Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $105,000 In Scholarships To 96 Massachusetts High School Seniors
Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Students' Achievements Both in and Out of the Classroom
BOSTON, May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $105,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school year to 96 Massachusetts students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $25 million has been awarded to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.
"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service," said Tracy Pitcher, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys."
Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the State House today. Ninety five 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.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full 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.
To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Facebook page.
A list of the scholarship recipients in Massachusetts is detailed below.
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| 2016 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients |
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| Name |
Hometown |
High School |
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|
Natalie |
Andrews |
Sherborn |
MA |
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School |
| Jonathan |
Arizandieta |
Chelsea |
MA |
Northeast Metro Regional Vocational Technical School |
| Maria Julia |
Azevedo |
Granby |
MA |
The Macduffie School |
| Ibrahim |
Bah |
Boston |
MA |
Quincy Upper School |
| Sahana |
Bail |
Norwell |
MA |
Norwell High School |
| Kevin |
Ballen |
Boston |
MA |
Commonwealth High School |
| Jake |
Barefoot |
Upton |
MA |
Nipmuc Regional High School |
| Jennifer |
Berard |
Norton |
MA |
Norton High School |
| Julia |
Boyd |
Andover |
MA |
Phillips Academy |
| Kyra |
Bresnahan |
Peabody |
MA |
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School |
| Sarah |
Brown |
Springfield |
MA |
Sabis International Charter School |
| DeAnna |
Brown |
Lancaster |
MA |
South Lancaster Academy |
| Jennifer |
Brown |
Otter River |
MA |
Sizer School |
| Joseph |
Bukuras |
Mansfield |
MA |
Mansfield High School |
| Gabrielle |
Caceres |
Sharon |
MA |
Brockton High School |
| Moira |
Callahan |
Ipswich |
MA |
Ipswich High School |
| Daniel |
Carneiro |
West Wareham |
MA |
Old Rochester Regional High School |
| Niah Luisa |
Carvalho |
Brockton |
MA |
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School |
| Natalia |
Castillo |
Lawrence |
MA |
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational School |
| Samantha |
Chen |
Lynn |
MA |
Pope John XXIII High School |
| Thomas |
Cleary |
Hanover |
MA |
Hanover High School |
| Jennifer |
Cochand |
Manchester |
MA |
Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School |
| Haley |
Cohen |
Sharon |
MA |
Norfolk County Agricultural |
| Stephanie |
Colon |
Holyoke |
MA |
Holyoke High School |
| Edeni |
Colon Rivera |
Holyoke |
MA |
William J Dean Technical High School |
| Maritza |
Coren |
Boston |
MA |
Boston Day and Evening Academy |
| Sage |
Couture |
Lawrence |
MA |
Lawrence Performing & Fine Arts High School |
| Bridget |
Curley |
Springfield |
MA |
Springfield Renaissance School |
| Anne |
Daly |
Springfield |
MA |
Cathedral High School |
| Meighread |
Dandeneau |
Fairhaven |
MA |
Greater New Bedford Vocational School |
| Zurich |
Deleon |
Lynn |
MA |
Lynn English High School |
| Kitzia |
Diaz |
Ashland |
MA |
Ashland High School |
| Minh |
Do |
Boston |
MA |
Boston Latin Academy |
| Kevin |
Doherty |
Topsfield |
MA |
St. John's Preparatory School |
| Molly |
Doncaster |
Harwich |
MA |
Monomoy Regional High School |
| Kirsten |
Doyle |
Raynham |
MA |
Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Tech |
| Ryan |
Dykas |
Taunton |
MA |
Coyle Cassidy High School |
| Rebecca |
Farias |
Tiverton |
