Two Cooperstown High School seniors were each awarded a $500 scholarship by the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, in partnership with The Community Foundation for South Central New York.

Sierra Kitson was awarded the Elizabeth and Benjamin Bassett Scholarship and Maria Noto received the Mary Augusta and Wilson T. Bassett Scholarship.

Kitson plans to attend SUNY Oneonta to pursue a nursing career and Noto is going to study English and theatre at Wesleyan University.

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