ACADEMY GRADUATES ACCEPTED TO U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

From left: Christopher, Christian and their triplet brother, Jonathan, on the coach’s launch during rowing practice in their 8th-grade year.

San Miguel Academy in Newburgh, New York, has announced that Christopher Recinos and Christian Recinos were accepted to the United States Naval Academy. Christopher and Christian each received Congressional Nominations from Representative Pat Ryan of New York District 18. After graduating from San Miguel Academy in 2020, Christopher attended The Mount Academy in Esopus, New York, and Christian attended Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. Both young men have been dedicated student-athletes and exemplary community members.

David Terwilliger, A320 Captain, Major, U.S.N. retired, who oversees San Miguel Academy’s STEMPilot program, is himself a graduate of the US Naval Academy and has acted as a field representative for the Naval Academy admission process. Recognizing the significance of the situation, he said, “Entire school districts rarely have even a single academy applicant and impoverished inner-city schools seldom have even one. To have two applicants from a small middle school class, each with the resume to compete for one of the most competitive institutions in the country is a tremendous accomplishment.”

San Miguel Academy is a small independent middle school founded in 2006 to break the cycle of poverty through education.