Comcast Awards $121,000 In Scholarships To 112 Massachusetts Students

Comcast Awards $121,000 In Scholarships To 112 Massachusetts Students

Graduating High School Seniors Recognized for Academic Achievement and Community Service

BOSTON, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, today announced the 2015 recipients of 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.

Robert A. DeLeo, Speaker of the House, joined Comcast executives in awarding the scholarships at the State House earlier today. One hundred eleven of the 2015 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 - for a total of $121,000 awarded in Massachusetts this year.

"In order to build a brighter future, we must celebrate and support students who strive to improve their communities, reach their full potential and give back in a unique and personal way," said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo. "The Comcast Foundation recognizes that through civic involvement and generosity, businesses can help exceptional students become exceptional leaders. Congratulations to all of the recipients and best of luck."

"These students have not only posted strong academic results, but they have also demonstrated leadership in school activities and shared a strong commitment to community service," said Steve Hackley, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "We are proud to recognize the success and potential of such outstanding student leaders, all of whom are preparing for the next step in their educational careers."

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 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.

Local winners throughout Massachusetts have participated in a wide variety of community service activities, such as volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boy Scouts of America.

Since the program's inception, more than $22.8 million in scholarship money has been presented to more than 23,000 scholarship winners nationwide. A list of the scholarship recipients in Massachusetts is detailed below.

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--promoting service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $162 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.




2015 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients


Name Hometown High School


Alessandro Dover MA Dover-Sherborn Regional High School

Michelle

Nickolas Alger Holyoke MA Holyoke High School

Nathaniel Almeida Whitman MA Whitman Hanson Regional High School

Carina Anziani Lawrence MA Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School

Joseph Arcuri Newton MA Newton North High School

Tejasv Arya Andover MA Phillips Academy

Daniel Baldwin Southampton MA Hampshire Regional High School

Jack Bernier Duxbury MA Duxbury High School

Cory Bisbee Montgomery MA Gateway Regional High School

Erica Botelho New Bedford MA Bishop Stang High School

James Boyd Mashpee MA Mashpee High School

Emily Brady Waquoit MA Cape Cod Academy

Edward Bukirch Saugus MA Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School

Lauren Caffelle Norton MA Norton High School

Wesly Camacho-Abreu Holyoke MA William J. Dean Technical High School

Chandra Chamlagai Springfield MA Springfield Central High School

Douglas Ciampi Westminster MA Oakmont Regional High School

Matthew Cieboter Springfield MA Cathedral High School

Jeanne Conroy Walpole MA Walpole High School

Alexander Corcoran Dracut MA Dracut Senior High School

Faith Danglo Cambridge MA The Winsor School

Patricia Dias New Bedford MA New Bedford High School

Margaret Duggan Holbrook MA Avon Middle High School

Nicole Elder Attleboro MA Attleboro High School

Laura Escolero East Boston MA Fenway High School

Stefania Falvo Springfield MA Sabis International Charter School

Shayna Farmelant Watertown MA Watertown High School

Yarnely Farrell Lawrence MA Lawrence Performing & Fine Arts High School

Charmagne Flammond South Yarmouth MA Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School

Vita Franjul Hyde Park MA Boston Latin Academy

Maya FrostBrophy Arlington MA Minuteman Regional High School

Nicole Gelinas West Springfield MA Holyoke Catholic High School

Anna Gould Westford MA Westford Academy

Jameson Graham Pembroke MA Pembroke High School

Adam Graubart Hopkinton MA Hopkinton High School

Taylor Guertin South Hadley MA South Hadley High School

Varoun Gulati Newton MA Noble & Greenough School

Jacob Hangen Stow MA Nashoba Regional High School

Toni Harris Dorchester MA Another Course To College School

Dana Harris Watertown MA New England Academy

Mikal Hayden-Gates Hyde Park MA New Mission High School

Emily Houle Ware MA Ware High School

Esthel Jean Randolph MA Randolph High School

Lekwuwa Kalu Randolph MA Boston College High School

Abby Katz Methuen MA The Governor's Academy

Katherine Keller Foxboro MA Foxborough High School

Sophia Kelly Leominster MA St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School

