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 |
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| Name |
Hometown |
High School |
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|
Michelle |
Alessandro |
Dover |
MA |
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School |
| 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 Ryan |
Taranto Taylor |
Brighton Chelmsford |
MA MA |
Saint Joseph Preparatory High School 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 |
SOURCE Comcast Cable
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