At a ceremony held last week hosted by U.S Representative Sander Levin (9th district) honoring recent high school graduates who were accepted to a United States service academy, Notre Dame’s Domenic Tatum (’15) was given official notification of his appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Levin nominated Tatum for the appointment as part of an extensive application process that began months ago.
In a letter of appointment given to Tatum, Levin, 83, said it was such a great honor for Tatum to be selected to attend a United States service academy. “As a nominee, you competed against more than 10,000 students from across our great country,” Levin said. “The fact that you were selected out of such an elite pool of applicants speaks so highly to your character and abilities.”
There are five service academies in the United States. Three reside within the Department of Defense: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; and U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Two reside within the Department of Transportation: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York and U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut.
Tatum and Levin are with the two other academy appointees in Levin’s congressional district.
Two other students from Levin’s congressional district were also on hand at last week’s ceremony to share in Tatum’s accolades as service academy appointees.
Levin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982. The 9th Congressional District he represents includes communities in Macomb and Oakland counties and spans from Lake St. Clair to Bloomfield Township. He told Tatum and the other students last week that he knows they “will continue to make all of us, including your parents, family, school and entire community, as proud as we are today.”
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.