JERSEYVILLE - Jersey High School senior Brooke Tuttle, a softball/basketball star and exceptional student, has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis was on hand at the Jerseyville Municipal Building on Thursday morning to present Tuttle the official commendation.

Tuttle was extremely excited about the honor and said it has been one of her dreams.

“I was telling my teachers I received a call from Congressman Davis and I almost had to check to make sure it was him,” she laughed. “I was so excited about it.”

Rep. Davis said they try to ensure the military academies get the best and brightest and he said he knows Brooke Tuttle is one of them.

“We go to them and want to put people in front of them who are invested in the program,” he said. “We do this on how they present themselves. Jersey has had several nominated to the military academies in recent years and should be proud of that.”