Patch often gets word of how some local students are doing in their studies at college.

What follows is a list of graduates who have made the dean's list for the fall semester at their colleges based on their high-scoring GPAs.

Gettysburg College

Students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester's work are placed on the Dean's Commendation List. The following students from your area have been placed on the Fall 2011 list:

Lucia Guarino, from Severna Park

Johanna-Rain Heimberger, from Severna Park

Alexandra Ward, from Severna Park

McDaniel College

William J. Kirby of Severna Park has been named to the fall 2011 Dean's List with Honors. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 average.

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Curtis Buchheister of Severna Park, MD

Rachel Buxton of Severna Park, MD

Evan Camm of Severna Park, MD

Olivia Clement of Severna Park, MD

Suzanne Ford of Severna Park, MD

Emily Grey of Severna Park, MD

Kathryn Phipps of Severna Park, MD

Julia Roberts of Severna Park, MD

Joshua Stine of Severna Park, MD

Glenna Urquhart of Severna Park, MD

Kevin Wehmueller of Severna Park, MD

Wake Forest

Kelly Broussard a resident of Severna Park, MD, was among over 1800 students from Wake Forest University who made the Fall Dean's List.

William and Mary

Freshmen Alex Greenspan and Chris Patrick both of Severna Park, MD.