BOSTON, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast
Foundation today announced the 2017 recipients of its annual
Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in Massachusetts. The program, funded by the
Comcast Foundation, recognizes the best and brightest high school
seniors for their community service, academic performance and
leadership skills.
"Our administration is committed to helping students across the
Commonwealth receive a quality, affordable education and we are
pleased to have partners like Comcast assist in those efforts,"
said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. "We
are extremely proud of the young men and women receiving Leaders
& Achievers Scholarships for all they have done to better
themselves and their communities and look forward to their future
growth and success."
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito
and Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the
State House today. 100 Leaders and Achievers recipients received
$1,000 scholarships and one lucky
student was awarded a $10,000 Comcast
Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus
of Comcast Corporation.
"Comcast is honored to recognize our Leaders & Achievers
Scholarship winners for going above and beyond – both in their own
achievements and for the greater good of their communities," said
Tracy Pitcher, Senior Vice President
of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "We wish each of them
continued success and we congratulate their teachers and families
for helping them excel."
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 of civic involvement, and the value
placed on civic involvement by the business community.
Since 2003, Comcast has awarded $1,355,000 in Leaders & Achievers
Scholarships to 1,247 students in Massachusetts. This year, the program will
award more than $2 million in
scholarships to more than 2,000 students across the country to help
them pursue higher education. Visit here to learn more.
About Comcast Corporation
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businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of
the nation's largest video, high-speed internet, and phone
providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and
also provides these services to businesses. It also provides
wireless and security and automation services to residential
customers under the XFINITY brand. NBCUniversal operates news,
entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo
broadcast networks, television production operations, television
station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts.
Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
About the Comcast Foundation:
The Comcast Foundation
was founded by Comcast Corporation in June
1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit
organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs
intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their
communities. The Foundation has three community investment
priorities—promoting service, expanding digital literacy, and
building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast
Foundation has donated nearly $200
million to organizations in the communities nationwide that
Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its
programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
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2017 Massachusetts
Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
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Name
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Hometown
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College/University
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Kayia
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Alleyne
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Dorchester
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North Carolina
Central University
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Michael
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Almenas
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Leominster
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Northeastern
University
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Celine
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Aviles
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Boston
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University of
Massachusetts Boston
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Beckett
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Azevedo
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Westford
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Cornell
University
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Richard
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Barone
|
Hull
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Alexa
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Becquart
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Brockton
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Massasoit Community
College
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Sydney
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Beless
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Yarmouthport
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Curry
College
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Kelvin
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Bencosme
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Beverly
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Salem State
College
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Zachary
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Bennett
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Tewksbury
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Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
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Alexandra
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Bettencourt
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Raynham
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University of
Connecticut
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Marguerite
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Blair
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Boston
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Pomona
College
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Christopher
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Blanc
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Brockton
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Samantha
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Blanc
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Randolph
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Emma
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Bowers
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Granby
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Holyoke Community
College
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Andrew
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Burns
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Winchendon
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Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
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Savian
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Cabrera
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Lawrence
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University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Cecilia
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Campbell
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Natick
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Lauren
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Carey
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East
Bridgewater
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Amherst
College
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Michael
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Carvalho
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New
Bedford
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Grainne
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Casey
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Pepperell
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Jashan
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Chopra
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Mashpee
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Kristina
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Copelas
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North
Reading
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Merrimack
College
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Karyann
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Cruz
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Holyoke
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American
International College
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Nola
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De la Cruz
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Boston
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Boston
University
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Daniel
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DeAngelis
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Watertown
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Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University
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Arlette
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Dervil
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Brockton
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Massachusetts College
of Pharmacy and Health Science
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Joie
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Dillon
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Peabody
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Providence
College
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Rachel
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Ellis
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Peabody
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Joshua
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Elysee
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Medford
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Bentley
University
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Cameron
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Filipe
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Somerset
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University of New
Haven
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Michael
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Fingar
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Medway
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University of
Massachusetts Lowell
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Connor
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Flanagan
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Tyngsborough
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Merrimack
College
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Nell
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Franchek
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Newburyport
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Christina
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Fuller
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Stow
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Andrews
University
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Kyle
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Gagnon
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Blackstone
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Framingham State
College
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Lisa
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Gagnon
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Danvers
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Massachusetts College
of Pharmacy and Health Science
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Anooshka
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Gupta
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Dublin
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University of
Michigan Ann Arbor
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Nicole
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Haas-Loomis
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Arlington
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Colorado
College
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Chaya
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Holch
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Brattleboro
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University of
Vermont
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Jonathan
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Huntley
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Westfield
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Siena
College
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Elizabeth
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Ingram
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Whitman
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Charlene
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Jean-Lestin
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Quincy
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Wellesley
College
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Madelyn
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Johnson
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Montague
