BOSTON, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, today announced the 2011 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program.
"Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students," said Charisse R. Lille, Vice President, Community Investment, Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation. "Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are our future leaders and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success."
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 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 mentoring and coaching younger students, volunteering at hospitals and participating in local blood, food and clothing drives.
"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."
One $10,000 Comcast Founder Scholarship will be awarded to a student recipient during the recognition ceremony. Since the program's inception there have been over 18,000 scholarship winners totaling more than $18 million.
Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors, and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The program is managed by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS) - 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 has three community investment priorities - promoting community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $90 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.
2011 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients | |||
Name | High School | Hometown | |
Odalis Amparo | Holyoke High School | Holyoke, MA | |
Sydney Bache | Marian High School | Holliston, MA | |
Matthew Baker | Gateway Regional High School | Middlefield, MA | |
Gianna Balasco | Hopedale Junior-Senior High School | Hopedale, MA | |
Murylo Batista | Sturgis Charter School | Mashpee, MA | |
Kelsey Benoit | Westfield Vocational Technical High School | Springfield, MA | |
Lindsey Bergh | Cape Cod Academy | North Chatham, MA | |
Raymani Bernard | New Mission High School | Mattapan, MA | |
Alyssa Bickoff | Gann Academy | Brookline, MA | |
Norma Bliss | Leominster Center for Technical Education | Leominster, MA | |
Elizabeth Bourget | Chatham High School | South Chatham, MA | |
Angelique Bouthot | Gardner High School | Gardner, MA | |
Nichole Broden | Lunenburg High School | Lunenburg, MA | |
Nathan Bryant | Andover High School | Andover, MA | |
Nicholas Campolongo | Pioneer Valley Christian School | Rockville, CT | |
Sidney Chiang | Milton Academy | Hopkinton, MA | |
Michael Chicoine | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School | Bridgewater, MA | |
Tiffany Chow | Westford Academy | Westford, MA | |
Vanneyra Chum | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School | Lowell, MA | |
Janelle Clarke | Springfield Expeditionary Learning School | Springfield, MA | |
Chelcie Claude | Woburn High School | Woburn, MA | |
Lauren Cole | Wilmington High School | Wilmington, MA | |
Thomas Coltman | Reading Memorial High School | Reading, MA | |
Kevin Conlon | Weymouth High School | Weymouth, MA | |
Cameron Cousineau | Ware High School | Ware, MA | |
Sebastian Cruz | Arlington Catholic High School | Stoneham, MA | |
Samantha DeJesus | Fenway High School | Roslindale, MA | |
Evangeline Delgado | Walnut Hill School For The Arts | Natick, MA | |
Brendan Diniz | Joseph Case High School | Swansea, MA | |
Patrick Doherty | Chelmsford High School | Chelmsford, MA | |
Tyler Dumont | Lowell Catholic High School | Dracut, MA | |
Madeleine Duncan | Georgetown High School | Georgetown, MA | |
Marie Elianor | Fitchburg High School | Fitchburg, MA | |
Emily Estelle | Oakmont Regional High School | Westminster, MA | |
Benjamin Ewald | North Central Charter Essential School | Ashby, MA | |
Andrew Felker | Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical School | Berkley, MA | |
Sean Fernald | Thayer Academy | Braintree, MA | |
Alex Fortier | Narragansett Regional High School | Lunenburg, MA | |
Andrea Gendron | Hopkinton High School | Hopkinton, MA | |
Heather Grove | Franklin High School | Franklin, MA | |
Hannah Harrington | Bishop Stang High School | Little Compton, RI | |
Shawna Henry | Lynn English High School | Lynn, MA | |
Shana Hilario | B M C Durfee High School | Fall River, MA | |
Kathryn Hodgkins | Commonwealth School | Brookline, MA | |
