Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE – March 7, 2008
Contact: BRIAN PERRY: 601-932-4647

CONGRESSMAN PICKERING TO HOST MILITARY ACADEMY DAY AT MADISON CENTRAL ON APRIL 5
Representatives from each of the five military service academies and
ROTC will be present to meet with students

(WASHINGTON DC) – Third District Congressman Chip Pickering will host his annual Military Academy Day on Saturday, April 5 at Madison Central High School in Madison County from 9am until 11am.

The Military Academy Day provides interested students and parents an opportunity to learn more about our country’s military academies, requirements for admission and the appointment process.  Congressman Pickering and members of his staff will be joined by representatives from each of the five service academies: U.S. Military Academy (West Point), Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Merchant Marine Academy and Coast Guard Academy.

“This Military Academy Day is a service to those interested in learning more about, or attending our country’s service academies,” Pickering explained.  “Many young people from Mississippi have graduated from these academies and excelled in all walks of life as a result of the quality education and training they received at these institutions.”

High school students preparing for college within the next couple of years and considering the service academies option should attend.  Junior high students interested in the service academies are also encouraged to attend and begin the process early.  The event is free and open to the public.  No registration necessary.

For more details contact Steve Guyton in Congressman Pickering’s Pearl Office at 601-932-2410.  Madison Central High School is located at 1417 Highland Colony Parkway in Madison, Mississippi.

Chip Pickering represents Mississippi’s Third Congressional District and serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  This is his sixth term.