SchoolsTuesday, November 10
Apollo senior Kassi Hirt is headed to the U.S. Air Force Academy
The Daily Owensboro team
Kassi Hirt's Sunday morning started with good mail. The Apollo High School senior celebrated the arrival of her appointment letter to the U.S. Air Force Academy as a member of the Class of 2031. Eyewitness News reports she's the first person from Owensboro to attend the academy, where she'll be one of 1,100 students in her class.
More than 10,000 applied for a class of 1,100
Source: Eyewitness News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Applied (more than) | 10,000 |
| Class of 2031 | 1,100 |
Earlier this year, Hirt won the Air Force Sergeants Association National Cadet Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award at the Civil Air Patrol National Conference in Kansas City. She's also the first person in the Tri-State to earn it.
33,000cadets Hirt competed against for the national award
Hirt took the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award against around 33,000 Civil Air Patrol cadets across the nation.
Source: Eyewitness News
- Graduates from Apollo next May
- Then reports to the academy in Colorado Springs
- Academy term: 4 years
- After that: a 5-year commitment as a second lieutenant
Sources: Eyewitness News, Messenger-Inquirer