Members of Congress recently announced their appointments to U.S. service academies. The rigorous evaluation includes academic tests, athletics participation, extracurricular and charity involvement, letters of recommendations, a board interview and a formal nomination by a member of Congress or the vice president. These are area students who have accepted appointments from Reps. Joe Barton, Michael Burgess, Kay Granger or Kenny Marchant, or Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson or John Cornyn.

Air Force Academy:

Joshua Antinone, Euless (Marchant)

Evan Boone, Corinth (Burgess)

Jessica Crilley, Grapevine (Marchant)

Chase Douglass, Flower Mound (Burgess)

Ryan Dusak, Haltom City (Granger)

Nicholas Engberg, Grand Prairie (Hutchinson, Marchant)

Kyle Green, North Richland Hills (Burgess)

Dan Gregory, Argyle (Burgess)

Zach Jackson, Colleyville (Hutchinson, Marchant)

Brandon Leet, Colleyville (Marchant)

James MacAndrew, Mansfield (Barton)

Amanda Marshall, Arlington (Barton)

Alex Sakovich, Colleyville (Marchant)

Matt Underwood, Colleyville (Marchant)

Weston Walker, Arlington (Barton)

Patrick Waters, Keller (Burgess)

Austyn Wilson, Mansfield (Barton)

Haley Wilson, Grapevine (Cornyn, Marchant)

Kramer Young, Southlake (Marchant)

Naval Academy:

McKenzie Bowden, Arlington (Barton)

Jordan Chmielewski, Grand Prairie (Marchant)

Adam Floyd, Mansfield (Barton)

Jack Gannon, Westlake (Burgess)

Jonathan Gazaille, Grand Prairie (Marchant)

Anthony Gentry, Saginaw (Granger)

Trey Gregory, Flower Mound (Burgess)

Crystal Ibe, North Richland Hills (Burgess)

Benjamin Marrs, Flower Mound (Hutchinson, Burgess)

Chris Miller, Southlake (Marchant)

Katie Otano, Colleyville (Marchant, Cornyn)

Michael Price, Southlake (Marchant)

Zachary Ryan, New Mexico Military Institute (Granger)

Military Academy at West Point:

Arnulfo Ahumada, Fort Worth (Burgess)

Justin Adkins, Arlington (Barton)

Corbin Anderson, Westlake (Burgess)

Victoria Joye, Mansfield (Barton)

Kevin Kusumoto, Fort Worth (Barton)

Charles McElrath, Grapevine (Marchant)

Lowell Stanford, Southlake (Marchant)

Ahmed Toure, Southlake (Marchant)

Ryan Wilson, Keller (Burgess)

Khym Wilson, Mansfield (Barton)

Jason Wright, Flower Mound (Burgess)

Coast Guard Academy

Kathryn Weber, Flower Mound (Burgess)

Merchant Marine Academy

Brian Bradsher, Flower Mound (Burgess)

James Flowers, Colleyville (Marchant)

Ben Moer, Flower Mound (Burgess)


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