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Mids donate coats to local students

2/9/2010: Midshipmen from the Naval Academy's 22nd Company teamed up with the Coats for Kids Foundation on Jan. 18 to donate coats to local students at Annapolis Elementary School. This is the first time 22nd Company has participated in a community project in support of Coats for Kids. Full story

Naval Academy closed Monday

2/8/2010: The Naval Academy is closed today except for essential support operations and all classes are cancelled. Essential support personnel are required to report with others granted administrative leave.

Recruiting boosts Navy prospects

2/7/2010: Navy football fashioned one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2009, going 10-4 with signature victories over perennial powerhouse Notre Dame and Missouri of the Big 12 Conference. Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo and staff capitalized on that on-field success by putting together arguably the finest recruiting class in recent program history. The Midshipmen landed 19 "direct-entry" recruits, many of which had scholarship offers from other Football Bowl Division (formally Division 1-A) schools. Full story

Midshipman receives Marshall Scholarship

2/4/2010: A First Class Midshipmen from 10th Company has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship, a highly competitive academic scholarship that provides two years of postgraduate study at a United Kingdom university. Marshall Scholarships were founded by an Act of Parliament in 1953 and commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan). Goals of the program include enabling future leaders of America the opportunity to study in the U.K., and to help scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain, to contribute to the advancement of knowledge at Britain's centers of academic excellence and to motivate scholars to act as ambassadors throughout their lives. Approximately 40 Marshall Scholars are selected each year. Full story

Midshipmen receive introduction to motorcycles

2/3/2010: Cape Fox Professional Services brought the Honda Safe Motorcycle Awareness and Recognition Trainer (SMART) to the Naval Academy Jan. 21 to help raise awareness and promote motorcycle safety. According to the Naval Safety Center statistics, motorcycle mishaps are amoung the highest causes of death among Sailors over the last several years. Already in fiscal year 2010, eight Sailors and Marines have suffered fatal accidents. Full story

Midshipmen participate in Great American Smokeout

2/1/2010: Every year the American Cancer Society marks a date for the Great American Smokeout, encouraging smokers to permanently quit smoking that day. Susan Hennessy, wellness coordinator at the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis, and Ellen Sherman, who works with the Midshipmen Welfare Fund (MWF), organized the event during which 36 Midshipmen gave up tobacco for at least a 24-hour period. Full story