{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403739", "U.S. Rep. Castor announces her 2021 nominations to U.S. military academies", "2021-11-30", "2021", "2021-11", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Kathy Castor", "C001066", "castor.house.gov", "castor", "https://castor.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced 26 students representing more than ten local high schools received nominations for admission into our nation\u2019s military academies: Air Force (USAFA), Navy (USNA), Army (USMA) and Merchant Marine (USMMA).\n\n\u201cI am proud to nominate a diverse, impressive group of students from the Tampa Bay area to attend our nation\u2019s prestigious service academies,\u201d said Castor. \u201cThese dedicated students are the leaders of tomorrow, and I\u2019m grateful for their commitment to serving our nation.\n\n\u201cMy dedicated Nomination Committee puts in careful thought and time every year to thoroughly review each application and meet with each interested student individually, and I appreciate their important contribution,\u201d Castor continued. \u201cTampa Bay is a patriotic community, and our committee members are devoted to developing bright young leaders that will shape the future of America\u2019s armed forces and our nation.\u201d\n\nPhotos of the nominees can be found here.\n\nReceiving a nomination to one of our nation\u2019s military academies is an essential step towards receiving an appointment to the academies. Nominations are earned based upon each student\u2019s interview with Castor\u2019s Nomination Committee, their academic record, participation in extracurricular activities and demonstrated leadership qualities. Because of the stringent application requirements, many students begin working on what it takes to apply as early as their first year of high school.\n\nBased upon the process established by federal law, all U.S. military academies, except the Coast Guard Academy, require either a service-connected or Congressional nomination (from their member of Congress, U.S. Senator or the Vice President of the United States). Parents and students interested in the nomination process can work with their school guidance counselors and find more information at https://castor.house.gov/constituentservices/serviceacademynominations.htm.\n\nCastor will announce official appointments at a later date after being notified of appointments by the academies. Today\u2019s announcement is the conclusion of Castor\u2019s 2021 competitive nomination process. The nominees who receive an appointment from a U.S. military academy will attend their respective academies in the 2022-2023 school year.\n\nU.S. Rep. Castor granted her nomination to the following students for one or more of the U.S. military academies:\n\nScott Larguier, Berkeley Prep \u2013 USMA\n\nAmani Haskins, Robinson High School \u2013 USMA\n\nArchie Dennis, The Lays School, Cambridge, UK \u2013 USMA\n\nRyan Maney, Plant High School \u2013 USMA\n\nJohn Overton, King High School \u2013 USMA\n\nGabriel Slater, Carrollwood Day School \u2013 USMA + USAFA\n\nMaxwell Fuller, Robinson High School \u2013 USMA\n\nMadison Lawrence, Plant High School \u2013 USNA + USMA\n\nGabrielle Hernandez, Middleton High School (Georgia Military College) \u2013 USMA\n\nJacob Ellis, Hillsborough High School \u2013 USAFA\n\nMadeline Frank, Robinson High School \u2013 USNA\n\nAdrianna Cook, Ramstein High School \u2013 USNA + USAFA\n\nLauren McCain, Wharton High School \u2013 USNA\n\nConrad DuFault, Steinbrenner High School \u2013 USNA\n\nSara Arroyave, Robinson High School \u2013 USAFA\n\nDavid Switzer, Freedom High School \u2013 USNA + USAFA\n\nPate Griffey, Cambridge Christian School \u2013 USNA\n\nAlexis Baez, Leto High School \u2013 USNA\n\nRichard Gonzalez, Steinbrenner High School \u2013 USNA\n\nJamison Ringvelski, homeschooled \u2013 USMMA\n\nKatherine Dingwall, Robinson High School \u2013 USAFA\n\nSolei Montalvo, Gaither High School \u2013 USAFA\n\nMichael Watson, Cocoa Beach High School \u2013 USMMA\n\nDante Des Rosier, Berkeley Prep \u2013 USAFA\n\nJoseph Pleinis, Plant High School \u2013 USAFA\n\nCamilla Quintero, Steinbrenner High School \u2013 USAFA", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403739"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9674460161477327, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}