Taylor receives appointments at West Point and Merchant Marine Academies

Tue, 04/22/2025 - 8:19am — Diane Dyer

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced that Harmony Taylor has been appointed to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).

Taylor is a student at Butler County High School. She has also been appointed to the Merchant Marines and nominated for the Air Force Academies.

“Congratulations to Harmony Taylor on receiving an appointment to West Point. This is a hard-earned accomplishment resulting from years of excelling in academic and extracurricular work. As a West Point graduate, I take my responsibility of nominating our future military leaders very seriously,” said Guthrie.

Harmony is a Butler County High School senior and member of the BCHS cross-country and track & field team. She is the daughter of Robert and Amanda Taylor of the Banock community of Butler County.

Harmony is a 2024 Governor’s Scholar who spent last summer at Morehead State University.

She has been a varsity member of the BCHS cross-country team for four years and has received the Most Valuable Female Runner Award, Female Leadership Award, and Female Heart of the Team Award.

She is the President of the Butler County 4H Teen Club and a member of the 4H State Teen Council for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade years. As a junior, she was the Slating Chair for the 4H State Teen Council. As a senior, she is the Marketing and Promotions Chair for the 4H State Teen Council.

During her freshman year, she placed in the top 10 at nationals for Parliamentary Procedure with FCCLA. Harmony served as Vice President of Peer Education for FCCLA Region 4 during her sophomore year. She served as Vice President of Individual Programs for Kentucky FCCLA during her junior year. She has also served as a chapter officer for FCCLA during her 10th, 11th, and 12th grade years.

She ran varsity track all four years of high school and received the Most Improved Award and 110% Award. In her 10th and 11th grade years, she qualified for state in the 4x800m relay.

Harmony has been an active member of the National Beta Club during all four years of high school.

Harmony is passionate about volunteering. She enjoys helping kids at Butler County 4H craft events, making blankets for cancer patients, serving food at KSBA board meetings, and assisting at 4H Foundation Breakfast events.

In her free time, Harmony loves to travel with her family.