DURHAM, N.H. — A number of local students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2018.

Students who received the honor of summa cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65 to 3.84; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50 to 3.64.

Students are only graduated after the Registrar’s Office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed. Participating in the commencement ceremony is the act of honoring and celebrating academic achievement.

Local students earning degrees include:

• Lydia Levasseur of Biddeford

• Samantha Leiper of Lebanon

• Nathaniel Schopen of Hollis Center

• Emily Harrison of Kennebunk

• Caroline L’Heureux of Springvale

• Lauren Bame of Wells

• Paul Mearkle of Berwick

• Randy Shoe of Berwick

• Amber Freeman of Cape Neddick

• Grace Gordon of Eliot

• Jonathan Davis of Kittery

• Katie Johnson of Kittery

• Katlyn Watford of Kittery

• Paige Morin of North Berwick

• Calvin Hichens of South Berwick

• Zoe Ross of South Berwick