McBath announces eight Cobb students nominated for U.S. service academies

Dec. 26—U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, announced her nominations of more than two dozen high school students in Georgia's Sixth District to U.S. military service academies, including eight Cobb students.

The students who received nominations from McBath's office must now be selected by the respective academies for a formal appointment to attend in the fall of 2023.

Two Cobb students — Lassiter's Amit Balaji and Walton's Jacob Siler, both from Marietta — received nominations to the U.S. Military Academy.

Four students from Marietta — Jaclyn Johns, who attends Blessed Trinity; Walton's Hannah Ograbisz; Sprayberry's Noah Senzer; and Wheeler's Andrew Sinclair — received nominations to the U.S. Naval Academy.

Walton's Grace Hoyt, of Marietta, received a nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy, while Lassiter's Luke O'Malley received nominations to both the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

"Once again, I am impressed by the desire to serve demonstrated by these young people," McBath said in a news release. "These nominees and their families should be exceedingly proud of this accomplishment and I wish each of them the best as they move on to the next step of this fiercely competitive process."