LEWISTON — The following local students graduated May 29 from Bates College.

They are Sadie James, of Avon; Abigail Abbott, of Dallas Plantation; Jenney Abbott, of Rangeley; Andrew Lachance, of Manchester; Samuel Wheeler, of Skowhegan; Audrey Burns, of Topsham; Will Bolduc, of Waterville; and Declan Chu, of Winthrop.

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.