Colman Truett
It is a huge honor and distinction to be accepted into one “service” academy, but to know how it feels to be admitted to three of them, you will have to ask Colman Truett. This 18-year-old senior at Daviess County High School was recently allowed admittance to the US Military Academy (West Point), the US Naval Academy AND the US Air Force Academy. Out of the three, Colman has decided to accept the US Naval Academy’s offer. He will be leaving this summer to pursue his college education there.
Although Colman has not decided on a definite major, he knows he is interested in Cyber Operations, Engineering and Economics, with a possible minor in a foreign language, which will lead him toward a potential career in business and engineering. These career choices will blend well with his love of sciences- specifically biology, chemistry and physics.
Colman, who will graduate with a 4.0 (unweighted) and a 4.411 (weighted) GPA, has been in Advanced Placement classes and also been active in several important roles during his high school life. He has played soccer for five years, eventually serving as captain of the varsity team, and participated in tennis for six years. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club, as well as an officer in the Teenage Republicans group. He also serves as the Student Council Senior Class President. Daviess County High School principal, Matt Mason praises Colman for being a self-motivated learner that often participates in many classroom discussions, displaying maturity by listening and respecting the knowledge and viewpoints of his peers. “His work ethic demonstrates a commitment to excellence that will benefit him as a college student and future professional,” Mr. Mason said.
Colman has wanted to attend the Naval Academy since he was in the 8th grade and claims that his passion for the military aspect of his chosen college was ignited by both grandfathers, who served in the military. He credits countless people all over the community who assisted in helping him to finally achieve his goal. Colman hopes that other young people can let this “motivate them to reach out for help from others so that they can pursue their goals and hopefully achieve them as well.”
Although he has lived in Owensboro his whole life with his parents, Dr. Artis Truett III and Allison Truett and his little sisters, Gabrielle, age 14 and Chloe, age 11, Colman is ready to stretch his wings all the way to Annapolis, Maryland. He knows that once there he will experience a college life far different from the ones that most of his peers attending traditional colleges will have.
At the Naval Academy, Colman will be an active duty officer in the Navy. He describes it as “a regular college with majors, extracurricular activities, varsity athletics, intramurals, study abroad, etc. but [instead of] the Greek life (i.e. fraternities and sororities) [we have] the military. I will eat, sleep, and study with my company (1 out of 30 at the academy). My day will be considerably more regimented than a regular college student, yet similar. I will wake up every morning at 5:30 for a workout with my company, and then I will go throughout the day with classes and meals as usual. After the school day, I will attend my sport’s practice, go back and perform my military duties, and finally study for the next day. I will also have various military training, such as drill (which is marching in formation for those who do not know), scheduled during the day.”
This will be quite an adjustment for this high achiever who enjoys working out, watching movies, hanging out with his friends and volunteering in the community. But it sounds like he is more than prepared to continue to make his hometown proud to call him a “Native Son.” And we hope he brings all that education and regimented training back to Owensboro to help us continue to make it an even better place to live!