- Date
- 1996-04
- Kind
- Appointment
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationmilitarycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Gavin West, grandson of Islander Helen Pike, received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996. The Beacon cited his speech-and-debate, football, and track records and said he planned to major in pre-law.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper appointment notice, not an admissions file, service record, or evidence of later graduation or commissioning.
Sources
- Reports Gavin West’s appointment to the Naval Academy, his speech-and-debate, football, and track achievements, planned pre-law major, and connection as grandson of Islander Helen Pike. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the appointment notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gavin West receives a U.S. Naval Academy appointment in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gavin-west-naval-academy-appointment-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “U. S. Naval Academy Appointment.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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