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Congrats To Our Local Comcast Scholarship Winners!

Student winners of the “Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program” and their families, Comcast and elected officials are joining together today -- Wednesday -- on the steps of the State Capitol, as Comcast distributes $200,000 in scholarships at a special recognition ceremony saluting the 191 California high school seniors from 33 counties who have won a 2014 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship of $1,000.  

Two lucky students will be surprised with $10,000 scholarships, and 20 of the winning students will have their name drawn for a netbook computer to use at college.           

 

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The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program recognizes high school seniors for their leadership skills, positive attitude, academic achievement and various community service activities.  

Since its inception in 2001, the program has awarded more than $17 million in college aid to more than 17,000 high school seniors. 

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The 2014 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners from Contra Costa County are:  

·         Brentwood Ira Emmanuel Rubio of Heritage High School

·         Concord Ana Martinez of Crossroads High

·         Concord Collin Hill  of Floyd I. Marchus

·         Concord Jessica Svoboda of Clayton Valley Charter High School

·         Concord Peter Hutchinson of De La Salle High School

·         Martinez Alaina Nelson of Alhambra Senior High School

·         Oakley Monique Paris of Freedom High School

·         Orinda Joe Li of Miramonte High School

·         Pleasant Hill Ariana Lopez  of Prospect High

·         San Ramon Christine Zhang of Dougherty Valley High

·         San Ramon Ryan Smith of Venture Independent Study

For more, visit www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.


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