Comcast NBCUniversal awards $188,000 in scholarships to 178 Pennsylvania high school seniors

Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Pennsylvania Students’ Achievements Both in and Out of the Classroom

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded approximately $188,000 in scholarships for the 2017-18 school year to 178 Pennsylvania students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.  The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

“Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service,” said Christine Whitaker, regional senior vice president for Comcast. “We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”

Comcast, joined by Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera, and City of Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse, recognized the students at a special event held Tuesday at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. All of the 2017 Pennsylvania Leaders and Achievers recipients received $1,000 scholarships, except for one student, Adrianna Mowrer of Perkiomen, who was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founder’s Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation. After a prize drawing, 10 students also received Samsung Chromebooks for use at college.

“Governor Tom Wolf joins me in congratulating these gifted students for their outstanding achievements,” said Pedro Rivera, the governor’s Secretary of Education. “Ensuring a first-rate education is Gov. Wolf’s top priority for Pennsylvania, and these young people exemplify what excellence in teaching and learning can mean for every student.  We also commend the Comcast Foundation for its ongoing charitable support of programs like this scholarship.”

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.

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 Winners from Pennsylvania:

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (by County where the high school is located)

Adams

Jamie Hogarty of New Oxford Senior High School

Alexis Little of Littlestown Senior High School

 

Allegheny

Zainab Adisa of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

Brittany Andrews of South Park High School

Samuel Bordo of Lakeview Christian Academy

Isabella Brown of Quaker Valley Senior High School

Kali Bunecicky of Chartiers Valley High School

Breanna Cavanaugh of Elizabeth Forward High School

Justin Cook of Seton-Lasalle High School

Christopher DeSalle of Our Lady Sacred Heart High School

LaDayazia Diggs of Westinhouse High School

Carlee Domke of Plum Senior High School

Christopher Johnston of Clairton High School

Janel Jones of Allderdice High School

Emmeline Klatt of Fox Chapel Area High School

Tanner Klein of Brentwood Middle High School

Quinn McGuire of Penn Hills High School

Aaron Meyer of Northgate High School

David Mrazik of North Allegheny Senior High School

Tyler Raub of Deer Lakes High School

Meghan Reith of North Hills High School

Michael Skledar of Cheswick Christian Academy

Vicki Wang of Upper St. Clair High School

Jacob Wiesenfeld of Hillel Academy Pittsburgh

Ryan Zoldos of Sto-Rox Junior-Senior High School

Alexis Zovko of Thomas Jefferson High School

 

Armstrong

Brianna Bell of Apollo Ridge Senior High School

Emily Cornman of West Shamokin High School

Jonathan Kamis of Armstrong High School

 

Beaver

Bryce Allen of Beaver Falls High School

Christa Camp of New Brighton High School

Amanda Clear of Beaver County Christian School

Lauren Detrick of Ambridge Area High School

Grace Dubois of Beaver Beaver Area High School

Chloe Goehring of Western Beaver Junior / Senior High School

Melissa Halstead of South Side High School

Amanda Herzog of Freedom Area High School

Frank Riggio of Blackhawk High School

Nicholas Romano of Quigley Catholic School

Montana Shugars of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School

Holly Singer of Hopewell Senior High School

Bedford

Derek Lasch of Everett High School

Lauren Ooghe of Bedford High School

Berks

Sneha Anmalsetty of Wilson Senior High School

Evan Cardinal of Antietam Middle / Senior High School

Felix Estevez Hilario of Reading High School

Dylan Okonski of Muhlenberg High School

Bucks

Anastasia Ballasy of Archbishop Wood

Luke McDonald of Holy Ghost Preparatory School

Madeline McQuaid of Pennsbury High School

Daniela Molina of Morrisville Middle / Senior High School

Livia Pinover of Germantown Friends School

Sanjana Shah of Central Bucks High – East

 

Butler

Thomas Pascucci of Freeport Area High School

Cambria

Jenna Maurey of Central Cambria High School

Madelyn Single of Portage Area High School

Centre

Madison Marucci of Bellefonte Area High School

 

Chester

Priyanka Chunduru of B. Reed Henderson High School

Elizabeth Harvey of Oxford Area High School

Adrianna Mowrer of Deleware Valley Friends School

Mason Putt of Twin Valley High School

Kameron Reeves of Coatesville Area Senior High School

Portia Wiggins of Collegium Charter School

Clarion

Larissa Lauer of Clarion Area High School

 

Cumberland

Madeline Bender of Shippensburg Senior High School

Autumn Bishard of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School

Chase DeShong of Trinity High School

Joshua Lehigh of West Shore Christian Academy

Tyler Myers of Camp Hill High School

James Thompson of Harrisburg Academy

 

Dauphin

Amanda Acri of Halifax Area High School

Kyla Brezitski of Bishop McDevitt High School

Richard Cross of Millersburg Area High School

Hunter Herb of Upper Dauphin Area High School

Bailey Jones of Big Spring High School

Trevor Kisler of Steelton-Highspire Junior-Senior High School

Olivia Ramsey of Central Dauphin East Senior High School

Junaid Rehman of Scitech High School

Sadie Troup of Central Dauphin High School

 

