The Bellevue School District has announced that 71 students from Bellevue, Interlake, International, Newport, and Sammamish high schools are finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students advanced from a pool of 76 semifinalists recognized earlier in the year.
The National Merit Scholarship Program honors top-performing high school seniors nationwide based on their PSAT/NMSQT scores and academic achievements. Finalists now move on to compete for 6,930 scholarships worth nearly $26 million, with winners to be announced between April and July 2026…