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School Info


School Type: Public

Established: 1959

Principal: Thomas C. Duenwald

Faculty: 104

Students: 961 (2009-10)

Asst Principal: Michelle Renee

Asst Principal: Nyla Fritz

 

Colors

Red, Black and White

 

Location

100 140th Ave. SE

Bellevue, WA 98005

 

Coaching Staff

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Head Coach: Wes Newton

Wes attended SHS from 95-99. Played Varsity for two years and was third team All King Co his senior year. Wes went on to play at Highline CC where he was the starting point guard and  helped guide his team to a 54-10 record over two years and an NWAACC Championship. After Highline, Wes signed with Seattle University, he played in 5 games before injuring his back. He sat out the next two years and coached at Sammamish High School. Coaching the C team for two years. Wes then went back to school and basketball at Evergreen State College, where he started at the point guard position for two years. The last year being the MVP of his team that was the #1 ranked defensive team in the nation for NAIA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with an emphasis in mathematics.

 

wnewtoniii@yahoo.com

Mobile: 425.269.3171

 

 

 

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Assistant Coach: Tygann Billow

Tygann Attended Sammamish high school from 1999-2000.   Tygann was team captain in 2000 where the Totems finished 2nd in Kingco, Districts, and earned the Totems last state birth.  After high school, Tygann played 2 years @ Bellevue Community College.  During his sophomore season he was team captain, selected as a NWAACC all-star and Bellevue finished with a 5thplace finish in the NWAACC tournament.  For his last two years of college Tygann played @ Evergreen State where he started in over 40games in 2years.  The last two years Tygann has been the girls Varsity assistant coach at Overlake in Redmond.  Tygann currently works for Charlie’s Produce as a buyer in the Purchasing department.  Tygann enjoys playing basketball, coaching (when the players listen), eating nachos, stimulating conversations about love and reading Shakespeare. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Assistant Coach, JV Head Coach: Jeff Bright

"Jeff attended Kennedy High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball.  He then enrolled at Central Washington University where he played basketball for two years.  This is Jeff’s  22nd year as a teacher in the Bellevue School District.  He was the varsity basketball coach at Interlake High School from 1990-94 and was voted "Area Coach of the Year" by the Seattle Times in 1991.  He also coached football at Newport for 8 years.  Jeff has coached basketball at Sammamish as an assistant for the last 3 years.  Jeff is married to Karin and has four boys who all graduated from SHS-  Andy 23, Nick 21 and Danny and Thomas 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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