{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-announces-nominations-us-military-academies-4", "Graves Announces Nominations to U.S. Military Academies", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "KANSAS CITY, MO \u2013 U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) has announced United States Military Service Academy nominations for students in Missouri\u2019s Sixth Congressional District. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their respective districts to attend one of America\u2019s prestigious military academies.\n\n\"It is my honor to nominate these incredible young men and women to attend our nation\u2019s military academies,\u201d said Rep. Graves, who notified each student by phone of their nomination. \u201cAll have gone above and beyond to demonstrate their leadership abilities in their schools and communities. I know each and every one will go on to make North Missouri proud.\u201d\n\nThe following students from across North Missouri received nominations from Congressman Graves:\n\nBreanna Coonfare \u2013 U.S. Military Academy (Liberty North High School)\n\nEthan Holtman \u2013 U.S. Military Academy (Jefferson C-123 High School in Conception Junction)\n\nRyan Morrow\u2013 U.S. Military Academy (Park Hill South High School)\n\nIris Alvarez \u2013 U.S. Military Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy (Savannah High School)\n\nTade Wynn\u2013 U.S. Military Academy (Culver Military Academy, Hometown - Liberty)\n\nLance Meekins \u2013 U.S. Military Academy (Kearney High School)\n\nGeorge Freeman \u2013 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval Academy (Moberly High School)\n\nOctavious Soriano \u2013 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval Academy (St. Pius X Catholic High School, Hometown \u2013 Kansas City)\n\nZacary Wheeler \u2013 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy (Smithville High School)\n\nNikos Guerrero \u2013 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy (Park Hill High School)\n\nGabriel Watkins \u2013 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy (Lathrop High School)\n\nEmma Bruhl \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy (Vicenza High School)\n\nMargaret Howard \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy (West Platte High School)\n\nJacob Duckworth \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy (Park Hill South High School)\n\nMaxwell Casey \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy (Pembroke Hill School, Hometown - Parkville)\n\nEvan Janiak \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy (Kearney High School)\n\nThe nomination system is a very competitive process. Various military academies hold extremely selective admission standards. To help in the nomination process, Rep. Graves created an Academy Nominations Review Board. The board, made up of service academy graduates, veterans and citizens of the Sixth District, interviewed and reviewed all applicants before making final recommendations to Rep. Graves.\n\nStudents interested in being appointed to a service academy in the future are encouraged to learn more, particularly early in their high school career, by contacting Graves\u2019 district office in Kansas City or by visiting graves.house.gov.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-announces-nominations-us-military-academies-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4855260960757732, "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"}