LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $86,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 82 Washington students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Comcast recognized the students at an event in Bellevue last night that included an advance screening of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
One student, Tai Anthony McMillan, a student at Renton High School, was selected to receive an additional $4,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship - instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
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. In Washington State, we’ve honored over 1,500 students with over $1.5M in college scholarships.
“These students from communities throughout Washington have accomplished some amazing things,” said Amy Lynch, Region Vice President, Comcast Washington. “From their academic achievements to school leadership and community involvement, our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners are exceptional students who are committed to academic excellence and community service. We are honored to recognize their achievements and 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.
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2018-2019 WASHINGTON LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS® SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BY AREA |
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| Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
| Michael Mantell | Anacortes High School | Anacortes | |||||
| Alaina Hayward | Arlington Christian School | Arlington | |||||
| Paige Shimkus | Lakewood High School | Arlington | |||||
| Sarah Saavedra | Auburn Senior High School | Auburn | |||||
| Aaron Tenner | Auburn Mountainview High School | Auburn | |||||
| Erica Dillard | Thomas Jefferson High School | Auburn | |||||
| Erika Ramirez | Muckleshoot Tribal School | Auburn | |||||
| Stephanie Neu | Auburn Riverside Senior High School | Auburn | |||||
| Veenadhari Kollipara | Interlake High School | Bellevue | |||||
| Hannah Wateman | Meridian High School | Bellingham | |||||
| Olivia Benner | Squalicum High School | Bellingham | |||||
| Zachary Murdzia | Bellingham High School | Bellingham | |||||
| Erika Singh-Cundy | Sehome High School | Bellingham | |||||
| Liam Lyons | Blaine High School | Blaine | |||||
| Frank Alvear | Bothell High School | Bothell | |||||
| Luke Northam | White River High School | Buckley | |||||
| Keely Booth | Burlington-Edison High | Burlington | |||||
| Morgan Lakey | W.F.West High School | Chehalis | |||||
| Jacob Zettle | Coupeville High School | Coupeville | |||||
| Madeline Frey | Eatonville High School | Eatonville | |||||
| Noal Leonetti | Edmonds-Woodway High School | Edmonds | |||||
| Nathan Anderson | Edmonds Heights K12 | Edmonds | |||||
| Morgan Hall | Enumclaw High School | Enumclaw | |||||
| Parker Leland | Everett High School | Everett | |||||
| Danica Wood | Cascade High School | Everett | |||||
| McKenzie Budrow | Sno-Isle Skills Tech Center | Everett | |||||
| Clarence Joshua Arenas | Federal Way High School | Federal Way | |||||
| Zachary McGhee | Decatur High School | Federal Way | |||||
| Julie Holien | Ferndale High School | Ferndale | |||||
| Connor Bass | Peninsula High School | Gig Harbor | |||||
| Angelo McOsker | Graham-Kapowsin High School | Graham | |||||
| LilyAnn Vu | Issaquah High School | Issaquah | |||||
| Alexander Zhou | Inglemoor High School | Kenmore | |||||
| Cristian Ortiz | Kent-Meridian Senior High School | Kent | |||||
| Simone Marrujo | Juanita High School | Kirkland | |||||
| Savannah Pratt | Lake Stevens High School | Lake Stevens | |||||
| Kyle Glenn | Lynden High School | Lynden | |||||
| Samantha VanLoo | Lynden Christian High School | Lynden | |||||
| Cheyenne Coe | Marysville Pilchuck High School | Marysville | |||||
| Karis Ho | Henry M. Jackson High School | Mill Creek | |||||
| Madison Hawkins | Monroe High School | Monroe | |||||
| Morgan Kersker | Montesano Junior-Senior High | Montesano | |||||
| Lizbeth Lucas Alvarez | Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon | |||||
| Kristine Tandoc | Kamiak High School | Mukilteo | |||||
| Michael Lym | Oak Harbor High School | Oak Harbor | |||||
| Jack McCauley | Olympia High School | Olympia | |||||
| Evan Barger | Orting Senior High School | Orting | |||||
| Riley Benjamin | Emerald Ridge High School | Puyallup | |||||
| Tai Anthony McMillan | Renton High School | Renton | |||||
| Mishel Muzychuk | Charles A. Lindbergh High School | Renton | |||||
| Christopher Carlisle | Rochester High School | Rochester | |||||
| Henry Guo | Skyline High School | Sammamish | |||||
| Tyler Zangaglia | Eastlake High School | Sammamish | |||||
| Trinity Cho | Ballard High School | Seattle | |||||
| Alexandra Schmidt | Holy Names Academy | Seattle | |||||
| Jacquelyne Ayala-Cerna | Sedro-Woolley High | Sedro-Woolley | |||||
| Dunya Al-Musawi | Shorewood High School | Shoreline | |||||
| Christopher King | Shorecrest High School | Shoreline | |||||
| Celina DeJong | Klahowya Secondary School | Silverdale | |||||
| Cali Rossall | Snohomish High School | Snohomish | |||||
| Nana-king Karikari | Bethel High School | Spanaway | |||||
| Nma Ejiawoko | Spanaway Lake High School | Spanaway | |||||
| Jonathan Beach | On Track Academy | Spokane | |||||
| Mahala Christenseen | West Valley High School | Spokane | |||||
| Clara Plenty | Governor John R. Rogers High School | Spokane | |||||
| Claire Henning | Saint George's School | Spokane | |||||
| Rachel Cathey | North Central High School | Spokane | |||||
| Greta Grim | Lewis And Clark High School | Spokane | |||||
| Javion Joyner | Central Valley High School | Spokane Valley | |||||
| Ben Biddle | Sultan High School | Sultan | |||||
| Zoey Surma | Washington High School | Tacoma | |||||
| Noah Reno | Tacoma Baptist School | Tacoma | |||||
| Makenna Hess-Fletcher | Wilson High School | Tacoma | |||||
| Kendy Urzua Valadez | Lincoln High School | Tacoma | |||||
| Samridhi Singh | Tacoma School District | Tacoma | |||||
| Trokelle Innis | Bellarmine Preparatory | Tacoma | |||||
| Haylee Darby | Covenant High School | Tacoma | |||||
| Jordan Craft | Fife High School | Tacoma | |||||
| Elizabeth Hirotaka | A.G. West Black Hills High School | Tumwater | |||||
| Dylan Mooers | Tumwater High School | Tumwater | |||||
| Megan Cady | Curtis Senior High School | University Place | |||||
| Brooke Foster | Ocosta Junior-Senior High | Westport | |||||
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