Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, who represents South Boston and Dorchester as well as swaths of the South Shore, will host an information session at Braintree Town Hall on Sun., Oct. 1, for all high school students interested in applying to one of the nation’s service academies. All students and their families are welcome to attend.

Representatives from the following academies will make brief presentations and be available for questions:

The Military Academy at West Point, NY, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO, the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, the Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT, and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the Cahill Auditorium at Braintree Town Hall, 1 JFK Memorial Drive. For more information, call Seamus Buckley at (617) 428-2000.