Beverly Hills High School Alum Graduates from the US Naval Academy

Nicholas Forys, a 2018 Graduate of Beverly Hills High School will graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy on May 27, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Robotics and Control Engineering with Honors and a commission as a U.S. Navy Ensign. Forys begins Aviation Preflight Indoctrination this summer followed by flight training at U.S. Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy is a four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen to be professional officers in the naval service. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 25 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.

The academy’s more than 81,000 alumni include U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 21 members of Congress, five governors, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, two Nobel Prize winners, 52 astronauts, and 4,000 admirals and generals.