{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-announces-21-north-alabama-students-appointed-us-service-academies-prep", "Strong announces 21 North Alabama students appointed to U.S. service academies, prep schools", "2026-07-08", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Representative Dale W. Strong (AL-05) announced the appointments of 21 students from Alabama\u2019s Fifth Congressional District to attend U.S. service academies or their respective preparatory schools.\n\n\u201cIt is my honor to nominate students across the Tennessee Valley to attend our nation\u2019s prestigious service academies. I am confident that these young men and women will represent North Alabama well and serve our nation with distinction. The Fifth District never fails to produce skilled, patriotic student leaders, and this year\u2019s class is no exception,\u201d said Representative Dale Strong.\n\nA nomination from a member of Congress is required before a student can receive an appointment to a service academy. To be considered for a nomination, candidates must meet certain academic, leadership, and character standards.\n\nFifth District students who have accepted appointments to U.S. service academies:\n\nU.S. Military Academy\n\nMark Andrzejewski, St. John Paul Catholic High School\n\nStephen Case, Excalibur Christian School\n\nAlexander Cothren, Huntsville High School\n\nWilliam Crocker, Randolph High School\n\nJudd Lunsford, Marion Military Institute/Randolph High School\n\nJacob Plitsch, Lindsey Lane Christian Academy\n\nRichard Raleigh, Huntsville High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nMatthew Kimmett, Decatur High School\n\nMaria Sands-Pingot, St. John Paul Catholic High School\n\nFrank Vegerita, Huntsville High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy Prep School\n\nHarrison Lockett, Bob Jones High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy Foundation Scholarship\n\nMatthew Matkin, Brewer High School\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nKristianna Berger, Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering\n\nKatherine Boyer, Sparkman High School\n\nEleanor Dykema, Georgia Military College\n\nAntonio Little, U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School/James Clemens High School\n\nIsabelle Park, Bob Jones High School\n\nCaleb Shultz, Huntsville High School\n\nGeorge Youngblood, Decatur High School\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy Prep School\n\nJacob Parks, Bob Jones High School\n\nU.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\nBrennan Bowling, St. John Paul Catholic School\n\nRepresentative Strong hosts an Academy Day annually with recruiters from military organizations, collegiate ROTC, and admissions representatives from each service academy.\n\nInformation for Representative Strong\u2019s 2026 Academy Day:\n\nWHERE: Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus\n\n345 Voyager Way, Huntsville, AL 35806\n\nWHEN: Saturday, August 22 from\n\n9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-09T08:24:13Z", "2026-07-09T08:26:05Z"]], "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://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-announces-21-north-alabama-students-appointed-us-service-academies-prep"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.251822803169489, "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"}