Comcast Awards Scholarships to Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast Students
Marie Sintulaire of Belle Glade, Glades Central Community High School, receiving her Comcast Founders Scholarship check from Carla Roderick, Director of External Affairs and Community Impact for Comcast in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast
Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program Recognizes Student Achievement in Academics, Community Service and Leadership
Boca Raton – Comcast today announced that it has awarded $27,750 in college scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year to 10 high school seniors in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. These students are among 90 from across Florida who are receiving a total of $236,000 in Leaders and Achievers scholarships this year.
Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $33 million has been awarded to nearly 30,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers program.
“Our Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners are exceptional students who are committed to academic excellence and community service,” said Carla Roderick, Director of External Affairs and Community Impact for Comcast in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. “We are honored to recognize their achievements and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
In Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, nine students were awarded a one-time, Leaders and Achievers $2,500 scholarship to be used toward undergraduate education-related expenses.
Martin County
- Nicholas Cocoves of Stuart, Jensen Beach High School
Palm Beach County
- Zoe Deitelbaum of South Palm Beach, American Heritage School of Boca/Delray
- Kyle Felter of Boca Raton, Boca Raton Community High School
- Sophie Ginsburg of Lake Worth, Somerset Academy Canyons High School
- Luke Han of Wellington, A.W Dreyfoos School of the Arts
- Chantal Landron of Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach High School
- Shelby Myers of Boca Raton, West Boca Raton Community High School
- Enrique Rodriguez of Wellington, Atlantic Community High School
St. Lucie County
- Priscilla O’Hara of Port St. Lucie, Treasure Coast High School
Marie Sintulaire of Belle Glade, Glades Central Community High School, was selected to receive a $5,250 Comcast Founders Scholarships, instituted in honor of the late Ralph. J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
Nicholas Cocoves was selected to also receive an iPad tablet.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full 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 and value of civic involvement, especially by the business community.
