Comcast Awards $122,000 in Scholarships to 113 Massachusetts Students
Graduating High School Seniors Recognized for Academic Achievement and Community Service
BOSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced the Massachusetts recipients of its 2010 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, awarding 112 graduating high school seniors from across the state a $1,000 college scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement and commitment to community. Also, Comcast surprised one student with a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship, named after Comcast founder Ralph Roberts, to provide an additional helping hand in paying for their college education.
"We're thrilled to award scholarships to the best and brightest high school seniors in the communities we serve," said David L. Cohen, Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation, who was in Boston to take part in the awards ceremony at the State House. "Comcast is proud to play a role in the development of our nation's future leaders and we hope these scholarships will help power their dreams along the way."
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray joined Comcast in recognizing the scholarship recipients. He said, "It is a pleasure to congratulate this outstanding group of Massachusetts students and I wish them well as they continue to pursue their education, public service and future endeavors. The Patrick-Murray Administration values the importance of education, and we're grateful that Comcast has acknowledged these successful students so generously."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools and 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 the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
"Each year, we are excited to award Leaders and Achievers scholarships to talented and deserving students in Massachusetts who demonstrate leadership in school activities and reflect a strong commitment to community service," said Steve Hackley, Senior Vice President for 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."
Since 2001, there have been over 13,300 scholarship winners receiving more than $13.4 million nationwide. In Massachusetts, 665 high school seniors have been awarded Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarships, totaling more than $670,000.
Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The program is overseen by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc., an independent firm that specializes in managing sponsored scholarship programs.
For additional information, visit www.comcast.com/scholarships. A list of the scholarship recipients in Massachusetts is attached.
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 volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. 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 Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.5 million cable customers, 16.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.9 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 content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.
2010 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients |
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Name |
High School |
Hometown |
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Gabriella Abbondanza |
Southwick-Tolland Regional High School |
Southwick, MA |
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Caitlin Bailey |
Hingham High School |
Hingham, MA |
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Matilda Banker-Johnson |
Sturgis Charter School |
Falmouth, MA |
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Megan Beliveau |
St. Mary High School |
Westfield, MA |
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Meghan Boyle |
Monson High School |
Monson, MA |
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Nicholas Braga |
Bishop Stang High School |
New Bedford, MA |
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Zachary Button |
Quaboag Regional High School |
Sturbridge, MA |
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Jennifer Celli |
St. Bernard's High School |
Leominster, MA |
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Elizabeth Chapdelaine |
Somerset High School |
Somerset, MA |
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Kathryn Chapman |
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School |
Lowell, MA |
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Peter Chase |
Phillips Exeter Academy |
Dover, MA |
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Christine Coner |
Cohasset High School |
Cohasset, MA |
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Micaela Connor |
Marian High School |
Marlborough, MA |
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Lindsay Crane |
Plymouth North High School |
Plymouth, MA |
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Carolyn Creighton |
Abington High School |
Abington, MA |
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Alan Cunningham |
St. Clement High School |
Somerville, MA |
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Jillian Dervishian |
Malden High School |
Malden, MA |
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Anshul Dhankher |
Amherst Regional High School |
Amherst, MA |
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Ronald DiTullio |
Austin Preparatory School |
Wilmington, MA |
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Kelly Duval |
Hanover High School |
Hanover, MA |
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Keith Eaton |
Narragansett Regional High School |
Templeton, MA |
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Anna Fang |
Phillips Academy |
Watertown, MA |
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Evette Franjieh |
Foxborough Regional Charter School |
Mansfield, MA |
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Jayme Giancola |
Lunenburg High School |
Lunenburg, MA |
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Tyler Gioacchini |
Classical High School |
Lynn, MA |
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Hannah Gisness |
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School |
South Hamilton, MA |
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Jonathon Glidden |
St John's Preparatory School |
Peabody, MA |
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Brendan Glynn |
Pope John XXIII High School |
South Boston, MA |
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Olivia Gross |
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School |
Vineyard Haven, MA |
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Elizabeth Henderson |
Haverhill High School |
Haverhill, MA |
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Samuel Hill |
Lynn English High School |
Lynn, MA |
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Jennifer Ho |
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School |
West Yarmouth, MA |
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Amanda Hollenbeck |
Wilmington High School |
Wilmington, MA |
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Jonathan Huang |
Randolph High School |
Randolph, MA |
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Eric Hudson |
Taunton High School |
Taunton, MA |
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Abigail Hynes-Houston |
Harwich High School |
Harwich, MA |
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Stephanie Jusino |
William J. Dean Technical High School |
Holyoke, MA |
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Julia Kantner |
Old Rochester Regional High School |
Rochester, MA |
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Heather Kapatoes |
Hopedale High School |
Hopedale, MA |
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Christopher Karras |
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School |
Harwich, MA |
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Jill Kelly |
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School |
Hanson, MA |
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Nicole Knapik |
Nipmuc Regional High School |
Mendon, MA |
