Schatz Announces Nominees For U.S. Military Service Academies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced the names of 38 students he nominated to attend the nation’s four military service academies.
“It is an honor to nominate these students to our nation’s military service academies,” said Senator Schatz. “These nominees truly represent the very best of Hawai‘i, and I commend them for their commitment to serving our country.”
The United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy, and the United States Naval Academy are highly selective post-secondary institutions. The academies will evaluate the nominees and determine which will be given Offers of Appointment for the Class of 2027. Upon graduation these students become commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces.
Senator Schatz nominated the following individuals:
U.S. Air Force Academy
Xavier Ah Yo, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Matias Durkin, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Kota Gotsch, Kaiser High School (Honolulu)
Jaren Kimura, Mililani High School (Mililani)
Justin Kwak, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Kadyn MacPherson, Homeschool (Kāneʻohe)
Jacob Membrere, Kapolei High School (Kapolei)
Mia Tanioka, U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School /‘Iolani School (Honolulu)
Alexander Yuen, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Logan Zaa, Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama (Honolulu)
U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
Jonathan Benchoff, Radford High School (Honolulu)
Ivan Ellazar, Farrington High School (Honolulu)
Grant Garcia, U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School/Leilehua High School (Wahiawā)
Danielle Henderson, Moanalua High School (‘Ewa Beach)
Luke Lee, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Jaelen Matsuda-Williams, Maui High School (Kahului)
Duke Mobley, University Laboratory School (Honolulu)
Obadiah Scroggins, Leilehua High School (Wahiawā)
Kennedy Ushiroda, Roosevelt High School (Honolulu)
Shaleah Williams-Espindola, U.S. Army/Campbell High School (‘Ewa Beach)
U.S. Naval Academy
Owen Akiyama, Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama (Honolulu)
Justin Compton, Homeschool (Germany)
Tiana Dayrit-Fuimaono, Roosevelt High School (Honolulu)
Ryson Garcia, Punahou School (Waipahu)
Aiden Guenther, Punahou School (Kailua)
Harrison Hoskins, Radford High School (Honolulu)
Camden Ines, Campbell High School (‘Ewa Beach)
Chloe Jefferson, Annapolis Senior High School (Annapolis, MD)
Jaren Kimura, Mililani High School (Mililani)
Luke Lee, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Michael Leija, Radford High School (Honolulu)
Kadyn MacPherson, Homeschool (Kāneʻohe)
Corin Matsuzaki, Punahou School (Honolulu)
Harley Pasion, Farrington High School (Honolulu)
Robert Pule, New Mexico Military Institute/Saint Louis School (Hilo)
Rozlynn Sanchez, Leilehua High School (Wahiawā)
Caleb Schoen, Kamehameha Schools – Hawai‘i (Pepe‘ekeo)
Steinar Tanaka, Kaiser High School (Honolulu)
Lance Thornton, Konawaena High School (Kailua-Kona)
Jack Wadolowski, Kadena High School (Japan)
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jonathan Benchoff, Radford High School (Honolulu)
Tiana Dayrit-Fuimaono, Roosevelt High School (Honolulu)
Grant Garcia, U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School/Leilehua High School (Wahiawā)
Michael Leija, Radford High School (Honolulu)
Kadyn MacPherson, Homeschool (Kāneʻohe)
Jacob Membrere, Kapolei High School (Kapolei)
Robert Pule, New Mexico Military Institute/Saint Louis School (Hilo)
Obadiah Scroggins, Leilehua High School (Wahiawā)
Braden Takamure, Kalani High School (Honolulu)
For more information about Senator Schatz’s Military Service Academy program, please visit his website at https://www.schatz.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations.
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