Jenna Kennally Hudson MA Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School

Peter Kilcommons Peabody MA St. John's Preparatory School

Bryan Kiley Maynard MA Maynard High School

Samantha Kominiarek North Attleboro MA Bishop Feehan High School

Rachel Lederer Sharon MA Sharon High School

Morgan Leeber Hull MA Hull High School

Jane Lima Assonet MA Bishop Connolly High School

Rachel Little Monson MA Monson High School

Kimberly Logan South Deerfield MA Frontier Regional High School

Mia Lomasney Peabody MA Peabody Veterans Memorial High School

Katherine Lombardi Peabody MA Pope John XXIII High School

Olivia Lyon Lynn MA Classical High School

Neil MacLellan West Bridgewater MA West Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School

Mckinley Magni Southwick MA Southwick-Tolland Regional High School

Andres Magra Rivera Boston MA City On A Hill Charter School

Maribeth Mason Kingston MA Sacred Heart High School

Vejae McLean Granby MA The MacDuffie School

Marianna McNeil Boston MA Boston Day and Evening Academy

Ki-Shawn Monroe Springfield MA Putnam Vocational Technical High School

Ashley Morales-Garcia Springfield MA Springfield Expeditionary Learning School

Jomaira Moreno Chelsea MA Chelsea High School

Sara Nash Mansfield MA Mansfield High School

Aimee Nguyen Fitchburg MA Fitchburg High School

Tenzin Norphel Somerville MA Somerville High School

Iris Oliver Littleton MA Concord Academy

Alan Perez Billerica MA Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical School

Zachary Perlmutter Billerica MA Lowell Catholic High School

Rebekah Philip Rehoboth MA Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

Maria Ponte New Bedford MA Global Learning Charter Public School

Harrison Porter Cambridge MA Belmont Hill School

Jamal Powell Hyde Park MA Community Charter School of Cambridge

Hannah Pucker Newton MA Commonwealth High School

Brianna Ramirez Haverhill MA Triton High School

Hayley Reardon Marblehead MA Marblehead High School

Kimberly Reid Abington MA Abington High School

Mariangely Rodriguez Dorchester MA Boston Community Leadership Academy

Zaek Rodriguez Kelly Boston MA Excel High School

Crystal Roman Boston MA Boston Preparatory Charter Public School

Timothy Salit Seekonk MA Seekonk High School

Brian Senier Melrose MA Malden Catholic High School

Melissa Shea Littleton MA Littleton High School

Kelsey Shea Medway MA Medway High School

Zaria Smalls Rego Park NY Milton Academy

Serena Smith Montague MA Turners Fall High School

Liam Smith Edgartown MA Martha's Vineyard Regional High School

Aubrey Specht Littleton MA Academy Of Notre Dame High School

Grace Stanton Haverhill MA Haverhill High School

Eliza Statile Ipswich MA Ipswich High School

Vivian Steinbaugh Andover MA Andover High School

Jwahir Sundai Cambridge MA Cambridge Rindge And Latin School

Matthew Suprilus Dedham MA Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School

Deryn Susman Winchendon MA North Central Charter Essential School

Beza Tadess Cambridge MA Madison Park Technical Vocational High School

Yeab Tadesse West Roxbury MA Urban Science Academy

Elizabeth Taranto Brighton MA Saint Joseph Preparatory High School

Ryan Taylor Chelmsford MA Bishop Guertin High School

Gizela Thomas Somerville MA Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Taylor Thomas South Boston MA Woodward School For Girls

Kailey Tse-Harlow Boston MA Quincy Upper School

Andrea Uglietta Reading MA Reading Memorial High School

Emilio Vides-Curnen Boston MA Boston Latin School

Victoria Vreeland Windsor MA The White Oak School

Kaila Walters Peabody MA Salem Academy Charter School

Theresa Ward Brockton MA Goddard Alternative School

Jennifer Wood Dedham MA Academy Of The Pacific Rim Charter School


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