Stuart Country Day School seniors Claire Bhalla of Princeton Junction (left) and Annie Liang of Hillsborough have been named finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The young women were chosen from over 1.5 million students in 22,000 high schools nationwide to receive this coveted recognition. Finalists represent less than 1% of United States high school seniors and include the highest-scoring entrants in each state.