Irving, TX -- The DFW Metroplex U.S. Service Academies Forum, jointly sponsored by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Senator John Cornyn, as well as Congressman Kenny Marchant, Congressman Joe Barton, Congresswoman Kay Granger, Congressman Sam Johnson, Congressman Michael Burgess and Congressman Pete Sessions will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008.

This informational forum provides interested students grades eight through twelve an opportunity to learn more about our nation’s service academies, requirements for admission and the selection process.

Representatives from congressional offices and all five academies (U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy) as well as cadets and midshipmen will be on hand to talk with North Texas students, parents and educators on a one to one basis about the possibilities associated with attending these premier education institutions and the sorts of careers they generate.

“This forum is a tremendous opportunity for interested students and their parents to meet with representatives from the service academies and get first-hand information about what it takes to get into one of these premier institutions,” said Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24).

The free event will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will be conducted in the Student Center at Tarrant County College, Northeast. This campus is centrally located in the DFW Metroplex at 828 Harwood Road in Hurst, Texas.

If you are a resident of Congressional District 24 and are interested in more information regarding the Academy Forum, or need directions to Tarrant County College, Northeast in Hurst, please contact Amanda Post, Office of Congressman Kenny Marchant, at (972)-556-0162.

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