LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the names of 90 recipients in Western Washington and Spokane County of the 2012-13 annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.
"Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students," said Charisse R. Lillie, president of the Comcast Foundation and vice president, Community Investment, of Comcast Corp. "Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success."
"All the young people on this list have built impressive track records of service to others, and show great potential to community service throughout their lives. We're proud to help these young people along with their education and careers, just as they've already been helping the community throughout their high school years," said Len Rozek, senior vice president of Comcast's Washington market.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program provides $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 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 date, Comcast has awarded more than $17 million to more than 17,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.
Many winners attend school in one city and live in another. We list them here by city of residence:
Arlington
Dana M. Canaria, Arlington High School
Taylor R. Durnil, Lakewood High School
Auburn
Edward "Trei" Decker, Auburn Adventist Academy
Kyoyi Lee, Thomas Jefferson High School
Amber L. Valenzuela, Auburn Senior High School
Heather C. Odell, Auburn Mountainview High School
Bellevue
Sophia K. Wang, Newport High School
Bellingham
Janice E. Liang, Sehome High School
Blaine
Emily P. Steelquist, Blaine High School
Brier
Dylan G. Bratz, Edmonds-Woodway High School
Chehallis
Austin D. Woodland, W.F.West High School
Clinton
Marina Kovic, South Whidbey High
Edmonds
Nathan W. Hollcraft, Sno-Isle Skills Tech Center
Gloria Y. Kwon, Kamiak High School
Everett
Logan L. James, Cascade High School
Andrea C. Sadowski, Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School
Sydney C. O'Neil, Sequoia High School
Mikayla S. Svob , Everett High School
Everson
Brett T. Copher, Nooksack Valley High
Federal Way
HayoungLee, Todd Beamer High School
Julie H. Lee, Decatur High School
Jodeci Tuiletufuga, Federal Way High School
Ferndale
Patricia M. Castrejon, Ferndale High School
Gig Harbor
Kevin Wesley Hayward, Gig Harbor High School
Issaquah
Maria Dalzell Martos, Issaquah High School
Tucker M. Goodman, Liberty High School
Evan T. Gordon, Eastside Catholic High
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Michaela B. Rehm, Lakes High School
Kent
Natalie. M. Kelly, Kentridge Senior High School
Kentwood
Carly Joy Vela, Kentwood Senior High School
Kirkland
Kyla M. Terashima, Juanita High School
Lacey
Matthew J. Connor, Timberline High School
Lake Stevens
Mackenzie J. Simon, Lake Stevens High School
Lake Tapps
Alaina A. George, Bellarmine Preparatory
Lakewood
Kathia Imelda Mercado, Clover Park High School
Lynden
Kaitlyn M. Michaelson, Meridian High School
Fraser J. Shindruk, Lynden High School
Lynnwood
Ivan C. Gaskin, O'Dea High School
Rachel K. Magnenat, Lynnwood High School
Mill Creek
Diane L. Han, Henry M. Jackson High School
Monroe
Aaron S. Furrer, Monroe High School
Montesano
Skyla M. Fisher, Montesano Junior-Senior High
Mount Vernon
Janine Michelle Jones, Mount Vernon Christian School
Elena K. Oelfke, Mount Vernon High School
Mukilteo
Naomi R. Farmer, Aces Alternative High School
Oak Harbor
Cheyenne M. Stolmeier, Oak Harbor High School
Olympia
James H. Lee, Olympia High School
Courtney K. Knox, Tumwater High School
Otis Orchards
Justin E. Anderson, East Valley High School
Port Orchard
Kaitlyn R. Ready, Peninsula High School
Post Falls
Rosharon Jane Swank, Valley Christian School
Poulsbo
Julia Marie Hoak, North Kitsap High School
Puyallup
Jordan C. Ramsey, John R. Rogers High School
Redmond
Alejandro Rincon, Redmond High School
Rochester
Diana Dotson, Rochester High School
Sammamish
Melissa A. Jung, Eastlake High School
Seabeck
Rebekah L. Nelson, Klahowya Secondary School
SeaTac
Moises Torres, Global Connections High School at Tyee Educational Center
Seattle
Hung Lu, Renton High School
Michelle K. Chen, Health Sciences and Human Services High School
Vy P. Chuong, Ingraham High School
Mary M. Magnuson, Holy Names Academy
Luis A. Cruz-Bernardino, Technology, Engineering, and Communication High School
Marcus Gerard Van Der Peet, Bishop Blanchet High School
DesireeGross, Chief Sealth High School
Lisa M. Field, Nathan Hale High School
Demetra Xenos, Ballard High School
Emily F. Proulx, Garfield High School
Matthew D. Haggerty, Seattle Lutheran High School
Sedro-Woolley
Nicole A. Vojkovich, Sedro-Woolley High
Shoreline
Bethany J. Smith, Shorewood High School
Snohomish
MorganKristina Harry, Cedar Park Christian School System
Oksana Pavlovna Yerina, Grace Academy
Spanaway
Zachary A.B. Ortega, Graham-Kapowsin High School
Amarachi O. Ejiawoko, Spanaway Lake High School
Spokane
Hope Gimbel, Saint George's School
Megan G. Davis, Ferris High School
Rebecca A. Corsino, North Central High School
Karl R. Fencl,John R. Rogers High School
Spokane Valley
David P. Ross, Central Valley High School
MacKenzie L. White, University High School
Steilacoom
Azaria Evans, Emerald Ridge High School
Sultan
Mikayla F. Day, Sultan High School
Tacoma
Sunny H. Lewis,Mount Tahoma High School
Cynthia R. Manalang, Washington High School
Tukwila
Jocelyn Chen,FosterHigh School
University Place
Jessica E. Fay, Life Christian Academy
Austin J. Rodgers,Curtis Senior High School
Winlock
Oralea R. Hazlett, Winlock High School
Woodinville
Joyce W. Tang, Woodinville High School
Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and "like" Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/WePowerDreams.
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 community service, expanding digital literacy and building tomorrow's leaders. 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/community.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) (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.
Comcast has about 3,200 Washington employees, including 1,000 local customer service representatives in three call centers, who serve more than 1.1 million customers in Washington. For more information, visit http://www.comcastinwashingtonstate.com
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