The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2014-15 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.
“This year’s scholarship winners demonstrate exemplary commitment to leadership in both their classrooms and community,” said Len Rozek, senior vice president of Comcast in Washington. “We are proud to recognize their achievements, and are excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
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.
The students who can attend will be honored in June at a ceremony at the Washington State Governor’s Mansion in Olympia.
Here are the students, listed by the city where they live:
Auburn
Maggie Elston, Auburn Senior High School
Drew Wallen, Auburn Riverside High School
Zachary Wildin, Auburn Mountainview High School
Bellevue
Kaitlyn David, The Bush School
Lucas Moyer, Newport High School
Bellingham
Katherine Bauer, Bellingham High School
Hunter Hanlon, Squalicum High School
Davis Phillips, Meridian High School
Kelsey Marie Willis, Sehome High School
Bonney Lake
Mariah Deschamps, Sumner Senior High School
Haley Russell, Auburn Adventist Academy
Bothell
Heidi Dauenhauer, Lynnwood High School
Kelly Hoang, Henry M. Jackson High School
Bremerton
Allison Kay Gherna, Klahowya Secondary School
William Leshley, Olympic High School
Burlington
Krista Baldwin, Burlington-Edison High School
Chehalis
Lindsey Giffey, W.F.West High School
Coupeville
Mckenzie Kooch, Coupeville High School
Covington
Kaitlin Jenkins, Kentwood Senior High School
Des Moines
Jenessa Ho, Federal Way High School
Edmonds
Lauren Gillis, Cedar Park Christian Schools
Enumclaw
Jenel Hunter, Muckleshoot Tribal School
Emma Shover, Bellarmine Preparatory School
Everett
Elizabeth Avalos Duarte, Aces Alternative High School
Rachel Do, Mariner High School
Nicholas Janner, Cascade High School
Federal Way
Dylan DeTray, Thomas Jefferson High School
Jacqueline K Sherburne, Decatur High School
Hector Zaldivar, Todd Beamer High School
Ferndale
Robert Semu, Ferndale High School
Gig Harbor
McKenzi Bravo, Peninsula High School
Tyler Martin, Gig Harbor High School
Granite Falls
Heather Hirschi, Granite Falls High School
Issaquah
Hannah Stulberg, Issaquah High School
Kent
Kendra Nelson, Kent-Meridian Senior High School
Amy Nguyen, Kentridge Senior High School
Kirkland
Chandler Olsen, Inglemoor High School
Tara Toman, Juanita High School
Lacey
Gabriel Judd, Timberline High School
Lake Stevens
Faith Mayberry, Lake Stevens High School
Lakewood
Yoon Bae, Lakes High School
Liberty Lake
Katelyn Dolan, Central Valley High School
Lynden
Samantha Douge, Lynden Christian High School
Katherine Haveman, Lynden High School
Lynnwood
Brittany Kinsella, Mountlake Terrace High School
Marysville
Julianna Bethune, Grace Academy
Monroe
Karen Vasatka, Monroe High School
Mount Vernon
Alicia Dinora Guevara, Mount Vernon High School
Mountlake Terrace
Anna Matteucci, Edmonds-Woodway High School
Mukilteo
Heather N Pearson, Kamiak High School
Oak Harbor
Rachel Margraf, Oak Harbor High School
Olympia
Jason Agtarap, North Thurston High School
Brittany Wu, Capital High School
Puyallup
Megan Horton, Emerald Ridge High School
Sydne Johnson, Cascade Christian Schools
Emma Miller, Puyallup Senior High School
Renton
Mirecol L Brown, Renton High School
Thanh Dinh, Charles A. Lindbergh High School
Katherine Kerstetter, Liberty High School
Rochester
Marissa Apperson, Rochester High School
Satsop
Carli Cairone, Montesano Junior-Senior High
Seattle
Izac Bauer, Chief Sealth High School
Ann Gordon, Ballard High School
Hanna Kumasaka, Seattle Christian Schools
Teal E Stannard, Ingraham High School
Shoreline
Anecia Evans, Shorewood High School
Clairisse Haines, Shorecrest High School
Snohomish
Marcella Bartelheimer, Snohomish High School
Mackenzie Koehler, Glacier Peak High School
Christopher Jia-Wei Yang, Cedar Park Christian School System
Snoqualmie
Christina Fischer, Mount Si High School
Spanaway
Rolando Lopez-Chavez, Graham-Kapowsin High School
Sloane S McGowan, Bethel High School
Spokane
Emma Christie, On Track Academy
Mason Hawk, Shadle Park High School
Bobby Le Nguyen, Governor John R. Rogers High School
Kiana Ortega, North Central High School
Rachel Postlewait, West Valley High School
Zachary Taylor, Ferris High School
Tacoma
Jenifer Becerril Pacheco, Clover Park High School
Freda Ireigbe, Christian Faith School
Angela Leingang, Fife High School
Kyesha Pringle, Washington High School
Kasey Temple, Franklin Pierce High School
Joan Vo, Wilson High School
Tenino
William Connor Stakelin, Tenino High School
Tumwater
Justin Graham, Tumwater High School
Veradale
Madison Nicole Yerges, University High School
Westport
Christian Rodriguez, Ocosta Junior-Senior High
Woodinville
Christa King, Sno-Isle Skills Tech Center
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $21.6 million to nearly 21,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.
Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and “like” Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/WePowerDreams. We encourage the students and their supporters to use the hashtag #LeadersAchieversWA
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the communities we serve. Click here to learn more.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities – expanding digital literacy, promoting community service and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140 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
