Bedford Student Nominated to West Point

The following is from the office of U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH):

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced the names of more than 40 New Hampshire students she has nominated to attend one of the nation’s service academies in 2014.  Senator Ayotte will host a reception in honor of the nominees tonight at 6:00 pm at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, 2 Institute Drive, Concord. 

“It’s an honor to nominate these outstanding New Hampshire students to be considered for admission to our nation’s service academies,” said Senator Ayotte.  “These young men and women have achieved excellence inside and outside the classroom while making valuable contributions to their local communities. They represent some of the very best of New Hampshire and they have a bright future ahead.”  

To be considered for appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by a Member of Congress or other authorized nominating source.  The following is the full list of New Hampshire students who received Senator Ayotte’s nomination as candidates to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York:

U.S. Military Academy

• David Ahnen                Bedford                         Bishop Guertin High 
• Dwight Alford               Bow                              Homeschooled
• Nicholas Boire              Manchester                    Trinity High School
• John Jasinski                Lebanon                        Lebanon High School
• Cullen Johnson             Amherst                        Souhegan High 
• Joe Karsonovich           Hampton Falls                St. Thomas Aquinas
• Jackson Luff                 Portsmouth                Portsmouth High
• Jack Ward                    North Hampton              Salisbury School
• Alexander Wimsatt        Northwood                    Coe-Brown 
• Andrew Sylvester          Campton                       Homeschooled

U.S. Naval Academy

• Brendan Bryck              New London           Bishop Brady High 
• Alexis Camuso              Vicenza American High School (Italy)
• Marcel Laplante             Nashua                 Nashua High School North
• Emilie MacDonald           Exeter             The Governor’s Academy
• Justin Mayer                  Londonderry           Londonderry High School
• Griffin Sperry                Lee                        Tilton School
• Dmitry Steesy               Hanover                  U.S. Navy
• Erika Tischbein              Etna                       Hanover High School
• Lando Wando                Hopkinton               Homeschooled
• Zachary Zbehik             Bow                       Bow High School

U.S. Air Force Academy

• Trevor Brown             Amherst                    Souhegan High School
• Noah Conrad              Durham                    Oyster River High School
• Shelby Fatcheric         Weare                          Holy Family Academy
• Nicholas Francoeur      Merrimack        Academy for Science & Design
• Cheyenne Letourneau  Rochester                     Spaulding High School
• Jordan Loll                  Peterborough    Contoocook Valley Regional
• George Nifakos            Plaistow                     U.S. Air Force Academy
• Jacob Parzych              Litchfield                       Campbell High
• James Spalding            Milford                          Milford High School
• Jordan Sterling             Henniker                       John Stark Regional

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

• Hemenway Coburn       Londonderry           Londonderry High School
• Thomas Jelliffe             Charlestown           Fall Mountain Regional
• Tyler Maviki                 Alexandria              Newfound Regional
• Joseph McCullough        Rindge    Saint Bernard’s Central Catholic
• Ing Hao Veasna            Hampton                Winnacunnet High