McDowell Junior Cadet Andrew Sandell is the first Millcreek Township School District student to ever be selected for the Air Force Flight Academy. 

Cadet Sandell will have the opportunity to earn his private pilot's certificate and could be able to fly airplanes anywhere domestically before his senior year. 

The Air Force camp will provide an all-expense paid intense flight training with no military obligation after completion. 

Additionally, only 200 students worldwide were selected to participate in 2023. 

Sandell said he's been thinking about aviation since he was five years old. His older brother participated in MTSD's AFJROTC program and inspired him to join as well. 

His goal after graduation is to become a commercial pilot.