Comcast Awards $184,000 in Scholarships to Pennsylvania High School Seniors

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 174 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 officials were joined by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and state legislators in recognizing the students at a special event held Tuesday at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.

Comcast also awarded LaQuinn Thompson from William Penn Senior High School in York a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship -- 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.  

"We congratulate these students not only for their achievements in the classroom but their brilliance outside it, and we thank Comcast for its annual recognition of these accomplishments," said Governor Corbett. "When our hard-working, ambitious students are driven to help make their communities better, all residents of Pennsylvania are richer for their ambition."

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 over 15,000 scholarship winners totaling more than $15.4 million.

"Comcast is proud of its Leaders & Achievers scholarship recipients. They represent some of the best and brightest high school seniors who also demonstrate civic involvement in the communities we serve across the country," said Charisse Lillie, Vice President, Community Investment of Comcast Corporation and Executive President of the Comcast Foundation. "We are thrilled to support their educational efforts with these scholarships."

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 $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/inthecommunity.

About Comcast  

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services.  Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal.  Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers.  Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

2011 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners from Pennsylvania

(174 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

Littlestown - Carlee Harrison of Littlestown Senior High School

McSherrystown - Alison Golanoski of Delone Catholic High School

New Oxford - Jordan Britton of New Oxford Senior High School

York Springs - Rachel Grim of Bermudian Springs High School

Allegheny

Allison Park - Leah Triulzi of Hampton High School

Bridgeville - Jessica Stickel of South Fayette High School

Cheswick - Eric Maust of Cheswick Christian Academy

Homestead - Lauren Mack of PA Learners Online Regional Cyber Charter School

Imperial - Michael Scheers of West Allegheny Senior High School

Leetsdale - April Morris of Quaker Valley Senior High School

Natrona Heights - Gina Robinson of St. Joseph High School

Natrona Heights - Michelle Sokol of Highlands High School

Pittsburgh - Nicole Alfer of Serra Catholic High School

Pittsburgh - Toya Cooper of Westinghouse High School

Pittsburgh - Nicole Ferraco of Penn Hills High School

Pittsburgh - Asraiel Harewood of Woodland Hills High School

Pittsburgh - Desiree Harrison of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