MA |
Bishop Connolly High School |
| Liam |
Fitzgerald |
Lexington |
MA |
Lexington High School |
| Robert |
Fitzgerald |
Methuen |
MA |
Central Catholic High School |
| Erin |
Flajnik |
Arlington |
MA |
Arlington High School |
| Robert |
Giannelli |
Wareham |
MA |
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School |
| Alexandra |
Gumbert |
Mashpee |
MA |
Mashpee High School |
| Nadia |
Hasan |
Gill |
MA |
Turners Fall High School |
| Ashley |
Hiller |
New Bedford |
MA |
Global Learning Charter Public School |
| Molly |
Houghton |
Edgartown |
MA |
Martha's Vineyard Regional High |
| Natasha |
Iacoviello |
Revere |
MA |
Revere High School |
| Alexis |
Jasmin |
Chester |
MA |
The White Oak School |
| Adelina |
Katzounos |
Lynn |
MA |
St. Mary's School |
| Aaron |
Keeling |
East Taunton |
MA |
West Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School |
| Hayen |
Kim |
Natick |
MA |
Walnut Hill School for the Arts |
| Savannah |
LaCure |
Hudson |
MA |
Assabet Valley Regional Tech |
| Marissa |
Lee |
Burlington |
MA |
Burlington High School |
| Amaryllis |
Lopez |
Lawrence |
MA |
Lawrence Math Science & Technology High School |
| Patricia |
Luong |
Malden |
MA |
Malden High School |
| Andrew |
Lussier |
Blackstone |
MA |
Blackstone Millville Regional High School |
| Olivia |
Marques |
New Bedford |
MA |
New Bedford High School |
| Norberto |
Marrero |
Springfield |
MA |
Putnam Vocational Technical High School |
| Kelsey |
Martin |
Monson |
MA |
Monson High School |
| Daniel |
Massillon |
Lynn |
MA |
Pingree School |
| Andrea |
Matellian |
Upton |
MA |
Blackstone Valley Tech High School |
| Abbey |
McGrath |
Attleboro |
MA |
Attleboro High School |
| Ryan |
McKeever |
Hanover |
MA |
Boston College High School |
| Brenden |
McMullen |
Bolton |
MA |
Nashoba Regional High School |
| Brianna |
Medina |
Framingham |
MA |
Joseph P Keefe Tech High School |
| John |
Myron |
Berkley |
MA |
Somerset Berkley Regional High School |
| Patrick |
Norton |
Melrose |
MA |
Malden Catholic High School |
| Benjamin |
Novak |
South Yarmouth |
MA |
Sacred Heart High School |
| Alyssa |
Nye |
Marblehead |
MA |
Marblehead High School |
| Brian |
O'Neill |
Littleton |
MA |
Littleton High School |
| Arlene |
Perez |
Somerville |
MA |
Somerville High School |
| Nathalie |
Perry |
Methuen |
MA |
Methuen High School |
| Amani |
Pierre |
Dorchester |
MA |
New Mission High School |
| Lauren |
Pisani |
Russell |
MA |
Gateway Regional High School |
| Emma |
Plourde |
Andover |
MA |
Andover High School |
| Ariel |
Portorreal |
Lawrence |
MA |
The Governor's Academy |
| Paxton |
Reed |
Osterville |
MA |
Cape Cod Region Vocational Tech |
| Margaret |
Reynolds |
Hopkinton |
MA |
Hopkinton High School |
| Ajhanel |
Rhoden |
Lynn |
MA |
Lynn Vocational Tech Institute |
| Garrett |
Silvia |
Dartmouth |
MA |
Dartmouth High School |
| Sarina |
Spolidoro |
Attleboro |
MA |
Foxborough Regional Charter School |
| Nick |
Sundstrom |
Newburyport |
MA |
Newburyport High School |
| Constance |
Tang |
Southwick |
MA |
Southwick-Tolland Regional High |
| Jaclyn |
Tinnirella |
Tyngsborough |
MA |
Tyngsborough High School |
| Lindsey |
Tobin |
Lynn |
MA |
Classical High School |
| Visnavy |
Vickneswaran |
Medford |
MA |
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School |
| Whitney |
Villagran |
Stoneham |
MA |
Stoneham High School |
| Lauren |
Walsh |
Hull |
MA |
South Shore Charter School |
| Destiny |
Ware |
Springfield |
MA |
High School of Science and Technology |
| Benjamin |
Waters |
Franklin |
MA |
Franklin High School |
| Heather |
Welty |
New Bedford |
MA |
Fairhaven High School |
| Holly |
Wentworth |
Rehoboth |
MA |
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School |
| Amy |
Wong |
Boston |
MA |
Boston Latin School |
| Zoe |
Xypteras |
Hull |
MA |
Hull High School |
| William |
Zhang |
Quincy |
MA |
North Quincy High School |
SOURCE Comcast Cable
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