Rep. Adam Schiff recently announced that eight students from California’s 28th District have been offered appointments to the U.S. Service Academies Class of 2023.

“The students appointed to our service academies each year exhibit excellence not only in their academic and extracurricular pursuits, but also in their commitment to serving our country,” Schiff said. “These students will receive a rigorous academic and physically demanding education and many will become the leading defenders of our democracy. I have no doubt that this impressive group of students will make our community – and our country – proud.”

Among the students who received appointments to the Air Force Academy were Kai Maxwell Gill, a La Cañada Flintridge resident who currently attends La Cañada High School, and Sharon Sim, a La Crescenta resident who currently attends Crescenta Valley High School. Sophia McKenzie, a La Cañada Flintridge resident who currently attends La Cañada High School received an appointment to the Military Academy – West Point.

La Cañada Flintridge residents Christian Chung, who currently attends La Cañada High School, James William Lee, who currently attends Loyola High School, and La Crescenta resident Ami Kim, who currently attends New Covenant High School, were given appointments to the Naval Academy.

Every year, Schiff nominates qualified and accomplished local students for admission to the U.S. Service Academies. The four academies requiring a Congressional nomination are the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Military Academy at West Point. The fifth is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and does not require a Congressional nomination. Students who attend one of the five academies receive a free college education at a highly ranked, nationally recognized academic institution, while preparing for an officer’s commission in the Armed Forces.

Students interested in applying to a service academy for the Class of 2024 should call Congressman Schiff’s district office at (818) 450-2900 or (323) 315-5555.