Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) recently announced he has nominated 23 students from the 47th Congressional District for appointments to U.S. Service Academies for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) recently announced he has nominated 23 students from the 47th Congressional District for appointments to U.S. Service Academies for the 2014-2015 academic year.
“It is my distinct honor and privilege to nominate these outstanding students. Everyone in the 47th District can be proud that we have so many talented, high-achieving students who wish to serve our nation as future leaders of the armed forces,” said Congressman Lowenthal.
Entrance to four of the five U.S. service academies requires nomination by a member of Congress or the Vice-President. The United States Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination. Acceptance involves at least a five-year obligation to the Service after completion of four years at the Academy. Appointments in the 47th District are very competitive, and the members of Congressman Lowenthal’s Service Academy Nomination Panel, composed of military veterans and academy graduates, were instrumental in the interview and selection process.
The final decisions will be made by the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies as they consider each of these talented and dedicated nominees from the 47th District for admission. The Academies base admission on many factors, including the applicant’s grade point average and class rank, extra-curricular activities, SAT scores, motivation and performance in the interview with Congressman Lowenthal’s Service Academy Nomination Panel.
Students who reside in the 47th Congressional District and are interested in attending a Service Academy in the future can get more information and nomination application forms on Congressman Lowenthal’s website, www.lowenthal.house.gov.
United States Military Academy at West Point
Name City School
Madeline Carlson Long Beach CAMS
Karen Kim Cypress Los Alamitos High
Vincent O’Reilly Long Beach Los Alamitos High
United States Naval Academy at Annapolis
Name City School
Andrew Chang Garden Grove Pacifica High
Armand de Armas Long Beach Mater Dei High
Natalie de Leon Cypress St. Joseph High
Haley Fessenden Los Alamitos Los Alamitos High
Austin Geller Los Alamitos Los Alamitos High
John Huson Long Beach Long Beach Poly High
Robert Niscior Cypress Oxford Academy
Matthew Nulk Cypress Servite High
Evan Schmitz Long Beach Wilson High
Emmanuel Tanap Long Beach Lakewood High
United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs
Name City School
Kathleen Ahearn Long Beach CAMS
Brett Baldwin Long Beach St. John Bosco High
Olivia Bancroft Buena Park Tustin High
Andrew Chaidez Cypress Los Alamitos High
Paul Dinh Garden Grove Buena Park High
James Martin Long Beach Millikan High
Merrick Nguyen Garden Grove Westminster High
Moises Orozco Long Beach Connections Academy High
Aileen Pham Westminster Westminster High
Nicolas Seto Garden Grove Pacifica High