Nearly 200 graduating high school seniors received scholarships June 11 on the steps of the California State Capitol, courtesy of Comcast’s Leaders and Achievers scholarship program. The program — in its seventh year — gives outstanding high school seniors a helping hand as they head off to college.
Jake Gorton, of Vista del Lago High School in Folsom — wearing a dark suit and dubbed one of the “men in black” by master of ceremonies Tony Lopez — said he found out about the program from his high school counselor. He filled out forms, wrote an essay and received a $1,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship, one of 191 presented this year. In addition to the scholarships, 20 students won laptop computers in a drawing.
Chloe Yang from Balboa High School in San Francisco and Maryori Conde from Animo Inglewood Charter High School in Inglewood, each won Comcast Founders Scholarships of $10,000.
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Scholarship winner and Sheldon High School Class President Romello Bernstine — flanked by his mother Patricia and grandmother Connie Arnick — graduated May 28, and will be attending Cal State Los Angeles in the fall.
Scholarship winners wait their turn to go up on stage
Hank Fore, regional senior vice president of Comcast California presents a laptop computer to a lucky student
Comcast Foundation President Charisse R. Lillie congratulates an award winner
Parents and family members make some noise!