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Massachusetts College
of Liberal Arts
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Chase
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Joyner
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Hyde Park
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Franklin W. Olin
College of Engineering
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Nareg
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Kalaydjian
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Watertown
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Regis
College
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Mary
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Kamau
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Brockton
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Howard
University
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Nguyen
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Khuu
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Taunton
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University of
Southern Maine
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Jonathan
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Klinker
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Tiverton
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College of the Holy
Cross
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Jesse
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Kokosa
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Springfield
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American
International College
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Christina
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Kuss
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Monson
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University of
Connecticut
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Kennex
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Lam
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Quincy
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Emmanuel
College
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Lantharra
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Langlois
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Boston
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Boston
University
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Lindsey
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Lapaix
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Lawrence
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Stonehill
College
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Rachel
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LeBarron
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Huntington
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Dartmouth
College
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Emily
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Licciardi
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Haverhill
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Endicott
College
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Zixuan
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Liu
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Holyoke
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Georgetown
University
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Allison
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Manning
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Canton
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Marquette
University
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Kerry
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Manuel
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Andover
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Bates
College
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Manuel
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Martinez
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Boston
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Northeastern
University
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Yvan
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Martinez
Jara
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East
Boston
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Tufts
University
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Sabrina
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McKenzie
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Hyde Park
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Fitchburg State
College
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Kenny
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Mei
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Boston
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Regis
College
|
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Taylor
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Mickens
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Springfield
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Hofstra
University
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Anna
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Morais
Bilha
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Newton
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Bentley
University
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Ronald
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Morris
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Revere
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Ivory
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Moulton
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Baldwinville
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Lakeyia
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Mumford
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Dorchester
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Spelman
College
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Elizabeth
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Murphy
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Springfield
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Emmanuel
College
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Samantha
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Newbury
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Georgetown
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Emily
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Nguyen
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Melrose
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University of
Pennsylvania
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Emily
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O'Regan
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Somerville
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College of the Holy
Cross
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Javelin
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Parra
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Springfield
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Bay Path
University
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Karishma
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Patel
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Walpole
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Drew
University
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Favianet
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Paulino
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Lawrence
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Salve Regina
University
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Yaira
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Peaks
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Boston
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University of Central
Florida
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Joargy
|
Perez
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Lawrence
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Babson
College
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Katherine
|
Perez
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Lynn
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St. John's University
New York
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Nicholas
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Petkewich
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Saugus
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Emily
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Procopio
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Framingham
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Massachusetts Bay
Community College
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Isabella
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Pucker
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Newton
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Middlebury
College
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Vyom
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Rathod
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Dartmouth
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Taija
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Reverdes
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Roxbury
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University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Devon
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Roberts
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Granville
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University of Saint
Joseph
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Meera
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Sabeh
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Fall River
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Emerson
College
|
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Ruth
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Scott
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Dorchester
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Pennsylvania State
University-Penn State Dubois
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Taylor
|
Seger
|
Lynn
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University of
Connecticut
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Caitlin
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Sheehan
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Saugus
|
University of
Connecticut
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Katlyn
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Smith
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Millis
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Regis
College
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Olivia
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Spar
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Hopkinton
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Boston
College
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Angela
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Szewczyk
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Ashfield
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Albany College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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Lily
|
Tang
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Braintree
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Christopher
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Tocci
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Raynham
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Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
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Alissa
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Tofuri
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Hanover
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Providence
College
|
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Antonio
|
Trabucco
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Needham
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Boston
College
|
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Haley
|
Travers
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Marblehead
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Sacred Heart
University
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Gabriela
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Upson
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Fitchburg
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Babson
College
|
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Frenika
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Valcin
|
Randolph
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Rosbeliz
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Valentin
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Methuen
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University of
Massachusetts Amherst
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Madelin
|
Vasquez
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Chelsea
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Bunker Hill Community
College
|
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Ida
|
Weiss
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Westhampton
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Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
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Taylor
|
White
|
Millis
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North Carolina State
University at Raleigh
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