Comcast Awards $69,000 In Scholarships To 60 Virginia High School Seniors
RICHMOND, Va., May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2017 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in Virginia. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.
"Congratulations to this year's scholarship winners for their outstanding achievements in both the classroom and their communities," said Governor Terry McAuliffe. "Education is essential to a brighter future for our students and for the economy they will enter after graduation. I thank Comcast for their commitment to education and look forward to the impact these winners will have for years to come."
Comcast, joined by Deputy Attorney General: Transportation, Real Estate & Construction Division for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Stephen A. Cobb and school administrators, recognized the students at a special event held Thursday, May 18, at the Virginia State Capitol. Fifty-nine recipients of the 2017 Virginia Leaders and Achievers® scholarships received $1,000 scholarships. Chrinique Christian, a senior at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield County 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 $69,000 awarded this year to Virginia high school students.
"It is an honor to be a part of an event that celebrates such exceptional young adults," said Cobb. "These high school seniors have proven to be leaders in their communities, and the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship program is giving them the recognition they deserve. I look forward to following these students' successes in the years to come."
"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners are committed to academic excellence and community service," said Mary McLaughlin, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Beltway Region. "We are honored to recognize their achievements, and are excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys."
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.
Since 2003, Comcast has awarded nearly $800,000 in Leaders & Achievers Scholarships to more than 760 students in Virginia. This year, the program will award more than $2 million in scholarships to more than 2,000 students across the country to help them pursue higher education. Visit here to learn more.
2017 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Recipients from Virginia
Alexandria Rachel Price of Bishop Ireton High School Adele Reardon of St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Arlington Veronica Olivera of Arlington Mill High Shool Continuation Program
Augusta County Brett Hostetler of Riverheads High School in Staunton
Charlottesville Kibiriti Majuto of Charlottesville High School
Chesterfield County Shaquille Carmichael of Cosby High School in Midlothian Chrinique Christian of Matoaca High School Cana Clark of Thomas Dale High School in Chester Isobel Harrison of Midlothian High School Emilia Lizama Garay of Meadowbrook High School Alexandria Markiewicz of Monacan High School Eva Melendez of L.C. Bird High School Vivian Tran of Manchester High School in Midlothian
Culpeper County Brooke Bonfadini of Culpeper County High School
Danville Amanda Liggon of George Washington High School
Dinwiddie County Brooke Winn of Dinwiddie High School
Emporia De'Ja Mangrum of Greensville County High School
Fairfax County Jenna Hirshfeld of South Lakes High School in Reston
Frederick County Kristen Enns of James Wood High School in Winchester Abigail Esslinger of Millbrook High School in Winchester Mitchell Skowbo of Sherando High School in Stephens City
Hanover County Zachary Berenson of Atlee High School in Mechanicsville Mikayla Mason of Hanover High School in Mechanicsville
Harrisonburg Genevieve Cowardin of Harrisonburg High School
Henrico County Unity Bowling of Glendale Home School Madison Bradley of Godwin High School Pratyusha Chaluvadi of Henrico High School Christopher Gothard of John Randolph Tucker High School Sara Hamilton of Douglas S. Freeman High School Clare Shupack of Deep Run High School in Glen Allen Asia Farmer of Varina High School
Loudoun County Jaden Edmonds of Broad Run High School in Ashburn Ashley Jain of Freedom High School in South Riding Lauren Moore of Loudoun County High School in Leesburg Camille Nau of Briar Woods High School in Ashburn
Lynchburg Jonathan Bumgarner of Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology Jasmine Fuqua of Heritage High School Catherine McCord of E. C. Glass High School
Manassas Park Andrew Taylor of Manassas Park High School
Pittsylvania County Reid Brown of Chatham High School
Prince William County Savannah Gaillard of Battlefield High School in Haymarket Jordyn Harrell of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge Norman Jones of Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas
Richmond Jovannah Alston of St. Catherines School Akayla Anderson of John Marshall High School Jonae' Crump of Richmond Community High School Andrea Culotta of St. Gertrude High School Andrea Eichenberger of Trinity Episcopal School Jonathan Essex of St. Christopher's School Autumn High of Open High School Jasmine Jones of Franklin Military Academy Demetrice Morgan of Armstrong High School Le'Tyra Roberson of Huguenot High School Harish Tekriwal of Maggie L. Walker Governor's School Evan Tunstall of Hermitage High School
Roanoke Megan Whitney of Roanoke Valley Christian Schools
Salem Ashlyn Pugh of Salem High School
Spotsylvania County Lindsay Stynes of Massaponax High School in Fredericksburg
Stafford County Caroline Posillico of Mountain View High School
Waynesboro Rebecca Pereles of Waynesboro High School
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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 nearly $200 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.
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