Shaheen Nominates Granite State Students for United States Service Academies

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, is announcing the nominations of 46 New Hampshire students for acceptance to the United States Service Academies. The nominees will now be considered by the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for appointment to the Class of 2031.

“These exemplary Granite State students have worked to achieve academic excellence and have demonstrated their commitment to the service of our nation through their desire to attend one of the United States Service Academies,” said Senator Shaheen. “I am excited to see what these young men and women accomplish in their paths ahead and have no doubt that they will make New Hampshire proud.”

The full list of students nominated by Senator Shaheen is below. More information on the nomination process for interested applicants can be found here.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA):

Samuel Kellner, Hollis, The Derryfield School
Addison Knoetig, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
Mason Roets, Rollinsford, Portsmouth Christian Academy

U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA):

Brandon Adamson, Londonderry, Norwich University
John Alade, Manchester, Trinity High School
Kevin Benard, Pembroke, Pembroke Academy
Jack Calderwood, Intervale, Georgia Military College
Jacob Daley, Nashua, Bishop Guertin High School
Dominic Fazzio, East Hampstead, Pinkerton Academy
Nathan Ferreira, Pembroke, Concord Christian Academy
Kipling Hedquist, Hopkinton, Hopkinton High School
Ashlie Klawes, Allenstown, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Giana Leonardi, Dover, Dover High School
Cooper Mack, Holderness, Plymouth Regional High School
Gavin Niemela, Dublin, Contoocook Valley Regional High School
Victor Pham, Tilton, U.S. Airforce Academy Preparatory School
Maximilian Williams, Concord, Holy Family Academy

U.S. Military Academy (USMA):

Justin Baldridge, Salem, Salem High School
Talia Batherwich, Londonderry, Londonderry High School
William Bellerose, Chichester, Concord High School
Caidyn Carter, Northfield, Winnisquam Regional High School
Liam Conway, Alton, Prospect Mountain High School
Ryan Cowher, Keene, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Troy Hayes, Windham, St. George’s School
Jacob Levesque, Jaffrey, Conant Middle- High School
David Littlefield, Goffstown, Norwich University
Leah Lynskey, Durham, Oyster River High School
Liam Mahoney, Hampton, St. John’s Preparatory School
Kyle Paolino, Rindge, Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Wade Plaskiewicz, Surry, Keene High School
Samuel Sanders, Hillsboro, Hanover High School
James Sisco, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
Jack Williams, Stratham, Exeter High School

U.S. Naval Academy (USNA):

Andrew Allen, East Kingston, Exeter High School
Anna Boyer, Ashland, University of Montana
Hayden Brunell, Meredith, Inter-Lakes High School
Liam Canty, Exeter, Phillips Exeter Academy
Carson Fischer, Merrimack, Nashua Community College
Eamon Griffin, Amherst, U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School
William Hart, Rye, Portsmouth High School
Addison Knoetig, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
Colin Magnuszewski, Brookline, University of New Hampshire
Sophia Malloy, Portsmouth, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Kelly Moriarty, Rye, Great Bay Community College
Reilly O’Brien, Salem, Penn State University
Annita Parmelee, Exeter, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Mason Roets, Rollinsford, Portsmouth Christian Academy
Christian Salaun, Greenland, Phillips Exeter Academy

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