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MLive: Huizenga Nominates West Michigan Students For Service Academies
Washington,
January 16, 2013
West Michigan Congressmen nominate 30 students for acceptance to military service academies
MLive - Monica Scott GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S. Reps. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township and Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, have nominated a total of 30 high school students to be considered for acceptance into the 2017 class of the U.S. Military, Air Force, Naval, and Merchant Marine academies. Students seeking appointment to a service academy must first obtain the nomination of their U.S. Senator, their U.S. Representative or the Vice President. A nomination does not guarantee appointment to an academy. Amash nominated 20 students and Huizenga 10. An Academy Advisory Board assisted them with the selections. Criteria considered by the board when recommending a student for nomination include academic excellence, leadership ability, and extracurricular activities. “It is an honor to nominate such driven and courageous young men and women in their application to the U.S. Service Academies," said Huizenga. "Whenever I hear from our distinguished service academies, I am told that cadets from West Michigan are some of the best and brightest our nation has to offer." "I have no doubt that this group will continue that tradition.” Below are the students nominated by Amash and Huizenga by academy and their high schools. Some are listed more than once. United States Military Academy at West Point, NY Amash nominees: • Sarah Baermann – Catholic Central High School • Zach Haas – Delton Kellogg High School • Edward Kosta – Hastings High School • Haley Merrill – East Kentwood High School/Marion Military Institute • Miguel Nava – Comstock Park High School • Jack Rozema – Wyoming High School • Andersson Sullivan – Forest Hills Central High School Huizenga nominees: • Matthew Ziegeler - West Ottawa High School • Caroline Fender - West Ottawa High School • Evan Viau - Jenison High School • Benjamin Dorsey - American International School of Bucharest • Connor Schmid - St. John's Northwestern Military Academy • Christopher Mason - Oakridge High School • Troy St. Peter - Fremont High School • Jonathan DeHaan - Calvin Christian High School United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO Amash nominees: • John (Jack) Brooks – West Catholic High School • Seth Carozza – Rockford High School • Mark Cruickshank – Rockford High School • Levi Helms – Greenville High School • Edward Kosta – Hastings High School • Haley Merrill – East Kentwood High School/Marion Military Institute • Miguel Nava – Comstock Park High School • Troy Patton – East Kentwood High School • Kaitlyn Roach – Rockford High School • Leanne Tuuk – Caledonia High School/Kalamazoo Valley Community College Huizenga nominees: • Evan Viau - Jenison High School • Benjamin Dorsey - American International School of Bucharest • Troy St. Peter - Fremont High School United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD Amash nominees: • Alexis Axelrod – Forest Hills Northern High School • John (Jack) Brooks – West Catholic High School • Seth Carozza – Rockford High School • Mark Cruickshank – Rockford High School • Mikalah Gribbell – Northview High School • Zach Haas – Delton Kellogg High School • Edward Kosta – Hastings High School • Hannah Kusmierz – Ionia High School • Miguel Nava – Comstock Park High School • Kara Smith-Hornsby – Naval Academy Prep School • Leanne Tuuk – Caledonia High School/Kalamazoo Valley Community College Huizenga nominees: • Caroline Fender - West Ottawa High School • Aaron Cinnamon - Black River High School • Evan Viau - Jenison High School • Troy St. Peter - Fremont High School • Benjamin Dorsey - American International School of Bucharest • Mitchell Meppelink - Zeeland West High School • Christopher Mason - Oakridge High School United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY Amash nominees: • Kevin Clinthorne – Rockford High School • Zach Haas – Delton Kellogg High School • Isaac Kremers – Grand Rapids Christian High School Huizenga nominees: • Connor Schmid - St. John's Northwestern Military Academy • Christopher Mason - Oakridge High School • Benjamin Dorsey - American International School of Bucharest |