Delaware

Catherine Cai of Garnet Valley High School

Kelsey Czyszczon of Sun Valley High School

Regina Fairbanks of Marple Newtown Senior High School

Edward Issertell of Cardinal O’Hara High School

Davina Le of Academy Park High School

Samantha Martin of Penncrest High School

 

Fayette

Margaret Schmidt of Belle Vernon Area High School

Nicholas Scipione of Lower Dauphin Senior High School

Franklin

Riannon Atkins-Smith of James Buchanan Senior High School

Cassidy Fritz of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School

Colby Maun of Shalom Christian Academy

Cy McCleaf of Waynesboro Senior High School

Misael Vera of Chambersburg Area High School

Fulton

Justice Seville of McConnellsburg Junior Senior High School

 

Greene

Hannah Reed of West Greene High School

Huntingdon

Rachael Barszczowski of Juniata Valley High School

 

Indiana

Isaac Lohr of Penns Manor Area Junior-Senior High School

Abrielle Okopal of Saltsburg Junior-Senior High School

Hana Wahi of Indiana Area Senior High School

Mya Zemlock of Homer Center Junior-Senior High School

Jefferson

Blake Bizousky of Punxsutawney High School

Lackawanna

Madilyn Augustine of North Pocono High School

Casey Greenfield of Old Forge High School

Nicholas Maldonato of Dunmore Area High School

Leah Pawluck of Holy Cross High School

 

Lancaster

Alyssa Ames of Penn Manor High School

Regan Donecker of Pequea Valley High School

Madeline Harmes of Warwick High School

Sharon Mathew of Lancaster Catholic High School

Simon Munyan of Elizabethtown Area Senior High School

Kelly Pentz of Solanco High School

Ileana Santiago of McCaskey Campus

Emily Stoltzfus of Dayspring Christian High School

Stephanie Wagner of Manheim Central Senior High School

 

Lawrence

Gabriella Colucci of Neshannock Junior / Senior High School

Madison Donley of New Castle Junior / Senior High School

Shania Johns of Shenango High School

Lebanon

Samantha Grove of Cedar Crest High School

Lycoming

Autumn Deitrick of Loyalsock High School

Noah Fagnano of Montoursville High School

Justin Kramer of Muncy Junior-Senior High School

Rebecca Nash of South Williamsport Junior Senior High School

Kendra Snyder of St. John Neumann Regional Academy

Montgomery

Mikayla Casey of Jenkintown High School

Alay’na DiSanto of Merion Mercy Academy

Naila Garbutt of Wyncote Academy

Rachel Harmon of Springfield High School

Francis Waweru of Norristown High School

Philadelphia

Sandra Arroyo of Kensington High School for International Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship

Marshae Batchelor of Parkway Center City High School

Mya Brown of Parkway West High School

Nikell Byrd of Murrell Dobbins CTE High School

John Carley of Father Judge High School

Amondo Clayton of Roman Catholic High School

Emily Coulter of Philadelphia Academy Charter School

Gregory Damas of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School

Tasia Dennis of Imhotep Institute Charter

Cara DiMarcantonio of Archbishop Ryan School

Tiana Douglas-Brown of High School of the Future

Samantha Evans of Maritime Academy Charter School

Montana Flowers of West Philadelphia Catholic High School

Rochaelle Gill of International Christian High School

Ajae Henson-Alston of Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School

Semaj Herbert of Freire Charter School

Kevin Ipina de Leon of Benjamin Franklin High School

Brandon Jackson of Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School

Mingwang Jiang of George Washington Carver High School for Engineering and Science

Austin Lin of Academy at Palumbo

Nasir Mack of Philadelphia Performing Arts & Sciences: A String Theory Charter School

Mark Martin of Motivation High School

Katherine Moronta of Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School

Cheyenne Murray of Deleware Valley Charter High School

Maimouna N’dongo of Sayre High School

Franklin Okpala of Frankford High School

Ramzy Raihan of Central High School

Robert Sim of Julia Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School

Yoshna Tamang of Furness High School

Nghi Tran of Mercy Vocational High School

Kayla Warren of Friends Select School

Sayyid Watson of Charter High School for Architecture and Design

Sierra Williams of Constitution High School

Mercer Wright of W. B. Saul High School for Agricultural Sciences

Maliyah Robertson of Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice

Denislava Stefanova of Northeast High School

Michaela Zammuto of Hallahan High School

 

Schuylkill

Maura Bentz of Minersville Area Junior-Senior High School

Emily Witmier of Pottsville Area High School

Tyler Zimerofsky of Nativity BVM High School

 

Somerset

Morgan Broderick of Berlin High School

Venango

Julia Serbati of Oil City High School

Washington

Darci Debos of Washington High School

Maria Lengwin of Ringgold High School

Breanna McCann of South Fayette High School

Tyler Meier of Canon McMillan High School

Westmoreland

Jeremy Bass of Norwin Senior High School

Amber Carr of Greensburg-Salem High School

Lauren Comito of Hempfield Area High

Michaela Dearborn of Donegal High School

Marc Gibson of Monessen Middle & Senior High School

Maiah Repovz of Yough Senior High School

York

Ciara Coombes of Northeastern Senior High School

Rebecca Glusco of Dallastown Area Senior High School

Trevor Grim of Bermudian Springs High School

Evan Raubenstine of South Western Senior High School

Adam Wolnikowski of Eastern York High School


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