By Dena Wood
The Times
Madeline Erikson Receives West Point Acceptance
Wa-Hi student Is a top-level high school marksman
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JROTC Colonel William Bialozer (l) shakes hands with Madeline Erikson as she accepts her West Point appointment last week. Sergeant 1st Class Mark Mebes (r), Erikson's marksmanship coach, looks proudly on.
WAITSBURG – Walla Walla High School senior Madeline Erikson officially accepted her appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point by signing her letter of intent to compete on their NCAA Rifle Team on March 29.
Erikson did not attend school in Waitsburg, but three previous generations of her family did. She is the daughter of Ellis and Kristin Erikson of Walla Walla and Trisha Maxwell of Walla Walla; granddaughter of Roland Erikson and Sherri Erikson, both of Waitsburg; and great-granddaughter of the late Betty Jo and Bernard Donnelly, of Waitsburg. Many Waitsburg residents will r...
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