February 03, 2014

Rep. Takano Announces Service Academy Nominations

Washington DC – Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the nomination of fourteen Inland Empire students for appointment to the United States Service Academies. If offered an appointment, these students will join their academy’s class of 2018.

To qualify, applicants must be residents of California’s 41^st Congressional District; be at least 17 years old, but not older than 23; have a high school education with high academic standing; participate in extracurricular activities or community service; and have received competitive scores on the SAT.

The nominees are:

U.S. Naval Academy

Anthony Carrillo (Ramona High School)
Atanasio Erices (Norte Vista High School)
Daniel Miskulin (Woodcrest Christian High School)
Matheu Weaver (Poly High School)
Stephen Testasecca (Poly High School)

U.S. Air Force Academy

Brett Shearer (Citrus Hill High School)
Abraham Nuno (Valley View High School)
Mark Quiroz (Jurupa Valley High School)
Phillip Herskowitz (Riverside Poly High School)
Tyler Castleman (John W. North High School)
Michael C. Thomas (Ontario Christian High School)

U.S. Military Academy West point

Delany Musselman (Martin Luther King High School)
Melvin Lucas (Valley View High School)
Matthew Evangelista (Orange County School of the Arts)

“It is a tremendous honor to nominate these exceptional students as candidates for appointment to our United States Service Academies,” Takano said during the announcement. “It is because of nominees like these that our military is the greatest in the world. I offer each congratulations andhave the utmost confidence in their ability to make our nation proud.”

These are the first Service Academy nominations from Rep. Takano, who was elected in 2012.