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Students from Georgia’s 11th Congressional District Receive Academy Appointments

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) has issued the following statement on the students from Georgia’s 11th Congressional District who were accepted into our prestigious military service academies:

“The United States has some of the most prestigious military academies in the world; and, being accepted into one is an amazing achievement. Not only do you have to be exceptional academically, but you must also exhibit excellent leadership and athletic ability. My office takes choosing these outstanding young people very seriously, which is why we have a prestigious academy selection board, with a rigorous application and interview process, to select the best and brightest in the 11th Congressional District. I’m confident the seventeen nominees in our class of 2023 will be one of the best.”


US Naval Academy

George Fish, Atlanta – Marist School

Jordan Richard, Marietta – Currently attending the US Naval Academy Preparatory School, graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School (2018)

Thomas Rankin, Atlanta – The Westminster Schools

Nathaniel Raeder, Powder Springs - Currently attending the US Naval Academy Preparatory School, graduated from Mount Paran Christian School (2018)

US Merchant Marine Academy

Hailey Hicks, Marietta - Currently attending the Marion Military Institute and graduated from Marietta High School (2018)

Jacob Boyd, Kennesaw – Kell High School

Gavin Nix, Cartersville – Woodland High School

US Military Academy

Ethan Green, Powder Springs – Hillgrove High School

Jay Hajost, Atlanta – Currently attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduated from The Walker School (2018)

Caroline Maurer, Canton – Currently attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduated from Cherokee High School (2018)

Emmett Lepp, Marietta – Blessed Trinity Catholic High School

Kyle Terry, Kennesaw – Mount Paran Christian School

US Air Force Academy

Gabrielle Auerbach, Kennesaw – Kennesaw Mountain High School

Tate Fletcher, Acworth – Kennesaw Mountain High School

Tory Bartlett, Powder Springs – Currently attending the Northwestern Preparatory School, graduated from Hillgrove High School (2018)

Anna Fournaris, Canton – Woodstock High School

Jake Smith, Woodstock – Blessed Trinity Catholic High School