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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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