August 28, 2013 11:28:00 PM

The military academy of roughly 4,500 students, founded in 1845, is about 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., in Annapolis, Md.

It's "Anchors Aweigh" for three high school alumni from Yuba-Sutter as their ship, or school year, has officially set sail at the U.S. Naval Academy.

The officers-in-training, also know as midshipmen, are from River Valley, Yuba City and Sutter high schools.

"Having three people from Yuba-Sutter is very cool," said sophomore midshipman Mario Kohn, 19, a 2012 Yuba City High graduate.

Incoming freshman and recent Sutter High graduate Aiden Lang, 18, agreed.

"I am really proud of the other two Yuba-Sutter midshipmen," Lang said. "We represent our area well with an outstanding caliber of character."

Former U.S. Rep. Wally Herger nominated all three midshipmen.

"It takes a lot of people to get to the Naval Academy. It's not just parents; it is teachers and coaches," said Diane Sawyer, 53, mother to academy senior and 2008 River Valley High graduate Andrew Sawyer, 21. "We can really feel wonderful about our community because we do have teachers that can teach them academically and get them in with their grades."

Sawyer, of Yuba City, who is studying systems engineering and wants to be a pilot, had an older brother graduate from the academy in 2012. His father served in the Army for 24 years.

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3 residents from Yuba-Sutter are in U.S. Naval Academy