RUMFORD – Ten Maine high school 2007 graduates were awarded $2,500 each by TD Banknorth as part of the bank’s nationally recognized “TD Banknorth Promise” program created to help Maine youth.

Senior students receiving the scholarships were: Hannah Breton of Greenville, Greenville High School; Caleb Byron of Benton, SDG Academy; Amber Duguay of Mexico, Mountain Valley High School; Danielle Fontaine of Bath, Morse High School; Justin Giroux of Fairfield, Lawrence High School; Leanne Hemingway of Ludlow, Hodgdon High School; Haili Muse of Norridgewock, Skowhegan High School; Christina Simonds of Springvale, Sanford High School; Rebekah Wakefield of Burlington, Mattanawcook High School; and Brooke Winchester of Calais, Calais High School.

The $25,000 annual scholarship program is aimed at rewarding Maine students for academic excellence and helping offset their higher education costs. Scholarship recipients also are offered an optional three-month paid internship with TD Banknorth after their first year of post-secondary education.