Cole Announces 2012 Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the names of students from Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District who have received nominations to one or more of America's prestigious service academies.
"These young people represent Oklahoma's best and brightest," said Cole. "It is a privilege to nominate these exemplary students to our nation's service academies."
Each year, members of Congress are given the opportunity to nominate a certain number of students from their district to the U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval Academies. The students nominated become eligible for an appointment, and if selected will begin classes this fall.
The process for receiving a nomination is highly competitive. Nominations are made based on a composite of academic factors including: school records, class rank, and SAT/ACT scores. They are also selected based on leadership potential, extracurricular activities, athletics, and physical fitness.
The list below includes the names, hometowns and high school information of the students, as well as the academies to which they were nominated. At this time, the students' applications are being considered by the academies' selection committees for potential admission. Many of the students received nominations to multiple academies.
Augustus Jensen: Norman, Norman High School -- Air Force
Kanton Vaverka: Midwest City, Carl Albert High School -- Military
Will Smith: Norman, Norman North High School -- Air Force
Hector Lopez: Lawton, Eisenhower High School -- Military
Mason Arnold: Norman, Norman High School -- Naval
Allison Calton: Lawton, Lawton Academy of Arts and Sciences -- Air Force, Military, Naval, Merchant Marine
Zachary Laurie: Yukon, Mustang High School -- Naval, Air Force
Jordan Thompson: Thackerville, Thackerville High School -- Air Force, Naval
Jeremiah Reed: Oklahoma City, Carl Albert High School -- Air Force, Naval
Anne Yoon: Norman, Mount St. Mary High School -- Military, Naval
Daniel Kinnamon: Oklahoma City, Mustang High School -- Air Force, Military, Naval, Merchant Marine
Jordan Boone: Ada, Ada High School -- Military, Naval
Jackson Boone: Ada, Ada High School -- Military
Justin Caldwell: Lawton, Eisenhower High School -- Air Force, Military, Naval, Merchant Marine
Stone Hewitt: Norman, University of Miami Global Academy (home school) -- Air Force, Military, Naval, Merchant Marine
Courtney Thornton: Newalla, Moore High School -- Air Force
Cole Patrick: Lawton, Lawton High School -- Military