By Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Fred Upton, R-Mich., of St. Joseph, has announced his Service Academy nominees for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2006.
The nominees have excelled academically and athletically in their respective schools and have gone through an extensive selection process.
Niles High School's Rick Storm was nominated by Upton for both the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.
David Walterhouse, also of Niles High School, earned a nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy.
The selection process included an interview with Upton's Academy Advisory Board that is comprised of local community leaders. Upon approval by the board, the students' names were then passed on to Congressman Upton. Upton then officially nominated the students to our nation's military academies. The individual academies will make the final decisions on military appointments.
Congressman Upton has nominated the following students for the class of 2010:
The United States Military Academy/Army
Nathaniel Saunders, White Pigeon, White Pigeon High School
Jeremiah Stampfler, Portage, Portage Central High School
Rick Storm, Niles, Niles High School
The United States Naval Academy
Rick Storm, Niles, Niles High School
David Walterhouse, Niles, Niles High School
Catherine Uggeri, Portage, Portage Central High School
Patrick Cooper, Portage, Portage Northern High School
The United States Air Force Academy
Daniel Spykerman, Portage, Portage Northern High School
Joshua Bredeweg, Wayland, Wayland Union High School
Blake Glass, Portage, Portage Central High School
Peter Malburg, Watervliet, Lake Michigan Catholic High School
Jonathan Cook, Buchanan, Buchanan High School
The United States Merchant Marine Academy
Geoffrey Cowan, St. Joseph, St. Joseph High School.