Himes Meets Students to Attend U.S. Service Academies
This past weekend Jim Himes took time to meet with seven local students he had nominated to attend U.S. Service Academies this coming fall. The students and their families joined Jim for lunch at the Westport VFW on Saturday. “These students are making a brave commitment to service and a smart commitment to their education,” Jim said. “Congratulations to these future leaders on a bright future.”
A panel of local leaders had worked with Congressman Himes to select students for nomination to the Naval Academy, West Point, and the Air Force Academy.
The seven students accepted at the Academies are:
Naval
Academy
Jennifer Abbott, Wilton, Wilton High
School
West Hubbard, Greenwich, Deerfield
Academy
Brendan Obranski, Wilton, Wilton High School
Military
Academy at West Point
Sean Gill, Darien, Darien High
School
Scott Machcinski, Stamford, Canterbury School
Brendan McLeod, Redding, Fairfield
College
Preparatory School
Air
Force Academy
Michael McCormick, Ridgefield, Ridgefield
High
School
