When high school students applied for Comcast’s Leaders and Achievers scholarship in October of 2019, they had no clue what was in store for the rest of their senior year. With the twists and turns leading up to their high school graduations, they’ve exemplified adaptability and perseverance.
Comcast is honored to award these 25 members of the Class of 2020 $2500 scholarships to help advance their education beyond high school. Leaders and Achievers recipients were selected because of their outstanding character, integrity, academic achievement and a commitment to community service. This year we awarded $62,500 in scholarships in Oregon and SW Washington alone.
“We are so proud to support these amazing students,” said Rebecca Brown, Director of Community Impact for Comcast Oregon/SW Washington. “They had to be creative about their graduations, so we got creative in how we celebrated them.” All scholarship recipients received a graduation-party-in-a-box with items to help them remember their accomplishment, complete with a rocket book, portable Bluetooth speaker and confetti.
Since 2001, Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded more than $33 million in scholarships to approximately 30,000 students to help them pursue higher education.
Congratulations Class of 2020–we’re honored to have the following students represent the Leaders and Achievers program:
Albany
Grace Sitton, South Albany High School
Clackamas
Justin Tran, Clackamas High School
Corvallis
Margaret Hartley, Corvallis High School
Durham
Eryca Gomez, Tualatin High School
Eugene
Edgar Buendia, Churchill High School
Megan Mccoy, Willamette High School
Gresham
Derek Fortanell, Sam Barlow High School
Hillsboro
Reem Saleh, Hillsboro High School
Kelso
Haley Herbert, Kelso High School
Longview
Faliha Amjad, Robert A. Long High School
Milwaukie
Ke’Ali Mccarter, Portland Waldorf School
Philomath
Chris Garcia, Philomath High School
Portland
Tina Truong, Benson Polytechnic High School
Bethel Sishu, Parkrose High School
Bereket Getachew, De La Salle North Catholic High School
Genevieve Parker, Beaverton High School
Kimberly Truong, Reynolds High School
Kristina Thach, David Douglas High School
Jason De Leon, Centennial High School
Salem
Makayla Whiteley, West Salem High School
Andrea Garcia Torres, South Salem High School
Springfield
Katie Sabin, Thurston High School
Tigard
Theodore Fronczak, Tualatin High School
Amelia Tanberg, Tigard High School
Vancouver
Sydney Clark, Seton Catholic Preparatory