Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $91,000 In Scholarships To 82 New Jersey High School Seniors
TREVOSE, Pa., May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast NBCUniversal announced that it has awarded approximately $91,000 in scholarships for the 2018 - 2019 school year to 82 New Jersey 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 $28 million has been awarded to nearly 27,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.
"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners are exceptional students who are committed to academic excellence and community service," said Stephanie Kosta, Comcast Regional Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs. "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 Trenton War Memorial. One student, Germalysa Ferrer, a resident of Trenton, NJ, and student at Trenton High School West, was selected to receive 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.
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2018 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners from New Jersey: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (by County where student resides)
Atlantic County Elizabeth Castellano, Egg Harbor Township High School Gabriella DeStefano, Buena Regional High School Janisa Middleton, Atlantic City High School Nidhi Patel, Atlantic County Institute of Technology Preston Phommathep, Oakcrest High School Ayana Plummer, Holy Spirit High School
Bergen County Samantha Dabal, Wallington Jr/Sr High School Connor Megee, Burlington City High School
Burlington County Dhestyknei Abdullah, Willingboro High School Danielle Ambroise, Burlington County Institute of Technology Dakota Chambers, Moorestown Friends School Kelsey Welsh, Rancocas Valley Regional High School Zachary Ziolkowski, Florence Township Memorial High School
Camden County Daisey Anyanwu, Pennsauken High School Kylar Coughlin, Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Julianna Jimenez, Camden Academy Charter High School Isaiah Johnson, Camden County Technical School - Gloucester Township Nirun Kumaresan, Timber Creek Regional High School Esmeralda Peña Piña, Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts School Jill Shaughnessy, Haddon Township High School Melani Stokes, Cherry Hill High School West Tram Vu, Lindenwold High School Rachel Waro, Eastern Senior High School
Cape May County Tathya Modi, Middle Township High School Mia Nocho, Wildwood High School Micah Rucci, Wildwood Catholic High School
Cumberland County Morgan Hagerty, Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Essex County Ashanti Jackson-Smith, Immaculate Conception High School Megan Norton, James Caldwell High School Adriana Nunez, East Orange Campus High School Toyibat Osho, Columbia High School
Franklin County Daniella Emmer, Franklin High School
Gloucester County Jessica Beck, Gloucester Co. Inst. of Technology Casie Billmann, Gloucester Co. Inst. of Technology Sara Guevara, St. Joseph Regional High School Brandon Hickson, Washington Township High School 11-12 Bldg Hannah Pierce, Gateway Regional High School Matthew Talbot, St. Augustine Preparatory School Kayla Wentzel, Pitman High School Payton Wolf, Glassboro High School
Hudson County William Brown, Hudson Catholic Regional High School Dominique Ling, University Academy Charter School at New Jersey City University Madison Lucas, Harrison High School Yamillee Nova, Liberty High School Denisse Vargas, Henry Snyder High School Dylan Vasquez, Secaucus High School Suki Zhang, Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High School
Hunterdon County David Lazar, North Hunterdon High School Amanda Phu, Hunterdon Central Regional High School Shannon Powelson, Voorhees High School
Mercer County Noah Castor, Ewing High School Germalysa Ferrer, Trenton High School West Sara Hatfield, Lawrence High School Georgia Lager, McVs Sypek Center Vocational School
Middlesex County Cameron Bublick, Colonia High School Charity Daramola, Woodbridge High School Srilahari Kunchapu, McVs Assunpink Center Charles Lovett, South Plainfield High School Janessa Mendoza, Union Catholic Regional High School Sabina Narvaez, Edison High School Aparajita Rana, West Windsor/Plainsboro High School South Wen Shao, Perth Amboy High School
Monmouth County Khadijatou Aw, Red Bank Catholic High School John Cinquegrana, Raritan High School Hunter Connellan, Christian Brothers Academy Kristin Dingelstedt, Red Bank Regional High School Victoria Huggan, St. John Vianney High School Colette Lichtenstein, Middletown High School North Aparna Ragupathi, High Technology High School
Ocean County Jenniffer Ruano, Ocean County Voc-Tech School
Passaic County Bailey Griffin, Manchester Township High School
Salem County Brooke DuBois, Arthur P. Schalick High School DeAndre' Sanders, Salem High School
Somerset County Karelis Acosta, Union County Vocational Technical School Arianna Diaz, Plainfield Academy for the Arts & Advanced Studies Arelis Romero, North Plainfield High School Lokraj Srinivasan, Hillsborough High School
Union County Ayanna Brant, Linden High School Caitlin Creegan, Union High School Sabrina Lima, Academy for Performing Arts William Shaughnessy, Arthur L. Johnson High School
Warren County Landon Nalavany, Hackettstown High School
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