Thirteen students from the Bellevue area or who attend Bellevue schools have been named National Merit Scholarship winners.

National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have

the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors.

The winners are:

Calvin Y. Chan, Interlake High School, probable career field: Music Performance.

Wesley J. Kim, Lakeside School, probable career field: Computer Science.

Changlin Li, Interlake, probable career field: Physics. Changlin is an intern this year at the Bellevue Reporter. He will attend Harvard in the fall.

Jonathan Y. Li, Lakeside School, probable career field: Medicine.

Katherine A. Long, Bellevue High School, probable career field: Journalism.

Maria M. Pimenova, Interlake, probable career field: Computer Science.

Kathie H. Wang, Newport High School, probable career field: Medicine.

Ruoheng Wu, Newport,probable career field: Business.

Alice Zhang, Newport, probable career field: Economics.

Paige K. Doyle, Bellevue, probable career field: Neurology.

Adriana Cherskov, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, probable career field: Medicine.

Michelle L. Vick, Bellevue Christian School, probable career field: Physics.

Preston W. Mui, Interlake, probable career field: Academia.