{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-announces-2022-military-academy-nominations", "Cole Announces 2022 Military Academy Nominations", "2021-12-06", "2021", "2021-12", "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) today announced the names of 12 students from the Fourth District of Oklahoma that he has nominated for entry into one of America's prestigious 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\"It is one of my greatest honors as a Member of Congress to each year recommend young leaders from the Fourth District of Oklahoma for potential appointment to one of the nation's prestigious military academies,\" said Cole. \"This year, I am delighted to nominate 12 impressive students from our communities. Their desire to answer the call of duty and serve our nation with their talents and patriotism is truly inspiring.\"\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\nCaleb Cole, Duncan \u2013 Comanche High School\n\nGabriella Frame, Oklahoma City \u2013 Moore High School\n\nPrestley Gabriel, Norman \u2013 Norman North High School\n\nMakayla Hall, Choctaw \u2013 Aviano Middle-High School\n\nLuke Howard, San Diego (Midwest City) \u2013 Scripps Ranch High School\n\nLane Steele, Washington \u2013 Washington High School\n\nShyam Patel, Oklahoma City \u2013 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics\n\nZachary Wagner, Walters \u2013 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics\n\nAvery Walls, Blanchard \u2013 Blanchard High Schoo\n\nU.S. Military Academy at West Point\n\nShyam Patel, Oklahoma City \u2013 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics\n\nTrae Stewart, Cache \u2013 Cache High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nTroy Bullman, Davis \u2013 Davis High School\n\nBobby Ebilane, Moore \u2013 Moore High School\n\nLuke Howard, San Diego (Midwest City) \u2013 Scripps Ranch High School\n\nShyam Patel, Oklahoma City \u2013 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics\n\nAvery Walls, Blanchard \u2013 Blanchard High School", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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/press-releases/cole-announces-2022-military-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8155480027198792, "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"}