Graduates just recently turned their 2016 tassels, but Chesapeake College has already awarded 107 area high school graduates with more than $115,500 in scholarship aid for the upcoming fall semester.

The incoming freshman class includes graduates from the public high schools in all five of Chesapeake’s support counties.

Scholarships were awarded to high school students by county as follows:

22 Caroline County

13 Dorchester County

12 Kent

15 Queen Anne’s County

45 Talbot County

“We’re extremely grateful to the community for their untethered support of our students,’ said Director of Financial Aid Mindy Schaffer. “This aid provides tuition assistance to some of our best and brightest students. I look forward to seeing these outstanding students on campus in the fall.”

For more information about scholarships and financial aid at Chesapeake College, please go to http://www.chesapeake.edu/financial-aid.

CUTLINE: Director of Financial Aid Mindy Schaffer, front and center, poses with Chesapeake College scholarship recipients at North Caroline High School.