Congressman Dennis Cardoza
18th Congressional District of California

Congressman Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, along with Congressman George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, will sponsor “Academy Information Night” on September 20^th to familiarize high school juniors and seniors, their parents, and high school guidance counselors with educational and career opportunities available at the U.S. military service academies.  This informative seminar is an opportunity for all high school students within the 18^th and 19^th Congressional Districts to discuss the requirements and procedures for seeking a nomination to the academies.

Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, the U.S. Military Academy – West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy – Annapolis, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will be available to answer questions of persons attending this open house.

Members of the Congressmen’s staff will also be available for consultation and will provide service catalogs, application kits, and other descriptive materials.  There will also be a power point presentation and a video presentation.

Academy Information Night will be held Tuesday, September 20th at 6:30 p.m. at the Harvest Hall located at the Stanislaus County Ag Center, 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto.  All interested parties are invited to attend.

Each member of Congress is allowed a total of five appointees in each service academy. For each vacancy, Congressman Cardoza can nominate ten individuals. If you are interested in applying you may download a copy of the application at www.house.gov/cardoza.

For more information on the application process or to reserve a spot for the information session please contact Lisa Mantarro Moore with Rep. Cardoza’s office at

(209) 527-1914 or by email at Lisa.Mantarro@mail.house.gov.

WHAT:   Academy Information Night

WHEN:   Tuesday, September 20th^h at 6:30 pm

WHERE: Stanislaus County Agriculture Center, Harvest Hall

     3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto.