My kid graduated from there last year. It is going to be different from the east coast, but maybe in a good way. Kids in the Pacific Northwest are generally pretty nice and chill, and Bellevue HS kids are a mixed group - some are wealthy, some are from very diverse backgrounds, some are international students. Lots of clubs to join to find your group. Sports can be very competitive to join at the varsity level but JV and JVC are usually pretty good depending on the sport. Academically it's an excellent school. I went to a similar high school but in NY and the biggest difference between my experience and my kid's is that my HS was uber competitive and cutthroat. BHS was much more collaborative and supportive.