{"id":37963,"date":"2015-12-08T15:58:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=37963"},"modified":"2015-12-08T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:58:19","slug":"clawson-announces-2016-united-states-service-academy-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2015\/12\/clawson-announces-2016-united-states-service-academy-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Clawson Announces 2016 United States Service Academy Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37004\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37004\" title=\"Clawson\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Clawson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Clawson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Clawson.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congressman Curt Clawson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Congressman Curt Clawson (FL -19) nominated twenty-two students from Southwest Florida\u2019s 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Congressional District to attend the United States Service Academies for the fall 2016 freshman class.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Service Academies include:\u00a0 The United States Air Force Academy \u2013 Colorado Springs, Colorado; The United States Military Academy \u00a0\u2013 West Point, New York; The United States Naval Academy \u2013 Annapolis, Maryland; and The United States Merchant Marine Academy \u2013 Kings Point, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Clawson stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the second class of nominees I have had the honor of reviewing, I continue to be honored and impressed that these fine students would not only prepare themselves for the challenges that lie ahead of them if they are accepted, but that they would also give themselves to serve our nation and defend our freedom.\u00a0 The academies will be tough and demanding, and my Academy Nominations Advisory Committee feels strongly that all of our nominees are up to the challenge.\u00a0 \u00a0I join the Committee with pride to assist our nominees during the next phase of the admission process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am also humbled by the members of the Academy Nominations Advisory Committee, led by Lieutenant General (Retired) Gary Speer and Major General (Retired) James Dozier, for donating their time and years of experience in service to their community to help me create a process to put the best Southwest Florida has to offer before the consideration of our nation\u2019s Service Academies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->Congressman Clawson\u2019s Academy Nominations Advisory Committee Final Nominees Are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kylie Applegate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rockwall-Heath High School, TX<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Bauer \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>\u00a0 Riverdale High School<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p>Kasey Bersh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marco Island Academy<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Carroll \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peddie School \u2013 Hightown, NJ<\/p>\n<p>Matthew DiBiase \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Durand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cape Coral High School<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p>Noah Evans \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gulf Coast High School<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Gordon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr>\u00a0 Oasis Charter High School<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p>Conner Guthrie \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saint John Neumann High School<\/p>\n<p>Colby Horne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Naples High School<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Irizarry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gulf Coast High School<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Klassen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gulf Coast High School<\/p>\n<p>Keaton Koselke \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mariner High School<\/p>\n<p>Madison Lampkins \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Ft. 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