Local students were honored recently for their academic achievements during a convocation ceremony at Hood College in Frederick.
These honorees are: Alexander Winter, of Hampstead; Jessica Stonesifer, of Keymar, a Hood Scholar; Bridget Young, of Manchester; Lori Wiles, of Mount Airy, a Hood Scholar; Christina Startt, of Taneytown, a Hood Scholar; and Brittany Lethbridge, of Union Bridge, a Hood Scholar.
Students who qualify for the convocation honors have sophomore, junior or senior status; have at least a 3.6 grade point average for the preceding academic year; have taken at least 12 credit hours on a letter grade basis during each semester; and have no outstanding incomplete grades.
Students who are named Hood Scholars have received convocation honors for at least two consecutive years.
