Lebanon Val.

Local residents are mentors

Lebanon Valley College, Annville, recognized more than 50 students serving as first-year mentors and guiding new first-year and transfer students through their early weeks at The Valley.

First-year mentors are responsible for assisting new students in succeeding personally, socially, and academically through connections to the college and their peers.

Local students include:

Fogelsville: Jessica Benninger, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology. Benninger is a graduate of Parkland High School.

Orefield: Jaeden Sistrunk, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders. Sistrunk is a graduate of Commonwealth Charter Academy.