For Release: Thursday, January 18th, 2000
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661
U.S. CONGRESSMAN JERRY COSTELLO NOMINATES AREA STUDENTS TO MILITARY ACADEMIES
Belleville, IL- U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that he has nominated several area high school students to the nation's military academies, placing these students in line to receive an invitation to attend the academies in the fall of this year.
"One of my privileges as a United States Congressman is to nominate outstanding young men and women to our nation's military academies." Costello said. "I am hopeful that many of those nominated today will be accepted into the Fall Class of 2001."
Academy openings are very limited and competition is very high among area students. A student must possess high scholastic standards with community involvement to be admitted into a military academy. Costello nominated the following students from these communities:
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
| John Hunt II Belleville, IL |
Robert Bartlett Carterville, IL |
Carl Sigel O'Fallon, IL |
Joshua Ord Belleville, IL |
Jason Logsdon Fairview Hts. IL |
NAVAL ACADEMY
| Travis Johll O'Fallon, IL |
James Munden Dupo, IL |
Angela Raab Alton, IL |
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT
Paul Theiss
Columbia, IL
"It is an honor to nominate these outstanding students and I wish them the very best as many of them go forward with a career in the United States military," Costello said.
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