{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-announces-military-academy-appointees", "Cole Announces Military Academy Appointees", "2024-06-07", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165\n\nOklahoma \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the names of nine high school students from Oklahoma\u2019s Fourth District who received and accepted appointments for entry into one of our nation\u2019s prestigious military academies. These academies include the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.\n\nAfter selecting and meeting with his appointees, Congressman Cole said, \u201cThose who answer the call to serve are some of America\u2019s finest and are deserving of all our respect and appreciation. I am so proud of these nine young Oklahomans for answering this call and making plans to attend one of America\u2019s esteemed military academies. These students are truly some of the best and brightest, and they are inspiring to us all.\u201d\n\nThe list below includes the names, hometowns, and high school information of the appointees, as well as the academies to which they have been appointed:\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nJoshua Shropshire, Moore \u2013 Mount St. Mary High School\n\nBryce Graham, Oklahoma City \u2013 Christian Heritage Academy\n\nU.S. Military Academy at West Point\n\nAden Shumard, Tuttle \u2013 Newcastle High School\n\nLuke Blackmon, Fort Sill \u2013 Lawton MacArthur High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nSadie Garnett, Elgin \u2013 Elgin High School\n\nMatthew Aguilar, Lawton \u2013 Lawton MacArthur High School\n\nOwen Kinzer, Moore \u2013 Moore High School\n\nAnna O\u2019Dell, Moore \u2013 Moore High School\n\nPayton Thomas, Moore \u2013 Moore High School\n\nImage\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "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-military-academy-appointees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9811948984861374, "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"}