GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Of the 472 Michigan high-schoolers named as semifinalists for the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, 38 were from Kent, Ottawa or Muskegon counties, according to contest results released this month.
The program, headed by the National Merit Scholarship Corp., measures individual scholastic ability and potential for success in college students.
The names of more than 16,000 student semifinalists were announced Wednesday, Sept. 10…