Rep. Calvert Announces 42nd District Service Academy Nominations
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) announced the students from the 42nd Congressional District who have been nominated to attend one of the U.S. Service Academies. As a Member of Congress, Rep. Calvert has the privilege of nominating a select group of highly qualified young men and women from the 42nd Congressional District of California for an appointment to one or more U.S. Service Academies—Air Force, Naval, Military and Merchant Marine.
The Service Academies will evaluate the nominees based on their academic, athletic and physical qualifications and extend an appointment to the best qualified students that Rep. Calvert has nominated. "These young men and women who I have nominated to the service academies have character, integrity, motivation and pride, and I am proud to nominate them," stated Rep. Calvert. "They will serve our country well."
On November 19, 2016, Congressman Calvert's Academy Nominations Selection Committee evaluated candidates from the 42nd Congressional District, who were seeking a nomination to one or more of our nation's military service academies. Twenty-eight candidates were selected to receive Congressman Calvert's nomination. They are as follows:
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY:
- Zakariya Ahmed, Santiago High School
- James Burke Jr., Santiago High School
- Nicholas Carbonell, Murrieta Mesa High School
- Sierra Crawford, Murrieta Valley High School (Class of 2016), currently attending the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School
- Breven Engelson, Chaparral High School (Class of 2016), currently attending the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School
- Kyle Latzke, Vista Murrieta High School
- Aaron Miranda, Vista Murrieta High School
- Kassey Pugeda, Temecula Preparatory School
- Cathleen Runde, Temecula Valley High School (Class of 2016), currently attending Northwestern Prep School
- Jacob Taylor, Chaparral High School (Class of 2016), currently attending Northwestern Prep School
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY:
- Cole Crisp, Corona High School (Class of 2016), currently attending United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School
- Kyle Gibbs, Norco High School
- Sante Grossi, Martin Luther King High School
- Seth Harris, Paloma Valley High School
- Robert Heideman, Great Oak High School
- John Howard, St. Michael's Preparatory School
- Kimberly Lynch, Murrieta Valley High School
- Danielle Smith, Norco High School,
- Julia Stedman, Santiago High School (Class of 2016), currently attending Lane Community College
- Sarah Workman, Great Oak High School
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT:
- Brian Bae, Murrieta Mesa High School
- James Bilbrey, Murrieta Valley High School
- Xavier Bryant, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
- Isaac Cunalata, Murrieta Mesa High School
- Niles Harrell, Notre Dame High School
- Scott Im, Santiago High School (Class of 2016), currently attending University of California, Berkeley
- Cathleen Runde, Temecula Valley High School (Class of 2016), currently attending Northwestern Prep School
- Courtney Springman, Chino High School (Class of 2016), currently attending United States Military Preparatory School
- Julia Stedman, Santiago High School (Class of 2016), currently attending Lane Community College
- Riana Zuchlewski, Hillcrest High School
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