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Eva Ko |
Plymouth South High School |
Plymouth, MA |
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Samuel Lathrop |
Pembroke High School |
Pembroke, MA |
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Alexandria Lattimore |
Chelmsford High School |
Chelmsford, MA |
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Amy Le |
The Winsor School |
Boston, MA |
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Edward Ledwith |
Norton High School |
Norton, MA |
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Matthew Lee |
Newton North High School |
Newton, MA |
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Jia Lei |
Excel High School |
Boston, MA |
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Ada Lin |
Boston Latin School |
Boston, MA |
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Melissa Lindsay |
Ware High School |
Ware, MA |
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Emma Long |
Gateway Regional High School |
Huntington, MA |
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Haley Mack |
Springfield Expeditionary Learning School |
Springfield, MA |
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Travis Maider |
North Middlesex Regional High School |
Townsend, MA |
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Rebecca Masterson |
Joseph Case High School |
Swansea, MA |
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Matthew McCormick |
Needham High School |
Needham, MA |
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Elizabeth McKenna |
Bishop Guertin High School |
Westford, MA |
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Stephen McQuaid |
Marlborough High School |
Marlborough, MA |
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Jamie Medeiros |
Bishop Connolly High School |
Fall River, MA |
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Nikolas Medrano |
Thayer Academy |
Roslindale, MA |
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Jocelyn Mejia |
Revere High School |
Revere, MA |
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Anna Melillo |
Ayer High School |
Townsend, MA |
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Carolyn Miller |
Leominster Senior High School |
Leominster, MA |
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Amelia Montemayor |
Pioneer Valley Christian School |
Springfield, MA |
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Michelle Mooney |
Academy of Notre Dame High School |
Milford, NH |
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Katherine Morrissey |
Gardner High School |
Gardner, MA |
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Sally Nguyen |
Newman School |
Boston, MA |
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Jeancarlos Olan |
Greenfield High School |
Greenfield, MA |
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Catherine O'Loughlin |
Cardinal Spellman High School |
Randolph, MA |
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Lauren O'Loughlin |
Hopkinton High School |
Hopkinton, MA |
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Jennifer Parsons |
Milford High School |
Milford, MA |
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Francesco Passalacqua |
Gloucester High School |
Gloucester, MA |
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Alexis Pena |
Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical School |
New Bedford, MA |
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Tyler Plante |
Blackstone Millville Regional High School |
Blackstone, MA |
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Sophia Pompilus |
Milton High School |
Milton, MA |
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Kristen Powers |
Brookline High School |
Brookline, MA |
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Jesseca Purdy |
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School |
Marlborough, MA |
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Katherine Rafuse |
Wayland High School |
Wayland, MA |
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Franchesly Rivera |
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School |
Springfield, MA |
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Lyndsay Robinson |
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School |
Tewksbury, MA |
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Alexandra Rodriguez |
Clinton Senior High School |
Clinton, MA |
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David Ruffolo |
St. Sebastian's School |
Sudbury, MA |
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Carl Rugato |
Lynnfield High School |
Lynnfield, MA |
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Jennifer Russo |
Medway High School |
Medway, MA |
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Magaly Salazar |
The English High School |
Roslindale, MA |
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Michelle Scali |
Reading Memorial High School |
Reading, MA |
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Kaitlyn Schroyer |
Longmeadow High School |
East Longmeadow, MA |
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Danielle Scipione |
Avon Middle-High School |
Avon, MA |
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Rebecca Senna |
Falmouth High School |
East Falmouth, MA |
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Gabriella Sharpe |
Milton Academy |
Milton, MA |
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Kety Silva |
Brockton High School |
Brockton, MA |
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Marina Simons |
North Reading High School |
North Reading, MA |
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Shamoore Simpson |
Cathedral High School |
Springfield, MA |
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Courtney Sine |
Dartmouth High School |
Dartmouth, MA |
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Andrew Slowick |
Holyoke Catholic High School |
West Springfield, MA |
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Sydney Southern |
Bishop Fenwick High School |
Peabody, MA |
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Angelina Spagnoli |
Leominster Center Technology Education School |
Leominster, MA |
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Elizabeth Steele |
Central Catholic High School |
Atkinson, NH |
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Samantha Steer |
Rockport High School |
Rockport, MA |
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Mirela Tadic |
Everett High School |
Everett, MA |
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Catherine Van Amburgh |
Fitchburg High School |
Fitchburg, MA |
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Anthony Vitale |
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School |
Peabody, MA |
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Abigail Warren |
Littleton High School |
Littleton, MA |
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David Russell Weiss-Irwin |
Commonwealth School |
Medford, MA |
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Hilary Wiggins |
Norwell High School |
Norwell, MA |
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Elizabeth Williams |
King Philip Regional High School |
Norfolk, MA |
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Dianna Willms |
Minuteman Regional High School |
Arlington, MA |
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Joseph Wisialko |
Westwood High School |
Westwood, MA |
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Kelly Wolohan |
Holyoke High School |
Holyoke, MA |
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Chou Yang |
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School |
North Attleboro, MA |
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Hakeem Yaya |
Urban Science Academy |
Dorchester, MA |
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Kumail Zaidi |
Match Charter Public High School |
Cambridge, MA |
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Amanda Zaniewski |
Notre Dame Academy |
Weymouth, MA |
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