Plainfield South High School Student Awarded Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship

Comcast announced this year’s recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program from the company’s Greater Chicago Region, which spans Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Funded by the Comcast Foundation, the program provides $1,000 scholarships to the best and brightest high school seniors based on their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

Rylee Schoo of Plainfield South High School in Plainfield is one of the nearly 190 recipients of the scholarship.

Comcast recognized the students at a special event on Monday, June 6, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Nearly 190 recipients received $1,000 scholarships. Three students at the event received an additional $4,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship - instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation. In total this year, Comcast awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in the region.

“Leaders and Achievers Scholarship recipients have demonstrated leadership not only in academics but in dedication to their communities through service,” said John Crowley, Comcast’s regional senior vice president. “Comcast is proud to recognize their achievements and honored to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools and serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to help young people prepare for the future and encourage them to continue to engage in their communities. The program also demonstrates the value the business community places on civic involvement.

Since 2001, Comcast has awarded more than $25 million in scholarships to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country.