Pittsburgh - Kendall Hoffman of North Catholic High School

Pittsburgh - David Jimenez of Shady Side Academy Senior School

Pittsburgh - Pooja Monpara of Upper St. Clair High School

Pittsburgh - Rebecca Reid of North Hills High School

Pittsburgh - Janina Riley of Northside Urban Pathways Charter School

Pittsburgh - Juliana Schneider of Oakland Catholic High School

Pittsburgh - Jacqueline Tran of Fox Chapel Area High School

Russellton - Abbigail Linton of Deer Lakes High School

Wexford - Lauren Brady of North Allegheny High School

Armstrong

New Bethlehem - Alana Watson of Redbank High School

Spring Church - Joseph Velesig of Apollo-Ridge Senior High School

Beaver

Hookstown - Morgan Anderer of South Side High School

Berks

Reading - Stephen Motze of Antietam Middle-Senior High School

Robesonia - Jessica Hornberger of Conrad Weiser High School

West Lawn - Jennifer Bielecki of Wilson Senior High School

Blair

Tyrone - Kayley Swope of Tyrone Area High School

Bucks

Doylestown - Brittany Lewis of Central Bucks High School East

Holland - Evan Millstein of Council Rock South High School

Morrisville - Jia Zhang of Morrisville Middle-Senior High School

Newtown - Kathryn Harkins of George School

Newtown - Sheron Tang of Council Rock High School

Warminster - Brieanna Anzideo at William Tennant High School

Butler

Sarver - Amanda Reesman of Freeport Area High School

Cambria

Northern Cambria - Andrea Waksmunski of Northern Cambria High School

Centre

Bellefonte - Jamie Weaver of Centre County Christian Academy

Bellefonte - Brianna Wendt of Bellefonte Area High School

Chester

Coatesville - Paiget Miller of Coatesville Area Senior High School

Downingtown - Kathleen Shirley of Downingtown High School West

Kennett Square - Cesar Sanchez-Lopez of Kennett High School

Oxford - Amanda McKeever of Oxford Area High School

Phoenixville - Timothy Hackett of Phoenixville Area High School

West Chester - Sarah Morland of West Chester Bayard Rustin High School

West Chester - Samarth Shrivastava of B. Reed Henderson High School

Clinton

Renovo - Roxanne Donley of Bucktail High School

Cumberland

Boiling Springs - Matt Szymanik of Boiling Springs High School

Camp Hill - Katherine Osevala of Camp Hill High School

Carlisle - David Spivak of Carlisle Area High School

Enola - Rachel Couch of East Pennsboro Senior High School

Newville - Kelsey Mengle of Big Spring High School

Shiremanstown - Lauren Eichelberger of Bible Baptist School

Dauphin

Elizabethville - Iris Souder of Upper Dauphin Area High School

Harrisburg - F. Cody Kahoe of Central Dauphin High School

Harrisburg - Solomon Lee of SciTech High School

Harrisburg - Katheryn O'Hara of Central Dauphin East High School

Harrisburg - Eilish Welsh of Bishop McDevitt High School

Harrisburg - Kevin Mosquera of Susquehanna Township Senior High School

Hershey - Michael Johnson of Hershey High School

Hummelstown - Kaitlyn Smith of Lower Dauphin Senior High School

Millersburg - Allison Zellner of Millersburg Area High School

Steelton - Jessica Kehler of Steelton-Highspire Junior-Senior High School

Delaware

Boothwyn - Aseel Abdalla of Chichester High School

Drexel Hill - Jahira Longcrier of Archbishop Prendergast High School

Folsom - Samantha Vecchio of Ridley High School

Glen Mills - Nicole Wright of Garnet Valley High School

Newtown Square - Angira Pickens of The Episcopal Academy

Radnor - Victoria David of Radnor High School

Sharon Hill - Samantha Golay of Academy Park High School

Springfield - Sierra Council of Springfield High School

Fayette

Lake Lynn* - Allan Stewart of Trinity Christian School in Morgantown, WV

Franklin

Chambersburg - Matthew Dodson of Chambersburg Area High School

Chambersburg - Kelsey Ebersole of Shalom Christian Academy

Waynesboro - Brian Kane of Waynesboro Senior High School

Huntingdon

Three Springs - Tori Cutshall of South Huntingdon High School

Indiana

Blairsville - Rebekah Gibson of Blairsville Senior High School

Clymer - Rusty Hays of Penns Manor Area Junior-Senior High School

Indiana - Claire Stalteri of Indiana Area Senior High School

Saltsburg - Zachary Cable of Saltsburg Middle-Senior High School

Saltsburg - Sara Good of The Kiski School

Lackawanna

Covington Township - Lillian Bijl of North Pocono High School

Dunmore - Samantha Kreis of Dunmore Area High School

Lancaster

Columbia - KaBrinna Splain of Columbia Junior-Senior High School

Lancaster - Graham Colton of Manheim Township High School

Lititz - Clarissa O'Conor of Warwick High School

Manheim - Christian Hershey of Manheim Central Senior High School

Millersville - Mikah Farbo of Penn Manor High School

Mount Joy - Emily Neideigh of Donegal High School

New Holland - Jesse Yoder of Garden Spot High School

Lawrence

New Castle - Rebecca Lane of Laurel Junior-Senior High School

New Castle - Tara Richardson of Neshannock Junior-Senior High School

Lebanon

Lebanon - Van Adams of Cedar Crest High School

Lebanon - Richard Kopecky of Lebanon Catholic High School

Myerstown - Eric Ondo of ELCO High School

Palmyra - Justin McFail of Palmyra Area Senior High School

Lehigh

Coplay - Dakota Shelly of The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School

Luzerne

Dallas - Adrienne Box of Dallas High School

Wilkes-Barre - Nancy Pacheco of GAR Memorial Junior-Senior High School

Lycoming

Muncy - Alexandra Digenakis of Muncy Junior-Senior High School

South Williamsport - Danielle Yakup of South Williamsport Junior-Senior High School

Williamsport - Tyler Bogaczyk of Loyalsock High School

Montgomery

Ambler - Emily Croke of Wissahickon High School

Bryn Mawr - Ava Gagliardi of Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

