Jacob McHugh, a lifetime Maple Valley resident who attended Tahoma schools since the first grade, has graduated from Marine Corps basic training at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego. A 2011 graduate of Tahoma Senior High School, where he lettered under the direction of wrestling Coach Chris Feist and qualified for the league tournament in his rookie season, McHugh left for California on July 11 and completed boot camp on October 7. He graduated with the rank of private and he earned his Expert Marksmanship Badge. Following a ten-day home leave, Private McHugh left for Camp Pendleton where he is undergoing Marine Combat Training.

Upon completion of MCT, he will ship to Pensacola, Florida, where he will receive an additional year of schooling as a Basic Avionics Marine, a specialization that will qualify him to maintain the electronics systems of aircraft.

Jacob is the son of Christy McHugh and William McHugh of Maple Valley.