Sunday, February 14, 2021

The National Merit Scholarship Program has determined the semi-finalists who have met all the requirements to advance to the “Finalist” standing in the competition...We are pleased to announce that Belleville High School has made history this year by having three National Merit Scholarship Finalists! (Until 2021, Belleville has never had more than two finalists.)

We would like to announce and congratulate Jacob Kean, Elise Medenwald, and Jackson Nolden as our finalists in the running for approximately 7,500 Merit Scholarships. Principal Schmitz was honored to announce this recognition to Jacob (in person), Jack (on a Google Meet), and Elise (over the telephone)... Though these special announcements happened in several different formats this year, the response from our three students was uniform-- All three of these Wildcats were both ecstatic and honored to hear the news! So, when you see Jacob, Elise, and Jackson, please join us in congratulating them for this amazing academic achievement. The recipients of the Merit Scholarship will be announced in March. We are so proud of our Wildcat learning community! Go Wildcats!