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The United States Naval Academy is a four-year military academy and higher education institution located in Annapolis, Md. It was founded in 1845 as the Naval School by U.S. Naval Secretary George Bancroft; it was renamed the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850. Originally an all-male institution, the academy admitted its first female midshipmen in 1976. In addition to an application process similar to traditional colleges, applicants to the academy must have a nomination from a source recognized by the academy, such as a senator. All midshipmen start their time at the Naval Academy as plebes during "Plebe Summer," a seven-week program run by the academy that introduces plebes to Navy and academy lif...
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year military academy and higher education institution located in Annapolis, Md. It was founded in 1845 as the Naval School by U.S. Naval Secretary George Bancroft; it was renamed the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850. Originally an all-male institution, the academy admitted its first female midshipmen in 1976. In addition to an application process similar to traditional colleges, applicants to the academy must have a nomination from a source recognized by the academy, such as a senator. All midshipmen start their time at the Naval Academy as plebes during "Plebe Summer," a seven-week program run by the academy that introduces plebes to Navy and academy life. Because of the inclusion of technical classes into the school's core curriculum, all graduates receive a bachelor's degree in science, no matter which major they have chosen out of the 21 that are available. In addition to traditional academic classes, midshipmen take part in an officer development program. The academy also has student organizations, including club sports, professional societies, religious clubs and musical and theater groups. The Naval Academy is a member of the Patriot League, and the Midshipmen field teams in 19 sports. Notable annual events include the Army-Navy football game and the junior year Ring Dance. Notable Naval Academy alumni include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. and Nobel Prize winner Albert A. Michelson.
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Oklahoma plebe grabs dixie cup in Naval Academy's Herndon climb
They are plebes no longer. It took two hours, 10 minutes and 13 seconds Tuesday for the freshman class at the U.S. Naval Academy to have one of its own knock a plebe's "dixie cup" hat from the top of the greased Herndon Monument and replace it with a...
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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — the nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of... -
Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' was good for the U.S. Naval Academy
It was heartening to see current and past midshipmen speak openly of the salutary effect on the U.S. Naval Academyof repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy ("Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'" May 21). Your article,...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Education
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Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out.
His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wars and Interventions, Rentals, Middletown, Prince George's County
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Navy commencement is rite of passage for high school friends
When they graduated from River Hill High School in 2008, Jonathan Hill, Rajiv Stone and Daniel Thyberg had a grueling summer of physical training awaiting them as they prepared to attend the U.S. Naval Academy together. Four years later, the three...Tags: Sports, Memorial Stadium, Engineering, Colin Campbell, College Sports
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North High's Bushong receives NROTC scholarship
North Hagerstown High School senior Benjamin Bushong has been accepted to North Carolina State University under the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship. He was recently notified by the NROTC Scholarship Board of his nomination. Bushong had...
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Preakness revelers try to catch sight of Maroon 5's Adam Levine
Twenty-year-old twins Kyla and Keegan Cytryn of Allentown, N.J., stood on their tip-toes to catch a glimpse of Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, from the grass beside the outdoor stage. "It's amazing," Kyla Cytryn said. "I wish I could touch him,...
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Education briefs
Rotary speech scholarships Two seniors at Rockbridge Academy, a Christian school in Millersville, have won scholarships in the Rotary Club of Annapolis' Four-Way Test speech competition. Joshua Bradley of Gambrills advanced to the Rotary District...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Engineering, Health, Financial Aid, Glen Burnie
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Workforce CEO candidates will be interviewed this week
Blog-o-nomics - Orlando SentinelBoard members of Workforce Central Florida — at least some of them — have a busy few days ahead of them. They begin today interviewing finalists for the agency's CEO position. The selection committee last week identified 10 candidates it... -
West Orange DE Winston Chastang receives Navy offer while waiting on UCF
Winston Chastang had grown a bit anxious this spring. He was living in his own reality show, but part of it wasn't quite real. The Winter Garden West Orange defensive end had read all about what recruiting types thought of his potential. He saw where...
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Time is now for East Ridge LB-RB Brian Mills, who has first Division I-A offer
For three years now there has been a quiet star in the making, lingering in the background of the Clermont East Ridge football team, just doing his job. Linebacker/running back Brian Mills (6-foot, 195 pounds) has done that job well. He has done what...
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Navy offers West Orange's Jock Petree opportunity of lifetime
It’s quite appropriate that Winter Garden West Orange defensive lineman/tight end Jock Petree gained his first NCAA Division I-A scholarship offer from a military academy. “It feels great. I always wanted to go to the Naval Academy. I had...
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