Representative Nita Lowey

Representing the 17th District of New York

Lowey Nominates 28 Westchester and Rockland County Students for Admission to U.S. Service Academies

May 7, 2015
Press Release

WHITE PLAINS/NEW CITY, NY– Congresswoman Nita Lowey (Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, has nominated 28 Westchester and Rockland County high school seniors and recent graduates for admission to the nation’s Service Academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

“There is no greater public service than defending the American way of life, and I’m proud of these promising young men and women from New York’s 17th Congressional District for answering that call,” said Lowey.

The students were honored by Lowey and local veterans at the Congresswoman’s annual Recognition Ceremony in the presence of their families and loved ones. A photo of the nominees with Congresswoman Lowey can be found here (photo IDs can be found the end of this release).

Lowey made the nominations in December 2014 in consultation with her Service Academy Review Board, a non-partisan committee comprised of veterans, educators, and community leaders from Westchester and Rockland Counties.

A full list of the nominees, including their high schools and the Service Academy or Academies to which they were nominated, is below:

WESTCHESTER COUNTY:

Armonk

  • Nicholas Cioffoletti, Byram Hills High School, currently attends Texas A&M, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Briarcliff Manor

  • Frank Medici, Hackley School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Chappaqua

  • Douglas Alpuche, Hackley School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Cortlandt Manor

  • Nicholas Anapol, Hendrick Hudson High School, nominated to the United States Air Force Academy

Croton-on-Hudson

  • Shannon McKeon, The Ursuline School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Elmsford

  • Peter Elmlinger, Fordham Preparatory School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Hartsdale

  • Robert Bellantoni, Iona Preparatory School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy
  • Spencer Balson, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, nominated to the United States Merchant Marine Academy

Hawthorne

  • Gahyun (Helen) You, Westlake High School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Irvington

  • Edward Natkin, Regis High School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Mohegan Lake

  • Isabel Perry, Yorktown High School, nominated to the United States Military Academy
  • Sydney Katz, Yorktown High School, nominated to the United States Air Force Academy

Shrub Oak

  • James Schwerner, Lakeland High School, nominated to the United States Air Force Academy

White Plains

  • Matthew Desjardin, Archbishop High School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy
  • Nick Wadden, White Plains High School, nominated to the United States Merchant Marine Academy

ROCKLAND COUNTY:

Chestnut Ridge:

  • Marie Guerrero, Paramus Catholic High School, nominated to the United States Air Force Academy

Congers

  • Meaghan McGovern, Clarkstown Senior North High School, nominated to the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy

Garnerville

  • Adam Lee, North Rockland High School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy
  • Randill De Asis, North Rockland High School, nominated to the United States Air Force Academy

New City

  • Marshad Huq, Clarkstown High School North, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Nyack

  • India June, Dwight-Englewood School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Pearl River

  • Domenic Fortino, Pearl River High School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Spring Valley

  • Brandon Hernandez, Paramus Catholic High School, currently attends U.S. Military Academy Prep School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Suffern

  • Jonathan Feingold, Suffern High School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

Valley Cottage

  • Andie O’Sullivan, Nyack High School, nominated to the United States Naval Academy

West Haverstraw

  • Michael Mercado, North Rockland High School, nominated to the United States Merchant Marine Academy

West Nyack

  • Kevin Klassen, Clarkstown High School South, nominated to the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy
  • John Kelly, Clarkstown South High School, currently attending Valley Forge Prep School, nominated to the United States Military Academy

Photo IDs:

Back Row (L-R): Marshad Huq, Meaghan McGovern, Nick Cioffoletti, Nicholas Anapol, James Schwerner, Shannon McKeon, Marie Guerrero, Jonathan Feingold, Randill De Asis. Front Row (L-R): Edward Natkin, Robert Bellantoni, Peter Elminger, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Doug Alpuche, Frank Medici, Sydney Katz, Michael Mercado, Adam Lee.

Photo Credit: Office of Congresswoman Nita Lowey.

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Issues: 
Education, Veterans