WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadet Taylor Hannah Staton, daughter of Mr. Roger and Missy Staton and Ms. Margo Staton of Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Staton graduated from Franklin Monroe High School, Arcanum, in 2016. While at West Point, she concentrated her studies in International History, minored in Terrorism Studies, with a focus in Systems Engineering. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Military Police branch.

The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army.

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu