Bellport High School senior Laura Slovensky has been appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and will report for summer training to the Academy’s Corps of Cadets on June 28, just two days after high school graduation. Laura’s appointment was only one of the 400 offered annually from a pool of 2,000 applicants.

“I’m extremely proud and excited for this opportunity to attend my dream school and am really looking forward to it,” Laura said.

The smallest of the nation’s five military academies, the U.S. Coast Guard Corps of Cadets is a credited college which educates future Coast Guard officers. Cadets receive a full tuition scholarship and monthly stipend for a five-year service commitment to the U.S. Coast Guard upon graduation. All graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are guaranteed a position of leadership as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Laura’s road to this appointment parallels her love of being on the water. She was recruited to the Academy for competitive sailing. For the past two years, Laura spent her sophomore and junior years of high school at the U.S. Performance Academy, an online high school, so she could train and travel around the world full time and compete in sailing on the Olympic level. She will continue her sailing career on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s dinghy sailing team against other top colleges.

Laura has chosen a government major with a security studies track. She hopes to pursue law enforcement within the U. S. Coast Guard upon graduation.

The District congratulates Laura on this outstanding achievement and best wishes for success.