Shifawn Falley, Janet Tsui, and Sophia Espanola, all of Pacifica, have been included in the list of 100 graduating Bay Area high school seniors earning Comcast's Leaders and Achievers $1,000 grants from The Comcast Foundation for outstanding commitment to community service.
Shifawn, a 2006 graduate of S.R. Martin College Preparatory School in San Bruno, will be attending Texas Southern University in the fall. Janet, a 2006 graduate of Oceana High School in Pacifica, will be attending University of California Davis in the fall. Sophia, a 2006 graduate of Mercy High School in Burlingame, will be attending University of California Los Angeles in the fall.
The Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, funded through The Comcast Foundation, recognizes high-school seniors for exemplary community service, leadership skills, positive attitude, and academic achievement. In 2006, the program will grant over $1.7 million, recognizing 1,728 students attending high schools in Comcast communities across the country. This year, Comcast recognized 100 young people from the Bay Area. Since its inception in 2000, the program has awarded more than $5.8 million in scholarships.
"These students are making a tremendous impact in their community by volunteering in a variety of ways including peer tutoring, summer learning programs and beach clean up projects," said Comcast Area Vice President Doug Schulz. "Comcast is proud to recognize them and all of the other outstanding recipients of the 2006 Leaders and Achievers scholarship grants. Their achievements embody Comcast's commitment to the Bay Area, which we support in a number of ways, including connecting schools with free cable and high-speed Internet service and local literacy programs."
The Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program is managed by Scholarship Program Administrators — an independent, not-for-profit organization that manages corporate and corporate foundation scholarship programs. For more information on the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, visit www.comcast.com/scholarships.
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