{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cole-announces-2023-military-academy-nominees", "Cole Announces 2023 Military Academy Nominees", "2022-12-02", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the names of high school students from the Fourth District of Oklahoma that he has nominated for potential appointment to one of America's military academies. The United States service academies provide for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces. The academies that receive congressionally nominated students include the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy.\n\nThe nomination process is highly competitive. Applicants are evaluated for academic performance and standing, including class rank, SAT/ACT scores and school records. Other criteria considered by Congressman Cole and the recommendation panel includes athletics, physical fitness, extracurricular activities, recommendations and leadership potential. Upon congressional nomination, students become eligible for consideration to receive an appointment to the service academy (or academies) to which they applied.\n\n\"This is certainly an impressive list of America's next generation of leaders, and I am honored to nominate them for potential appointment to one of our nation's esteemed military academies,\" said Cole. \"Their desire to answer the call to serve our nation is truly inspiring. Regardless of where these students' paths take them after high school, they undoubtedly have a bright future ahead of them.\"\n\nThe list below includes the names, hometowns and high school information of the students, as well as the academies to which they have been nominated. Note that applications are still being considered by the selection committees for potential admission at the various academies. Many of the students received nominations to multiple academies.\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nMatthew Aguilar, Lawton \u2013 MacArthur High School\n\nMikel Bel Alvis, Norman \u2013 Culver Academies\n\nAlayna Cecrle, Oklahoma City \u2013 Westmoore High School\n\nGrant Gober, Midwest City \u2013 Carl Albert High School\n\nOwen Kinzer, Moore \u2013 Moore High School\n\nMakenzie Lehman, Blanchard \u2013 Community Christian School\n\nHarrison Powers, Norman \u2013 Norman High School\n\nAvery Walls, Blanchard \u2013 Blanchard High School\n\nU.S. Military Academy at West Point\n\nZachary Alldredge, Lawton \u2013 Cache High School\n\nMikel Bel Alvis, Norman \u2013 Culver Academies\n\nMakenzie Lehman, Blanchard \u2013 Community Christian School\n\nIan Leroux, Lawton \u2013 MacArthur High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nMatthew Aguilar, Lawton \u2013 MacArthur High School\n\nMikel Bel Alvis, Norman \u2013 Culver Academies\n\nRiley Amsler, Midwest City \u2013 Mount St. Mary High School\n\nJackson Clark, Norman \u2013 Academy of Classical Christian Studies\n\nMakenzie Lehman, Blanchard \u2013 Community Christian School\n\nIan Leroux, Lawton \u2013 MacArthur High School\n\nHarrison Powers, Norman \u2013 Norman High School\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cole-announces-2023-military-academy-nominees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4270800165832043, "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"}