He’s lived in Wyoming less than six months — making the move from Kodiak, Alaska, to Big Horn his senior year of high school — and already the honors and accolades are piling up: • All-Conference football player for the Rams • All-State football player for the Rams • Named to the WyoVarsity Super 25 • More than a dozen mentions and several photos in the newspaper for his skill on the football field • A third-place finish and All-American honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions where he competed against 100 of the nation’s top high school wrestlers Recently, Powers received another honor, one that will likely guide the rest of his already ambitious life. It made him so overjoyed he couldn’t stop smiling, and it came from U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., just days before Christmas. After a rigorous application and interview process, Powers received Barrasso’s nomination to receive the congressional recommendations needed to pursue an appointment at one of four U.S. Service Academies. Barrasso annually nominates the most qualified Wyoming students to compete for vacancies at the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, West Point or the Merchant Marine Academy. - See more at: thesheridanpress/?p=29270#sthash.Bd2xeING.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:56:58 +0000
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