Taylor Hunt | Millis High School | Millis, MA | |
Emily Iannarilli | Montrose School | Framingham, MA | |
Valerie Johnson | Carver High School | Carver, MA | |
Nolanii Karakashian | Amherst Regional High School | Amherst, MA | |
Liam Kelly | Sacred Heart High School | Carver, MA | |
Caroline Kern | Pentucket Regional Senior High School | Merrimac, MA | |
Matt Knight | Amesbury High School | Amesbury, MA | |
Catherine Laraia | Apponequet Regional High School | Lakeville, MA | |
Bridget Lawson | Norwell High School | Norwell, MA | |
Brooke Levine | Ashland High School | Ashland, MA | |
Zhi Hao Li | Needham High School | Needham, MA | |
Sandy Liang | Boston Latin School | Brighton, MA | |
Max Lu | East Longmeadow High School | East Longmeadow | |
Victoria Maleno | Greenfield High School | Greenfield, MA | |
Allison Manning | Blackstone Millville Regional High School | Blackstone, MA | |
Brooke Marchewka | Masconomet Regional High School | Topsfield, MA | |
Amber Marino | Trinity Christian Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | |
Cara Matarazzo | Pope John XXIII High School | Medford, MA | |
Jessica McCurry | Somerset High School | Somerset, MA | |
Waylan McGillis | Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School | West Yarmouth, MA | |
Taylor McMahon | Peabody Veterans Memorial High School | Peabody, MA | |
Katelyn Metzger | Monson High School | Monson, MA | |
Leann Mitrano | Saint Clement High School | Somerville, MA | |
Eric Muench | Medway High School | Medway, MA | |
Emma Mulvaney | South Hadley High School | South Hadley, MA | |
Jamie Neelon | Barnstable High School | Marstons Mills, MA | |
Sarah Newell | Springfield Central High School | Springfield, MA | |
Kelly Niland | Nipmuc Regional High School | Upton, MA | |
Andrew Oberlander | Falmouth High School | East Falmouth, MA | |
Kelsey O'Brien | Turners Falls High School | Montague, MA | |
Kaitlynn O'Leary | Notre Dame Academy | Weymouth, MA | |
Elizabeth Parks | Triton High School | Byfield, MA | |
Arpita Patel | Marlborough High School | Marlborough, MA | |
Yen Pham | Chelsea High School | Chelsea, MA | |
Katherine Phelan | Milton High School | Milton, MA | |
Richard Porfilio | Agawam High School | Agawam, MA | |
Erika Prince | Plymouth North High School | Plymouth, MA | |
Philip Rapoza-Rosario | Central Catholic High School | Methuen, MA | |
Ashley Ripolone | The White Oak School | Agawam, MA | |
Meaghan Rondeau | Lynnfield High School | Lynnfield, MA | |
Emily Roseman | Old Rochester Regional High School | Rochester, MA | |
Shane Ryan | Burlington High School | Burlington, MA | |
Samantha Saggese | Malden High School | Malden, MA | |
Jennifer Salit | Seekonk High School | Seekonk, MA | |
Elizabeth Saville | Rockport High School | Rockport, MA | |
Audra Schlehuber | Norton High School | Norton, MA | |
Luke Schofield | Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School | New Bedford, MA | |
Megan Sideropoulos | Abington High School | Abington, MA | |
Hayley Stebbings | Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School | Rehoboth, MA | |
Kimberly Striglio | Hull High School | Hull, MA | |
Meghan Sullivan | Cathedral High School | Springfield, MA | |
Rafelina Taveras | Performing & Fine Arts High School | Lawrence, MA | |
Courtney Teixeira | Dartmouth High School | Dartmouth, MA | |
Anastasia Thibodeau | Martha's Vineyard Regional High School | Vineyard Haven, MA | |
Amanda Thomas | Westwood High School | Westwood, MA | |
Ashley Toland | Tewksbury Memorial High School | Tewksbury, MA | |
Emily Toomey | Cohasset High School | Cohasset, MA | |
Dat Tran | Excel High School | Boston, MA | |
Rachel Urquhart | Oliver Ames High School | South Easton, MA | |
David VanValkenburgh | Frontier Regional High School | Florence, MA | |
Morgan Vermette | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School | West Yarmouth, MA | |
Casey Walker | Duxbury High School | Duxbury, MA | |
Kayleen Whall | Foxborough High School | Foxborough, MA | |
Anne Whitehouse | Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School | Tewksbury, MA | |
Meredith Williams | Mystic Valley Regional Charter School | Peabody, MA | |
Sabrina Zikianda | Pingree School | Lynn, MA | |
Molly Zuk | Stoughton High School | Stoughton, MA | |
Greta Zukauskaite | Brockton High School | Brockton, MA | |
SOURCE Comcast Cable
