LEWISTON — Seven local students have been named to the 2017 winter semester dean’s list at Bates College.

• Audrey Burns, daughter of H. Jay Burns and Jennifer H. Burns, of Topsham, who is a 2013 graduate of Mount Ararat High School, is stuying rhetoric and theater.

• Declan Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sing Chu, of Winthrop, is a 2013 graduate of Winthrop High School and is majoring in politics.

• Dylan Thombs, son of Mr. Norman R. Thombs and Katherine L. Perless, of Monmouth, is a 2014 graduate of Monmouth Academy and is majoring in environmental studies.

• Clio Barr, daughter of John A. Barr and Marion R. Hylan Barr, of Hallowell, is a 2015 graduate of Hall-Dale High School and is majoring in politics.

• Abby Westberry, daughter of Nicola C. Westberry, of Readfield, is a 2015 graduate of Maranacook Community School ad is studying sociology and politic.

• Josh Caldwell, son of Susan J. Caldwell, of West Gardiner, is a 2015 graduate of Gardiner Area High School and is majoring in environmental studies.

• Torri Pelletier, daughter of Troy D. Pelletier, of Topsham, and Cheryl L. Baggett, of Topsham, is a 2016 graduate of Mount Ararat High School.

This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.