{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-announces-17-local-students-receive-us-service-academy-appointments", "Davids Announces 17 Local Students Receive U.S. Service Academy Appointments", "2026-05-30", "2026", "2026-05", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "OVERLAND PARK, KS \u2013 Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids announced that 17 students from Kansas\u2019 Third District have successfully received their appointments to U.S. Service Academies following her nomination. At her annual send-off event in Overland Park, Davids presented each student 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\u2019 nonpartisan Academy Panelist Board conducted personal interviews with each applicant, in addition to reviewing written applications, letters of recommendation, and GPAs. Davids then nominated the students based on the board\u2019s recommendations. This year\u2019s board included:\n\nEries L.G. Mentzer, Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired)\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 17 applicants successfully met the individual admission requirements for their respective academies, which made the final decisions on admission appointments. They include:\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO\n\nCora Dow \u2013 Bonner Springs High School\n\nKambree Duker \u2013 Saint James Academy\n\nJames Dykes \u2013 De Soto High School\n\nRyan Kwan \u2013 Blue Valley Northwest High School\n\nNeely Leathers \u2013 Olathe West High School\n\nAlex Roberts \u2013 Blue Valley Southwest High School\n\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point, NY\n\nThomas Deppe \u2013 Rockhurst High School\n\nVance Provost \u2013 Olathe North High School\n\nMalia Reeder \u2013 Blue Valley North High School\n\nUnited States Military Academy Preparatory School at West Point, NY\n\nJason Brendel \u2013 Blue Valley High School\n\nUnited States Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD\n\nKaden Allen \u2013 Saint Thomas Aquinas High School\n\nSnowden Connor \u2013 Pembroke Hill School\n\nArcher Esh \u2013 Christ Preparatory High School\n\nRoger Li \u2013 Blue Valley West High School\n\nLevi Mason \u2013 Rockhurst High School\n\nAbraham Sund \u2013 Saint James Academy\n\nUnited States Naval Academy Preparatory School at Newport, RI", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"]], "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-17-local-students-receive-us-service-academy-appointments"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.911422073841095, "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"}