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number of high school students to the country's four service academies.  The honor of attending a service academy comes with an obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.
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• While more appointments may be announced in the coming weeks, the following South Dakota students, each of which were recommended by Rep. Noem, have been appointed to academies thus far:
• Isaac Althoff (Sioux Falls, SD) - U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis and U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
• Alexis Blindauer (Mitchell, SD) - U.

S. Military Academy, West Point and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point
• Elizabeth Foy (Sioux Falls, SD) - U.S. Military Academy, West Point and U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
• Scout Gambill (Hot Sprints, SD) - U.S. Military Academy, West Point
• Audra Garrigan (Sioux Falls, SD) - U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis and U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
• Arthur Hines (Huron, SD) - U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
• Alexander Humpton (Twin Brooks, SD) - U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
• Daniel Kurtzahn (Elkton, SD) - U.S. Military Academy, West Point
• Emily Teets (Rapid City, SD) - U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
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• Each service academy appointee will be receiving a Challenge Coin and certificate from Rep. Noem in recognition of this special achievement. The coin, which bears the Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives and Seal of the State of South Dakota, has been distributed to young people across the state for outstanding achievements such as this.