Clay Nominates 13 Exceptional St. Louis Area Students to Attend U.S. Service Academies, Class of 2014 is Diverse, Talented and Committed
Clay Nominates 13 Exceptional St. Louis Area Students to
Attend U.S. Service Academies
Class of 2014 is Diverse, Talented and Committed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 4.22.14
MEDIA CONTACT: STEVEN ENGELHARDT (314) 504-4029
ST.LOUIS- Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri has nominated 13 outstanding young students from across the 1st Congressional District to attend our nation’s time-honored military service academies. In his remarks at the nomination ceremony, held at the University of Missouri – Saint Louis, the Congressman said, “I am extraordinary proud to nominate these remarkable young students. You not only excel at academics & athletics, you have also demonstrated a real commitment to serving your country and building up our community. I join with your proud parents, families & friends as we congratulate each of you.” Mr. Clay continued, “Today’s ceremony also recalls that service to our nation is a commitment that passes from generation to generation. Always remember that you are standing on the shoulders of brave men and women who came before you.”
Congressman Clay is proud to present the following exceptional young Americans
as his Class of 2014, U.S. Service Academy Nominees.
Christian Bledsoe John Burroughs High School
Nominated to the U.S. Military Academy
Timothy Carter: Home-schooled
Nominated to U.S Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies
Benjamin Gliedt De Smet Jesuit High School
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Joshua Howsmon: Clayton High School
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Tanner Juch Hazelwood West High School
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Katie Kohler Oakville Senior High School
Nominated to U.S. Air Force, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Alex McNeil Webster Groves High School
Nominated to U. S. Military Academy
Jotham Nixon Gateway STEM High School
Nominated to U. S. Naval and Merchant Marine Academies
John Putnam Saint Louis University High School
Nominated to U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Lunsford Schock Mary Institute/Saint Louis Country Day School
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy
Ruth Snipes-Soward Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy.
Zachary Vaughn Hazelwood West High School
Nominated to U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
Timothy Wenholz Home-schooled
Nominated to U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy
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