{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joyce-announces-us-service-academy-nominations-class-2025", "Congressman Joyce Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations for the Class of 2025", "2020-12-18", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) today announced that 28 students from Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District have received nominations for the U.S. Service Academies. These students, if they receive an appointment directly from an academy, will have the opportunity to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.\n\n\"It is an honor to recognize outstanding students who are pursuing the call to serve our nation,\" said Dr. Joyce. \"The U.S. Service Academies equip young men and women with an unparalleled education and provide outstanding preparation for the leaders of tomorrow. After years of hard work and preparation, these students have demonstrated their desire to lead, grow, and serve. It was my privilege to nominate these 28 Pennsylvanians to attend our excellent service academies, and I wish each of them every continued success.\"\n\nStudents living in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District who received a Congressional nomination for an appointment to one or more of the service academies include:\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nSienna Chippie, Somerset County - Windber Area High School\n\nAshton Dull, Bedford, County - Bedford High School\n\nRiley Hammond, Adams County - Gerstell Academy\n\nJordan Love, Somerset County - Somerset High School\n\nEmily Malesky, Adams County- Delone Catholic High School\n\nCaroline McClain, Somerset County - Windber Area High School\n\nLuke Moore, Adams County - Adams County Christian Academy\n\nConnor Quinlisk, Westmoreland County - Derry Area High School\n\nAurelia Santoya, Adams County - Gettysburg Area High School\n\nHayden Walker, Franklin County - Waynesboro Area High School\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nJames Buchheit, Fulton County - Kolbe Academy\n\nGianna Copelli, Westmoreland County - Derry Area High School\n\nAllison Dunlap, Adams County - Gettysburg Area High School\n\nAaron Jones, Franklin County - Waynesboro Area Senior High School\n\nLuke Manning, Franklin County - St. Maria Goretti High School\n\nLuke Myers, Franklin County - Shalom Christian Academy\n\nNathan Rupp, Blair County - Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School\n\nGrace Sedewar, Westmoreland County - Ligonier Valley High School\n\nDerek Sisto, Blair County - Altoona Area High School\n\nHayden Walker, Franklin County - Waynesboro Area High School\n\nU.S. Military Academy\n\nNicholas Carpenter, Adams County- Delone Catholic High School\n\nGianna Copelli, Westmoreland County - Derry Area High School\n\nAshton Dull, Bedford County - Bedford High School\n\nAllison Dunlap, Adams County - Gettysburg Area High School\n\nSarah Fink, Cumberland County - Shippensburg Area Senior High School\n\nBrian Johnson, Blair County - Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School\n\nJordan Love, Somerset County- Somerset High School\n\nGrace Sedewar, Westmoreland County - Ligonier Valley High School\n\nHayden Walker, Franklin County - Waynesboro Area High School\n\nLauren Wetzel, Franklin County - 21st Century Cyber Charter School\n\nU.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\nConnor Brown, Adams County - Littlestown Senior High School\n\nGabe Dabkowski, Allegheny County - James I. O'Neill High School\n\nRyan Hart, Adams County - Bermudian Springs High School\n\nJordan Love, Somerset County - Somerset High School\n\nMeagan McHale, Franklin County - Chambersburg Area Senior High School\n\nAdam Muir, Blair County - Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School\n\nLuke Myers, Franklin County - Shalom Christian Academy\n\nGrace Sedewar, Westmoreland County - Ligonier Valley High School\n\nAll prospective students wishing to attend an academy must by nominated by a Member of Congress or another U.S. official. These PA-13 students were evaluated by a panel of U.S. Service Academy alumni who volunteered to serve our district in this capacity. Congressman Joyce nominated students upon the recommendation of this expert panel.\n\n\"The Service Academy Panel is comprised of dedicated individuals who have served our nation with distinction, and I am grateful for their continued service to our community. Securing a nomination for a U.S. Service Academy is a competitive process, and no one is better suited to recommend candidates than these alumni. I offer each one my sincere thanks for helping to select the next class of service academy nominees from Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District,\" added Dr. Joyce.\n\nThe PA-13 Academy Panel includes:\n\nTodd Alexander, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy\n\nMichael DelGrosso, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy\n\nDave Diedrich, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy\n\nRod Edminston, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy\n\nEd Moe, a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\nJayme Orr Rhodes, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy\n\nSteven Sims, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy\n\nCol. Andrew \"Colby\" Short of Allegheny County, currently serving in the U.S. Corps of Engineers\n\nBill Ward, Jr. of Blair County, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy\n\nAll nominees from PA-13 will be vigorously evaluated by the academies before they receive a possible appointment, which are announced on a rolling basis.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "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://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joyce-announces-us-service-academy-nominations-class-2025"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4951950870454311, "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"}