Thursday, December 30, 2021

Local students awarded nominations to military colleges

Congresswoman Haley Stevens has nominated 22 Michigan students for placement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.  Nominations included students from Canton, Northville and Plymouth.

“I am excited to nominate these 22 incredible students for appointment to our nation's service academies,” said Congresswoman Stevens. “Serving our country is the most honorable act that Americans can commit; I am so inspired by these students' desire to serve, and I am so proud to be their representative in Congress. I'm rooting for them throughout the rest of the application process!”

Students seeking an appointment to a service academy must first obtain a nomination from a nominating source - most commonly through their Members of Congress. Now that these students have been nominated, they must await acceptance of admission by the academy to which they have applied. 

Local students nominated to the United States Air Force Academy were: William Cameron, Northville, Northville High School; Kaia Counts, Northville, Northville High School; Thomas Leeds, Northville, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Abigail Tracey, Northville, Livingston Classical Academy.

Joshua Brauchler from Canton Township who attends Salem High Schools was nominated for the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Students nominated to the United States Military Academy included Rahul Barpanda, Northville, Detroit Country Day High School; William Cameron, Northville, Northville High School; Kaia Counts, Northville, Northville High School; Haesol Park, Northville, Northville High School; Connor Sugrue, Canton, Salem High School and Abigail Tracey, Northville, Livingston Classical Academy.

Nominated for the United States Naval Academy were Ziming Huang, Plymouth, Salem High School; Thomas Leeds, Northville, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Annika Zaar, Northville, Northville High School.