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Around West Point

West Point News

Honoring veterans during parade, WPMS program

The West Point Middle School Fine Arts Department presented a Veterans Day program titled “Sounds and Stories of Our Nationˮ on Nov. 8 at the WPMS. ...

Costumes, antics and fun during SOSH Run

Every semester, U.S. Military Academy cadets continue the tradition of the Social Sciences Run by finding creative, unusual and comedic ways of turning in their SOSH papers when they are due. ...

West Point cadets named Rhodes Scholars

Two U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Saturday. Class of 2023 Cadets Kai Youngren and Margaret Williams will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2023. ...

Cadets display mettle, receive Hal Moore Award

Friends and family gathered in the Thayer Award Room to celebrate the well-earned success of Class of 2023 Cadets Skye Williams and William Rankin as they received this year’s coveted Lt. Gen. Harold “Halˮ G. Moore Warrior Athlete of Excellence Award on Nov. 9 at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Planting for the future at Constitution Island

With the help of a generous grant from the Daughters of the United States Army, West Point chapter, and a dedicated group of volunteers, the gardens at Constitution Island remained in full bloom this season....

USMA Library exhibit features cadet original artwork

The U.S. Military Academy Library unveiled the tiny art exhibit — Magnificent Miniatures — of 95 pieces of original artwork on Oct. 23 and is now open to view. ...

Company teams fight, earn fall brigade titles

The Company Athletics Fall Brigade Championships in soccer, flag football, submission grappling, functional fitness and basketball took place Monday at Daly Field and the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center. ...

Company D-2, nine others head to spring Sandhurst

The U.S. Military Academy held an award ceremony on Monday to recognize the 2022 fall Sandhurst Competition top 10 teams at Daly Field at West Point. ...

SCUSA preparation teaches cadets valuable lessons about civil-military relations, leadership, Army operations

The Department of Social Sciences conference room in Lincoln Hall was buzzing with activity Nov. 1 as cadets prepared for the 73rd annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA). ...

Cadets engage with civilian students during SCUSA event

This year, cadets and students from across the Nation continue the tradition of working together to refine American policies and improve the state of affairs in the country during the annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA) event from Nov. 2-5 at the U.S. Military Academy. ...