Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a federal service academy, does not require a congressional nomination.
“We are proud to have the honor to nominate such an impressive group of Maine students to our nation’s distinguished service academies,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “The young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.”
The following students from Maine have received nominations as candidates to the military academies from Senators Collins and King:
United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs
Name Home Town High School
Matthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School
Fallon Eggett Veazie Bangor High School
Owen Frank Pownal North Yarmouth Academy
Steven Fulton Jr. Yarmouth Yarmouth High School
Mary Hauser Kennebunk Kennebunk High School
Mia-Claire Kezal Saco Thornton Academy
Katelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools
Joseph Neal York York High School
Melissa Pass North Berwick Noble High School
Kaitlyn Perry Washington Academy
Don Strawbridge North Yarmouth Greely High School
Jaimey-Leigh Weidner Bowdoin Mt. Ararat High School
Leska Whitmarsh North Yarmouth Cheverus High School
United States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point
Name Home Town High School
Landon Bickford Gorham Gorham High School
Aidan Hieger Saco Thornton Academy
Dawson Joseph Waterford Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
Unites States Military Academy - West Point
Name Home Town High School
Reese Farrell Auburn Northfield Mount Hermon
Owen Frank Pownal North Yarmouth Academy
Mary Hauser Kennebunk Kennebunk High School
Mia-Claire Kezal Saco Thornton Academy
Katelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools
Aidan Larrabee South China Erskine Academy
Andrei Llanto Waterville Messalonskee High School
Catherine McClellan Eliot Marshwood High School
Joseph Neal York York High School
Emmaline Pendleton Buxton Bonny Eagle High School
Nathaniel Shearer Hampden Wilson Hill Academy
Elijah Wyatt Gorham Gorham High School
United States Naval Academy - Annapolis
Name Home Town High School
Laila Adawadkar Springvale Sanford High School
Matthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School
Landon Bickford Gorham Gorham High School
Angelo Gerardi Lexington Mt. Abram Regional High School
Lev Giffune Cumberland Greely High School
Hudson Holden Harpswell Mt. Ararat High School
Claire Holman Mount Vernon Maranacook High School
Camden Hom South Portland Cheverus High School
Mia-Claire Kezal Saco Thornton Academy
Katelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools
Keegan McKenney Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School
Ryan Moore Cumberland Foreside Greely High School
Don Strawbridge North Yarmouth Greely High School
Liam Sullivan Berwick St. Thomas Aquinas High School
George Theall Portland Portland High School
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