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
