Military Academy Nominations
 Every year I am privileged to nominate young men and women from the 6th Congressional district to attend one of the military academies. It is always a pleasure to be contacted by those of you who are interested in serving your country and receiving the fine education the academies provide. In addition to asking for my nomination I suggest you contact Senators Murray and Cantwell, President Bush and Vice-President Cheney for nominations.
Requirements
All applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered in a single packet by October 31st, 2008; do not mail application materials individually.
You must be:
- At least 17 years of age but not yet 23 years of age.
- A citizen of the United States
- Unmarried, not pregnant and have no legal obligations to support a child or a dependent.
- A legal resident of the 6th Congressional District of Washington.
To Start the Process
Email my office or send by postal mail (Rep. Norm Dicks, 2467 Rayburn HOB,
Washington, DC 20515) the following information: name, address, phone number and email address. This is required so you will be considered as a possible candidate by my office.
Establish a pre-candidate file with your preferred service academies. This can be done by visiting each academy's respective website:
To Continue the Process
To apply: All of the following items must be furnished together in a single packet (do not mail application materials individually):
- Completed application form.
- Essay – One full page, single spaced explaining in your own words why you would like to attend one of the military academies.
- Two letters of recommendation from people who know you well and can evaluate your abilities. No letters from relatives will be accepted. Request letters to be returned to you in a sealed envelope.
- Signed Guidance Counselor form with attached current transcript. Transcripts must be official (no copies) and should include your GPA, class rank and your junior year course work.
- A passport size (head and shoulders) recent photo.
- SAT or ACT scores are required by the academies and my office. You are responsible for requesting testing services to provide scores to my office. For SAT scores to be sent directly to Rep. Norm Dicks use code #4241 on the SAT registration form. Direct ACT scores use code #7743. You may take the test more than once; however, it is important to take the test early so the results are received in my office before October 31st.
The packet with all above items should be sent or hand delivered to one of the following Washington state offices depending on where you live:
Rep. Norm Dicks
Attn: Military Academy Coordinator
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 806
Tacoma, WA 98402
Rep. Norm Dicks
Attn: Military Academy Coordinator
345 Sixth Street, Suite 500
Bremerton, WA 98337
Rep. Norm Dicks
Attn: Military Academy Coordinator
332 East 5th Street
Port Angeles, WA
98362
If your packet is complete and submitted by October 31st you will be contacted by my office to setup a date to have a personal interview.
Primary Criteria Used for Nomination
- Leadership and Individual Achievement - This includes student body positions, athletics (team captain – varsity), ROTC, scouting (Eagle Scout), or individual awards.
- School transcript and class rank
- SAT and/or ACT results
- Athletics – To prepare for the demanding physical training at the academies.
- Extracurricular – This includes work, community service, school clubs and organizations.
Forms
- Application (PDF)
- Guidance Counselor Reference (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
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Democratic Page Program
 Pages have been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 200 years and play an important role by assisting member with their legislative duties. The House Pages perform a variety of duties within Congress, including delivering correspondence, answering phones in the Member Cloakrooms, and preparing the House Floor for sessions. High school juniors with a GPA of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply for the Fall or spring semesters. Students interested in the Summer page program must be in entering or just finishing their junior year to be eligible. Pages live in the Page Residence Hall, attend classes in the morning, and work during the afternoons in the House of Representatives.
In any given semester there are 72 Pages serving in the House. Since there are a limited number of openings in the Page Program, each Member of Congress is permitted to nominate a page periodically, on a rotational basis with the other Members.
Please visit the House of Representatives Page Program for further information.
If you are interested in serving as a page, you are encouraged to call the Washington DC office at (202) 225-5916, or email Norm.
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2008 Congressional Art Competition
 ** Please note, the 2008 deadline has passed. Details regarding the 2009 Congressional Art Competition will be made available at a later date.
Congressman Dicks is pleased to announce the 2008 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.” This event is a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students from across the United States to showcase their artistic ability. Each year Members of Congress hold contests within their districts to choose winning pieces of art by high school students.
Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students have participated at the local level. The winning student from each district is invited to travel to Washington, DC at their own expense for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 25, 2008, and will have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Qualifications
- The competition is open to high school students who reside in the 6th Congressional District.
- Artwork categories are as follows:
- Paintings: oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.
- Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
- Collage: must be two dimensional
- Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
- Computer-generated art
- Photography
- Mixed media: use of more than two mediums listed above.
- Each entry must be an original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws.
- Artwork must fall within the following guidelines:
- Artwork must be two-dimensional.
- Artwork can be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches, and no more than 4 inches deep, including a frame. The winning artwork must be framed to hang in the Capitol.
- Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned early to the artist. Students should submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.
- Winner will be notified. The winner is eligible to travel to Washington, DC for an unveiling reception on June 25, 2008.
- Artwork must be submitted to Congressman Dicks' Tacoma office by Friday, May 2, 2008. Please do not send mail to the Washington, DC office as it may become damaged or delayed in transit.
Rep. Norm Dicks
Attn: Art Competition Coordinator
1019 Pacific Ave. Suite 806
Tacoma, WA 98402
- A copy of the Student Release Form, available for download below, signed by both the teacher and the student, must be attached to the artwork to certify the originality of the piece.
Required Form
Questions may be directed to my Tacoma office at (253) 593-6536 or by email.
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