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Miami, Florida—Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a senior member of the Florida Congressional Delegation, will host a Military Academy Night at Southwest Miami Senior High School TOMORROW Thursday, November 12th.  Prospective nominees and their parents are invited to learn about the Congressional nomination process, receive their academy nomination packets, and meet with Service Academy Liaisons to discuss the admissions process. 

Ros-Lehtinen will be accompanied by her Congressional Assistant, Daniel Pedreira, who will explain the Congressional nominating process in order for a student to be considered for a Service Academy appointment. The deadline for classes entering July 2010 is December 14, 2009.
     
WHEN:          TOMORROW Thursday, November 12, 2009

TIME:            6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

WHERE:   Southwest Senior High School’s Media Center, located at 8855 SW 50 Terrace, Miami

WHY:          To explain the academy nomination process to interested students and parents from the 18th Congressional District.


Students and parents will also meet Academy Liaisons, Cadets and Midshipmen from the US Army at West Point, US Air Force at Colorado Springs, US Navy at Annapolis, the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, and Coast Guard officials. Ileana’s daughter-in-law, Lindsay, graduated from the Naval Academy and has served as a Marine officer in both Iraq and Afghanistan and is now an English teacher at the Academy.