Warren County Community Singers is pleased to announce Charlotte Reinoso as the recipient of the 2026 George K. Warne Scholarship. She resides in Phillipsburg, NJ and is currently a senior at Phillipsburg High School. Charlotte will be attending West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia as a Musical Theatre major with many hands-on experiences in music, theatre, and dance. The Freddy Awards program (encompassing high school students in the Lehigh Valley, PA and Warren County, NJ specializing in musical theater) announced Charlotte as the 2026 recipient of a four-year, full tuition scholarship to WVU’s School of Theatre and Dance.

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Charlotte’s passion for musical theatre began with her exposure to a video from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. She was captivated with the story-telling and immersed herself in studying the way actors use music to bring characters to life through their songs and performances. Watching Phillipsburg High School’s production of Guys and Dolls while Charlotte was an eighth grader cinched her dream of pursuing music. She joined the Drama Club in high school and has not looked back! Music gives her life purpose and direction and she intends to utilize her music to create a sense of belonging and inspiration for others.

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Charlotte has immersed herself in music-related activities throughout high school. She plays the xylophone and was a member of the Phillipsburg Stateliner Band and Orchestra. She belongs to the Phillipsburg High School Theater Company and Showkids Invitational Theater (SKIT), a non-profit repertory community theater group. She currently is performing in Frozen for both theater groups in spring 2026. In addition to her music activities, Charlotte has participated in Key Club.

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For her audition, with her lovely voice, Charlotte performed She Used to Be Mine by Sara Bareilles and If I Were a Bell by Frank Loesser, both with expression and enthusiasm.

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Charlotte is excited to pursue her musical theatre goal in college and is grateful for the opportunity. We wish her much success and cannot wait to see where her music takes her.