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
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 uBois, Arthur P. Schalick High School
DeAndre’ Sanders, Salem High School
Somerset County
Karelis costa, Union County Vocational Technical School
Daniella Emmer, Franklin High School
Arianna iaz, Plainfield Academy for the Arts & Advanced Studies
Arelis omero, North Plainfield High School
Lokraj rinivasan, Hillsborough High School
Union County
Ayanna rant, Linden High School
Caitlin reegan, Union High School
Sabrina Lima, Academy for Performing Arts
William Shaughnessy, Arthur L. Johnson High School
Warren County
Landon alavany, Hackettstown High School
Pictured left to right: Dalila Wilson Scott, Senior Vice President of Community Impact for Comcast Corporation; Germalysa Ferrer, this year’s $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship recipient; Maryse Ferrer, Germalysa’s mother; Marrla Ferrer, Germalysa’s sister; and Stephanie L. Kosta, Regional Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast Freedom Region.
Pictured left to right: John Cinquegrana, Raritan High School; Arianna Diaz, Plainfield Academy for the Arts & Advanced Studies; Toyibat Osho, Columbia High School; Sabrina Lima, Academy for Performing Arts; Charles Lovett, South Plainfield High School; Esmeralda Peña Piña, Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts School; Victoria Huggan, St. John Vianney High School; David Lazar, North Hunterdon High Schoo; Danielle Ambroise, Burlington County Institute of Technology; and Tram Vu, Lindenwold High School.
