Chris Bridge, right, co-chair of the Mathews County Democratic Committee, presents a check for $500 to 2021 Mathews High School graduate Kelsey Anne Ryan on Saturday following graduation ceremonies. Ryan won the committee’s annual Betty and Jim Kenley scholarship competition with her answers to essay questions that included how COVID-19 affected her senior year, her community service and extracurricular activities, and her thoughts on what it takes to be a good citizen. Ryan will be attending High Point University in North Carolina. 
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