Fort Washington - Benjamin Zauzmer of Upper Dublin High School

Jenkintown - Valeriya Kim of Jenkintown High School

Lansdale - Amanda Curry of Lansdale Catholic High School

Lansdale - Amanda Prussack of Christopher Dock High School

Pottstown - William Griffin of Owen J. Roberts High School

Pottstown - Elaine Han of Hill School

Royersford - Ashley Swier of Spring Ford High School

Wyncote - Ebon Brooks-Lane of Cheltenham High School

Perry

Millerstown - Kelly Toner of Greenwood High School

Philadelphia

Philadelphia - Fettlyne Appolon of Parkway Center City School

Philadelphia - Octavius Blount of Roman Catholic High School

Philadelphia - Matthew Brenman of Chestnut Hill Academy

Philadelphia - Kelly Ca of Masterman School

Philadelphia - Susan Casillo of MaST Community Charter School

Philadelphia - Tanisha Clark of City Center Academy

Philadelphia - Christlynn Dornevil of Murrell Dobbins CTE High School

Philadelphia - Gabriella Eldridge of Randolph Technical High School

Philadelphia - Tyrone Gary of Franklin Learning Center

Philadelphia - Dominiq Gilyard of Constitution High School

Philadelphia - Oscar Gonzalez of Nueva Esperanza Academy Charter School

Philadelphia - Ryan Iles of International Christian High School

Philadelphia - Stephanie Kelly of Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School

Philadelphia - Victoria Macatee of Saul High School

Philadelphia - Manuel Martinez of Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School

Philadelphia - Danielle Mathis of Parkway West High School

Philadelphia - Brenda Nguyen of Central High School

Philadelphia - Jeanell Pankey of Motivation High School

Philadelphia - Michael Rodriguez of Philadelphia Military Academy

Philadelphia - Ashley Shields of Olney East High School

Philadelphia - Kelly Smith of Philadelphia High School for Business and Technology

Philadelphia - Joseph Tabasco of Girard Academic Music Program

Philadelphia - Daniel Venditti of Franklin Towne Charter High School

Philadelphia - Brittany Walker of Sayre High School

Philadelphia - Ben Wall of Crefeld School

Philadelphia - Stephanie Weicker of St. Hubert High School

Philadelphia - Jeremy Whitaker of Freire Charter School

Philadelphia - Danielle Wittreich of Philadelphia Academy Charter School

Philadelphia - Melanie Young of Bodine International Affairs High School

Schulykill

Hegins - Casey Green of Tri-Valley High School

Minersville - Christie Sborz of Minersville Area Junior-Senior High School

Pottsville - Kelsey Shanoskie of Pottsville Area High School

Somerset

Boswell - Julie Myers of North Star High School

Confluence - Chelsea Hoover of Turkeyfoot High School

Meyersdale - Caleb Sarver of Meyersdale High School

Rockwood - Mackenzie Holt of Rockwood High School

Somerset - Sarah Hemminger of Somerset Junior-Senior High School

Venango

Oil City - Louis Kober of Oil City High School

Washington

Amity* - Rachel Krofcheck of Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Wheeling, WV

Canonsburg - Cody Campbell of Canon-McMillan High School

McDonald - Patrick Diamond of Fort Cherry High School

Washington - Ariana Duff of Washington High School

Westmoreland

Derry - Robert Shorthouse of Derry Area High School

Greensburg - Melessie Clark of Greensburg Salem High School

Herminie - Mary Brady of Yough High School

Monessen - Marcus Yuille of Monessen Middle-Senior High School

New Kensington - Dominic Stokes of Valley High School

North Huntingdon - Jessalyn Grant of Norwin Senior High School

Vandergrift - Ashley Burns of Kiski Area High School

York

Dallastown - Amanda Brown of Dallastown Area Senior High School

Dover - Katrina Mervine of Dover (homeschooled)

Dover - Taylor Shenberger of Dover Area High School

Fawn Grove - Miranda Wales of Kennard-Dale High School

Glen Rock - Morgan Tate of Susquehannock High School

Hanover - Evan Sterrett of South Western Senior High School

Lewisberry - Brady Schaner of Red Land High School

York - LaQuinn Thompson of William Penn Senior High School

* Indicates place of residence for students who attend schools outside the state

SOURCE Comcast Cable

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