Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) announced that she has nominated 22 Michigan students for placement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.
“I am excited to nominate these 22 incredible students for appointment to our nation’s service academies,” said Congresswoman Stevens. “Serving our country is the most honorable act that Americans can commit; I am so inspired by these students' desire to serve, and I am so proud to be their representative in Congress. I’m rooting for them throughout the rest of the application process!”
Students seeking an appointment to a service academy must first obtain a nomination from a nominating source – most commonly through their Members of Congress. Now that these students have been nominated, they must await acceptance of admission by the academy to which they have applied.
Students interested in learning about the service academy process, including how to earn a nomination from Congresswoman Stevens, may visit our website here.
The nominees, along with their hometowns and high school or university, are listed below:
United States Air Force Academy
- Brian Apple, Milford, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Alec Blendea, Waterford, St. Mary’s Preparatory High School
- William Cameron, Northville, Northville High School
- Kaia Counts, Northville, Northville High School
- James Holcomb, Birmingham, Wylie E. Groves High School
- Carter Korpi, South Lyon, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Thomas Leeds, Northville, University of Detroit Jesuit High School
- Julianne Pabalan, Troy, Troy High School
- Abigail Tracey, Northville, Livingston Classical Academy
- George Vlahos, Commerce, Walled Lake Central High School
United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Alec Blendea, Waterford, St. Mary’s Preparatory High School
- Joshua Brauchler, Canton, Salem High School
- Julianne Pabalan, Troy, Troy High School
United States Military Academy
- Rahul Barpanda, Northville, Detroit Country Day High School
- William Cameron, Northville, Northville High School
- Kaia Counts, Northville, Northville High School
- Nicholas Groene, South Lyon, South Lyon East High School
- Haesol Park, Northville, Northville High School
- Ellia Sechrist, White Lake, Walled Lake Central High School
- John Smith, Novi, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Connor Sugrue, Canton, Salem High School
- Abigail Tracey, Northville, Livingston Classical Academy
- George Vlahos, Commerce, Walled Lake Central High School
United States Naval Academy
- Frederick Aldinger, Troy, Troy High School
- Alec Blendea, Waterford, St. Mary’s Preparatory High School
- Ziming Huang, Plymouth, Salem High School
- Thomas Leeds, Northville, University of Detroit Jesuit High School
- Julianne Pabalan, Troy, Troy High School
- John Smith, Novi, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Matthew Sommer, Novi, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Joseph Wolak, South Lyon, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- George Vlahos, Commerce, Walled Lake Central High School
- Annika Zaar, Northville, Northville High School
Original source can be found here.
