The following local Lehigh Carbon Community College students were recently inducted into Alpha Omicron Alpha, the college’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, the national honor society for two-year colleges.

Coaldale: Rosella D’urso.

Danielsville: Lauren Pitts.

Jim Thorpe: Kristy Berger and Samantha Sterner.

Lansford: Emily Leinthall.

Lehighton: Erick Boorum, Zoryana Duda, Lee Monti and Gabriella Sabina.

Nesquehoning: Arthur Bernard and Erica Tout.

New Ringgold: Erin Ryan.

New Tripoli: Stephen Cebenko, Jacob Crawford and Jessica Wertman.

Orwigsburg: Ashley Sullivan.

Palmerton: Jesse Eberly.

Slatington: Christine Caban and Robert Smith.

Summit Hill: Nina Hibbard.

Tamaqua: Sarah Allesch, Richard Evans, Brandon Heffelfinger, John Maresca, Amanda Stahley and Kayla Wassel.

Tuscarora: Janette Kabana.

Walnutport: Nicole Secara.

Phi Theta Kappa is the only nationally acclaimed honor society serving two-year colleges, which offers associate degree programs. Membership into Phi Theta Kappa is by invitation only. To be considered, a student must be enrolled in an associate degree program, have completed at least 12 credit hours of coursework, have established a minimum grade-point average of 3.5, have established a record of academic excellence as judged by the faculty, and be of good moral character and possess recognized qualities of citizenship.