MIAMI (May 17, 2005) – Today, 15 deserving South Florida high school seniors will be notified that they will be receiving a $1,000 scholarship from local wireless provider MetroPCS. The recipients are winners of MetroPCS’ Community Scholars Program. Two of these scholars reside and attend school in Palm Beach County.

The distinguished Palm Beach County students recognized as part of this year’s Community Scholars are:


Melissa Chi. Melissa is a student at Palm Beach Gardens High School who plans to continue her education at either Duke or Stanford University. Melissa works to better her community by volunteering for Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and Light the Night.

MelissaChi: (From left to right: Melissa Chi receiving a scholarship check from Florida Marlins pitcher, Dontrelle Willis and MetroPCS executive, Page Bradley)

Stacy Goldbaum. Stacy is a student at Boca Raton High School. She is looking forward to studying medicine at the University of Miami or the University of Florida. Stacy contributes to her community through volunteer work with the American Diabetes Association, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Caring Kitchen, Beach Clean-up, American Heart Association, and the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Fundraiser.

StacyGoldbaum: (From left to right: Stacy Goldbaum receiving a scholarship check from Florida Marlins pitcher, Dontrelle Willis and MetroPCS executive, Page Bradley)

The Community Scholars Program was created by MetroPCS to distinguish high school students who demonstrate not only academic achievement but also outstanding community involvement and service. The goal of the program is to recognize those students who are involved in volunteer activities that give back to their community and to help them pay for a college education.

The 15 Community Scholars will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to further their educational and civic interests. Recipients will be recognized during a special on-field, pre-game ceremony at the Florida Marlins game on Friday, May 27.

“Each year we look forward to honoring South Florida’s youth who have contributed to their communities in creative and meaningful ways,” said Juan Moragas, vice president of sales and distribution for MetroPCS. “The MetroPCS Community Scholars program is now in its third year and exemplifies not only our continued growth as a company, but the continued growth of this community.”


Scholarship Management Services, a department of Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc. (CSFA), administers MetroPCS’ scholarship program. In evaluating applications, the overarching criteria were outstanding involvement in volunteerism and community service, in addition to academics and other criteria. Scholarships were granted without regards to race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability or national origin.

About MetroPCS, Inc.

Dallas-based MetroPCS, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. and a provider of wireless communications services.  MetroPCS, Inc. holds 21 licenses through its subsidiaries in the greater Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Sacramento metropolitan areas. MetroPCS has over 1.5 million subscribers and offers customers flat rate plans with unlimited anytime local and domestic long distance minutes with no contract. MetroPCS is among the first wireless operators to deploy an all-digital network based on third generation infrastructure and handsets. For more information, visit the MetroPCS web site at www.metropcs.com

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