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