• Each year the Ballston Spa Music Department presents 43 scholarships to graduating seniors worth over $2,800. Students can earn scholarships for their participation in our Tri-M Music Honor Society, music activities club, and contributions made to their performing ensembles. All of the proceeds from our Annual Pops Concert go directly to the music scholarship fund to support our seniors who have given so much to our department and community.

    If you would like to make a contribution to the scholarship fund, please send a check payable to: BSCSD
    The check memo or attached letter should reference: Music Dept. Scholarships #SCH102

    Checks should be mailed to: 
    Ballston Spa CSD
    Attn: Deb Carminati
    220 Ballston Avenue
    Ballston Spa, NY 12020

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2022
    Applications can be found in Schoology on your Ensemble course page. Not every award requires a scholarship. Only those designated need to have a completed application by the deadline above.

    Scholarships Awarded to Graduating Seniors:

    John Phillip Sousa ($100)

    Louis Armstrong Jazz Award ($100)

    Music Activities Club Award ($100) - 3 students - 1 voted in each discipline

    National School Choral Award ($100) - 2 students

    National School Orchestra Award ($100)

    Saratoga Warren County Music Festival Award ($125) - 3 students

    Spirit of Band ($50) - 10 students APPLICATION REQUIRED

    Spirit of Chorus ($50) - 10 students APPLICATION REQUIRED

    Spirit of Orchestra ($50) - 10 students APPLICATION REQUIRED

    Tracy DeRagon Devotion to Music Education Award APPLICATION REQUIRED

    Tri-M Chapter 4029 of Ballston Spa High School Outstanding Member Award ($100)