstead Christian
Warminster - Liz Camacho of William Tennant High School
Warminster - Jacquelyn Ungarino of Archbishop Wood

Cambria
Ebensburg - Erica Jackson of Bishop Carroll High School

Chester
Coatesville - Candiss Brooks of Coatesville Area Senior High
Downingtown - Jennifer Teears of Downingtown Senior High West Campus
Kennett Square - Jesse Kober of Unionville High School
Kennett Square - Ariadna Pedroza of Kennett High School
Oxford - Amanda Cahill of Oxford Area High School
Phoenixville - Alexander Kray of Phoenixville Area High School
West Chester - John Bender of West Chester Bayard Rustin High School
West Chester - Jared Bohrer of B. Reed Henderson High School
West Chester - Emily Nacey of West Chester East High School
West Grove - Alycia Boggs of Avon Grove High School

Centre
Bellefonte - Kayla Schnars of Bellefonte Area High School

Clarion
Clarion - Skyler Ganoe of Clarion Area High School

Clinton
Mill Hall - Erin Schlesinger of Central Mountain High School
Renovo - Rebecca Grenell of Bucktail High School

Cumberland
Boiling Springs - Brendan Van Gorder of Boiling Springs High School
Camp Hill - Hannah Bingham of Camp Hill High School
Camp Hill - James Culp of Trinity High School
Carlisle - Chloe Strader of Carlisle Area High School
Mechanicsburg - Joseph Hines of Mechanicsburg Area Sr. High School
Newville - Samantha McCulloch of Big Spring High School
Shiremanstown - Anna Gaudio of Bible Baptist School
Wormleysburg - Sophie Stone of Harrisburg Academy

Dauphin
Elizabethville - Morgan Klinger of Upper Dauphin Area High School
Hershey - Michael Englund-Krieger of Hershey High School
Hummelstown - Chase Harmon of Lower Dauphin Senior High School
Millersburg - Briana Zeager of Millersburg Area High School
Steelton - Bradin Carter of Steelton-Highspire Junior-Senior High School

Delaware
Boothwyn - Melissa Barrow of Chichester High School
Glen Mills - Molly Cannon of Garnet Valley High School
Media - Lindsay Gaskins of Penncrest High School
Radnor - Rebecca Nussbaum of Radnor High School
Radnor - Scott Staffi of Archbishop Carroll High School

Franklin
Chambersburg - Sarah Moore of Chambersburg Area High School
Waynesboro - Josh Keilholtz of Waynesboro Senior High School
Willow Hill - Taylor Hockenberry of Fannett-Metal Senior High School

Greene
Waynesburg - Martin Brown of Waynesburg Central High School

Indiana
Blairsville - Victoria Stipcak of Blairsville Senior High School
Homer City - Danielle Clifford of Homer Center Junior-Senior High School

Jefferson
Punxsutawney - Emily Graffius of Punxsutawney High School

Lackawanna
Clarks Summit - Kody Pasqualichio of Abington Heights High School
Dunmore - Anna Chiumento of Holy Cross High School

Lancaster
Kinzers - Rachel Aleardi of Pequea Valley High School
Lancaster - Emily Thren of Manheim Township High School
Landisville - Carlie Wetzel of Hempfield Senior High School
Manheim - Robert Iosue of Manheim Central Senior High School
Millersville - Grant Elledge of Penn Manor High School
Mount Joy - Nicole Persun of Donegal High School
Quarryville - Andrew Ausel of Solanco High School

Lawrence
Bessemer - Olivia Kamicker of Mohawk High School
New Castle - Spenser Rapone of New Castle Senior High School

Lebanon
Annville - Bethany Fies of Annville-Cleona Secondary School
Lebanon - Tai Nguyen of Lebanon High School
Lebanon - Hannah Woodward of Lebanon Catholic High School
Myerstown - Megan Leppo of Elco High School
Palmyra- Jaileene Hernandez of Palmyra Area Senior High School

Luzerne
Jermyn - Leah Virbitsky of Lakeland Junior-Senior High School

Lycoming
Williamsport - Adam Bahr of St. John Neumann Regional Academy
Muncy - Chelsea Monroe of Muncy Junior-Senior High School

Montgomery
Abington - Alix Joy of Abington Senior High School
Jenkintown - Carolyn Smith of Jenkintown High School
Lansdale - Cassie Doheny of Lansdale Catholic High School
Pennsburg - Katelynn Ondek of Upper Perkiomen High School
Pottstown - Clayton Carr of Owen J. Roberts High School
Pottstown - Elizabeth Lester of Pottsgrove Senior High School
Royersford - Suzanne Johnson of Spring Ford High School

Philadelphia
Philadelphia - Persia Abdullah of Carver High School Eng. & Sci.
Philadelphia - Breanna Campbell of Motivation High School

Philadelphia - Tiffany Diaz of Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School

Philadelphia - Regina Eife of Franklin Towne Charter High School
Philadelphia - Samantha Forgas of Philadelphia Academy Charter School
Philadelphia - Maurice Jackson of Freire Charter School
Philadelphia - Kelsey Konrad of St. Hubert High School
Philadelphia - Tha Kry of Multicultural Academy Charter School
Philadelphia - Jacky Lee of Roman Catholic High School
Philadelphia - Joseph Madsen of St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Philadelphia - Alexandra Maimone of Nazareth Academy High School

Philadelphia - Christina Pierandozzi of Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School

Philadelphia - Liana Taylor of West Philadelphia Catholic High School
Philadelphia - Christopher Weidner of Father Judge High School
Philadelphia - Danielle Williams of Masterman School

Schulykill
Minersville - Samantha Ebert of Minersville Area Junior-Senior High School
Schuylkill Haven - Tyler Rauenzahn of Blue Mountain High School

Somerset
Meyersdale - Beth Walker of Meyersdale High School
Rockwood - Mitchell Pletcher of Rockwood High School

Washington
Charleroi - Janice Camut of Charleroi Area High School
Houston - Julia Nicotra of Chartiers-Houston Junior -Senior High School
Monongahela - Madison Baxter of Ringgold High School
Washington - Jaclyn Wilson of Washington High School

Westmoreland
Derry - Johnathan Norris of Derry Area Senior High School
Greensburg - Paige Harrold-Smith of Greensburg-Salem High School
Greensburg - Jessica Miller of Hempfield Area High School
Jeannette - Chelsea Watson of Jeannette Senior High School
Lower Burrell - Natalie Gearhart of Burrell Senior High School
Monessen - Matthew Metzger of Monessen Middle & Senior High School
New Kensington - Martin Mandak of Valley High School
North Huntingdon - Cadeara Lindenfelser of Norwin Senior High School
Saltsburg - Christine Pascoe of Saltsburg Junior-Senior High School
Vandergrift - Lucy Montgomery of Kiski Area High School

York
Dallastown - Ashley Reeder of Dallastown Area Senior High School
Hanover - Brynn Seidenstricker of South Western Senior High School
Spring Grove - Corey Robert of Spring Grove Area Senior High School
Wrightsville - Kirsten Robinette of Eastern York High School

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