A Dripping Springs High alumnus will be keeping our nation’s waterways safe after graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

On May 20, Jon B. Pressley graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. and was commissioned an officer in the service, per a press release.

Pressley, who graduated from Dripping Springs High in May 2015, completed four years of academic, physical and leadership training at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, which resulted in him earning a Bachelor of...