{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-announces-13-local-students-receive-us-service-academy-appointments-0", "Davids Announces 13 Local Students Receive U.S. Service Academy Appointments", "2025-06-02", "2025", "2025-06", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "OVERLAND PARK, KS \u2013 Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that 13 students from the Kansas Third District have successfully received their appointments to a U.S. Service Academy. In a send-off event in Overland Park this week, Davids presented students with a certificate acknowledging their incredible achievement.\n\n\u201cAs the daughter of an Army veteran, I know the strength and sacrifice it takes to serve,\u201d said Davids. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor to nominate these hardworking young Kansans to our nation\u2019s Service Academies. Their dedication and drive represent the best of our community, and I have no doubt they\u2019ll make us proud as the next generation of military leaders.\u201d\n\nDavids nominated 29 students for an appointment based on the recommendations of her Academy Panelist Board. The panelists conducted personal interviews with each applicant, in addition to reviewing written applications, letters of recommendation, and G.P.A. This year\u2019s nonpartisan board included:\n\nMike Souder, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)\n\nSteve Wallace, Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U.S. Army (Retired)\n\nAfter receiving a nomination from Davids, these 13 applicants successfully met the individual admission requirements for their respective academies, which made the final decision on an appointment of admission. They include:\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO\n\nLaura Hickman - Mill Valley High School\n\nHank Newton - Southern Coffey County High School\n\nCaleb Ochs - Saint James Academy\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy Preparatory School at Colorado Springs, CO\n\nJames Dykes - De Soto High School\n\nZurich Balda - Blue Valley North High School\n\nConnor Deady - Rockhurst High School\n\nMax Doerfler - Saint Thomas Aquinas High School\n\nJosh Little - Olathe East High School\n\nSophia Marien-Brovont - St. Teresa's Academy\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY\n\nZurich Balda - Blue Valley North High School\n\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point, NY\n\nConnor Deady - Rockhurst High School\n\nMax Doerfler - Saint Thomas Aquinas High School\n\nJosh Little - Olathe East High School\n\nSophia Marien-Brovont - St. Teresa's Academy\n\nUnited States Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD\n\nAddison Holle - Gardner-Edgerton High School\n\nCalum Lynn - Olathe West High School\n\nPresley Yows - Louisburg High School\n\nUnited States Naval Academy Preparatory School at Newport, RI", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-announces-13-local-students-receive-us-service-academy-appointments-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.066455151885748, "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"}