[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8686-8687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ACADEMY APPOINTEES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Jolly) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to recognize a group of 
remarkable young people from Pinellas

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County, Florida, who have excelled among their peers and answered the 
call to duty to serve their fellow Americans. These young men and women 
have tested and proven themselves academically, athletically, and 
physically, and have demonstrated the leadership skills necessary to 
now be offered appointments to one of our United States Service 
Academies.
  It is an honor to recognize these young men and women from Florida's 
13th Congressional District today.
  Receiving appointments to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West 
Point are:
  Elizabeth Brown-Worthington of Gulfport, Florida, a graduate of Boca 
Ciega High School;
  Andrew Buck of Tierra Verde, Florida, a graduate of Saint Petersburg 
Catholic High School;
  Sean McClair of Seminole, Florida, a graduate of Osceola Fundamental 
High School and the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School;
  Tyler Mitchiner of Clearwater, Florida, a graduate of Palm Harbor 
University and the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School;
  William Moorhead of Clearwater, Florida, a graduate of Clearwater 
Central Catholic High School;
  Patrick Prior of Saint Petersburg, Florida, a graduate of Osceola 
Fundamental High School;
  John Rusnak of Seminole, Florida, a graduate of Saint Petersburg 
Catholic High School.
  Receiving appointments from Pinellas County to attend the U.S. Naval 
Academy in Annapolis are:
  Connor Price of Safety Harbor, Florida, a graduate of Palm Harbor 
University High School and the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School;
  Jared Price of Safety Harbor, Florida, a graduate of Palm Harbor 
University High School and the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School;
  Zack Quilty of Saint Petersburg, Florida, a graduate of Jesuit High 
School; and
  Ethan Singer of Clearwater, Florida, a graduate of Countryside High 
School.
  Receiving appointments to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy from 
Pinellas County, Florida are:
  Brian Brown of Safety Harbor, Florida, a graduate of Countryside High 
School;
  Dalton Collins of Largo, Florida, a graduate of Admiral Farragut 
Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School;
  Joseph Gannaio of Clearwater, Florida, a graduate of Calvary 
Christian High School;
  Thomas ``Trey'' Walker of Saint Petersburg, Florida, a graduate of 
Saint Petersburg High School.
  Receiving appointments to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
from Pinellas County, Florida, are:
  Jackson Misner of Tampa, Florida, a graduate of H.B. Plant High 
School; and
  Sofia Tucker of Navarre, Florida, a graduate of Navarre High School.
  Finally, receiving an appointment to attend the U.S. Coast Guard 
Academy is Olivia Suski of Seminole, Florida, a graduate of Seminole 
High School and the Marion Military Institute.
  These future cadets and midshipmen that we recognize today will be 
the future leaders of our military forces and our Merchant Marine. I 
wish them Godspeed in the challenges of their summer training and the 
academic years to follow.
  These young people represent the best of America, and we each look 
forward to witnessing their future success and their service to 
country.
  We, the House of Representatives, can have great confidence in our 
Nation's future as we entrust it to these appointees and those of my 
colleagues here in Congress.

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