Ballston Spa Teachers’ Association Presents 2023 Scholarships

BALLSTON SPA — This year, the Ballston Spa Teachers’ Association has awarded $5,500 in scholarships to five graduating seniors in two categories. 

The BSTA Field of Education Scholarship was created in 1960 to recognize students who plan to attend an accredited college or university in order to pursue a career in education or an education-related field such as guidance, social work or psychology, according to a press release. The current amount of this scholarship award is a one-time payment of $1,500.

This year’s recipients from the Class of 2023 include Madison Ballou, Lee McKinley and Payton Messina.

The second scholarship is the Community Service/First Responder Scholarship, which was created in 2018. The intent of this BSTA Scholarship is to recognize students who have demonstrated that they are community oriented, plan to attend an accredited college or university and enroll in a program of study with the intent to pursue a career related to being a First Responder, the release states. The amount of this award is a one-time payment of $500. 

This year’s recipients are Christopher DuMais and Jared Gilston.  

Since 1960, through donations from active and retired BSTA members, the Ballston Spa Teachers’ Association has awarded $141,900 in scholarships to graduating students from Ballston Spa High School.