OGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg Pro Musica Chorus announced the recipient of the annual Sally Bibbens Scholarship and its 2020 scholarships awardees.

The 2020 Bibbens Scholarship is awarded to Hailey Weber who has shown excellence in choral music in school and multiple community productions during her high school years. Ms. Weber plans to pursue a career in Musical Theater at Long island University

The scholarship is given annually at Ogdensburg Free Academy in memory of Sally Bibbens, who co-founded the chorus in 1967 and directed the group for many years.

The Ogdensburg Pro Musica Chorus Scholarship recipients were chosen by their choral teachers for their excellence in choral music at their high schools as well as in community productions.

They are Noelle Dutch, Rachel Hill, Masen LaPiene, Abigail Sabre, Angelina Schembry and Sarah Weaver.

Ms. Dutch, who attended Ogdensburg Free Academy plans to study political science at SUNY Binghamton.

Sabre and Weaver of Madrid-Waddington Central School have chosen to pursue careers in the medical field. Weaver will major in neuro science at St. Lawrence University and Sabre will attend SUNY Plattsburgh for biomedicine with a goal of nursing.

LaPiene of Morristown will be moving into employment through the Masonry Union, applying in the future through their college paid work experience.

Hill, Canton Central School, who plans to attend SUNY Canton and Schembry, a graduate of Lisbon Central, have shared their voices as members of the Pro Musica Chorus for the past two years. Schembry plans to attend SUNY Plattsburgh to study computer science

The members wish them well in their future plans as they begin their college careers.

A few years ago, some of the future 2020 high school scholarship winners were chosen by their elementary school music teachers to sing with Pro Musica in the annual Spring and Christmas concerts.

Funds for the scholarships are raised from member dues and proceeds from the Spring and Christmas concerts.