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Here are the ways to pay for an AP exam (due by November 14th to avoid the $40 late fee):
- Log into your “Make a Payment” page. Click on “My School”. Click on “Advanced Placement (AP)” tab. Select the test(s) you want to take by clicking on the “BUY” button on the far right. Go to “Checkout” at top right of page. Pay for exams*
*If you are Free/Reduced Lunch and your exams show as $0.00, you still must process the $0.00 payment to order the test!
**If you do not qualify for Fee Waiver Program (F/R lunch) but cannot afford the $99/test, please fill out the BSD Scholarship no later than October 25th Scholarship Form
The CTE program at the Bellevue School District combines academic and technical skills with industry knowledge and training to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in a variety of current and emerging professions.
Sammamish High School Daily Bulletin
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Lunch of the Day: Seasoned Beef & Beans or Refried Beans w/Jalapeno Cheese Sauce & Chips
Announcements:
Girls Basketball is looking for a Videographer for their games this Winter Season. Interested? Contact Coach Regi – rabanr@bsd405.org
Fall Play
Do you like graphic design? The Thespian Club is looking for graphic designers for our fall play poster. Come to the Greenroom during Tutorial on TODAY for more information about our design contest.
The BSU Leadership Team would like to invite you to join us on TODAY at our info meeting after school from 3:30 to 4:30. ALL REDHAWKS ARE WELCOME TO THIS MEETING – For any questions reach out to the club advisor, Coach T in RM 113 or the President of BSU, Naomi Samson.
Hey Sammamish! Join Visual Art Club's interest meeting today in room 318 from 3:30 - 4:30! Enjoy our wide selection of activities and projects that you can participate in- no experience required! It's a great place to explore new materials, hang out, and join the art community at SHS. Get ready for fun and let those creative juices flow! Again, that's today in room 318 from 3:30 - 4:30, we hope to see you there!
SPORTS:
4pm Boys JV Tennis @ Interlake and Boys V Tennis v Interlake
5:30p/7:30p Girls V/JV Soccer @ Newport HS
Upcoming Events & Deadlines:
College Visits, October 7 - 11 at 3pm:
Thursday: University of Rochester, Whitman College & Franklin and Marshall College
For the full list of colleges visiting, please use Naviance. If you have questions regarding college visits, please email Ms. López-Kopp (lopezk@bsd405.org).
- UW Seattle is hosting virtual Common App Wednesday Webinars: https://admit.washington.edu/visit/events/common-app-webinars/
- Need community service hours? Puesta del Sol is needing volunteers to help at their Pumpkin Bash on October 25.
- Need help with your college application or essay? Swing by the College & Career Center on Wednesdays from 1-3pm for help!
- NACAC National College Fair in Seattle is coming up on October 25th & 26th. It’s free to attend!
SHS Senior Yearbook Communication #1
Hello Sammamish Seniors,
Yearbook is a record and celebration of our year together. Please read on for:
· UPDATED Important Dates
· Message from Mr. Brazil – Yearbook Advisor
· Senior Photos (with a survey and new due dates), Senior Recognition Ad HOW TO and DEADLINES
· How to send images to the Yearbook team
Important Dates:
Yearbooks pre-sales as follows: SEP 2-15, NOV 4-17, JAN 13-26
*A small number of extra books will be ordered for sale at the end of the school year. Notification will be sent out via text message. Sales will be open while supplies last.
Nov 25th SENIOR PHOTOS are DUE – submissions after this date will most likely not make it to print and will have to use the school portraits!
The link is open so submit your Senior’s photo here https://photos.jostens.com/G7XGAD - Please name your photos/files LastName_FirstName so we can find your student easily. The login for sharing photos and creating Senior ads is the same spot for senior photo submission.
Message from Mr. Brazil – Advisor and Class teacher of the Yearbook:
“Last year, the SHS yearbook arrived at the end of the summer after students had graduated and weeks before the next school year start. Part of the reasons for this outcome were missed deadlines and an unreliable publisher. This year we moved to a new service provider that has outlined our deadlines to make sure we do not miss printing dates. Part of this process is a requirement that we finalize our Senior portrait pages by December 3rd.
When we receive senior photos, there are many steps that need to be completed before our deadline, so we need time for our team to finalize the layout and double check the work. I understand this deadline feels early and is a change from last year, which has not been communicated well. We only started this class in September, so we are learning about which deadlines have flexibility and we are developing systems that most schools have April-June to create and communicate.
My goal is for everyone to love the way they are represented in the yearbook and for our yearbook staff to do everything within reason to help our seniors get a great photo in their portrait section. If our community can complete the MS Forms from below, it will allow our team to specialize communication and support to make sure every senior looks great in the yearbook. I apologize for any stress these deadlines and communication issues have created and I assure you that this team is working as hard as they can to make a fantastic yearbook.”
Senior Action Items & Senior Ads Information
· Oct 31st SENIORS: please fill out this form to let us know about your photo plan:
Must be accessed by a computer or device with your @bsd405.org account signed in.
https://forms.office.com/r/vBdLztNUad
· Oct 31st-Early Bird Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
This is a wonderful way to celebrate your seniors and highlight their achievements. Funds go towards making the yearbook more affordable for everyone. Different Ad sizes available. Goto Josten’s directly through this link https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/yearbook-ads to upload your photos and design your layout. Although the yearbook team will not be able to help you with design, the Josten’s online tool is user-friendly and creates beautiful tributes.
· Nov 25th – Senior Photos Due – See message above
· Jan 13th – Standard Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
· Feb 10th – Last Chance Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
It is NOT possible to provide any extensions past this point. Any ads attempted to be summitted after this date will not be in the yearbook.
How to Share SHS Community Sourced Photos:
https://photos.jostens.com/G7XGAD - Will get you access to a photo sharing website where you can share all the SHS experience/photos you want with our yearbook team. We will use this resource to expand our representation in our Yearbook. Here is a QR code that also bring you to the site.
Tyler Brazil & The Yearbook Team
Yearbook Email – SHSyearbook@bsd405.org
Teacher/Advisor Email – brazilt@bsd405.org
The Bellevue School District is proud to be recognized as the #1 School District in Washington for 2025 by Niche. The district earned this ranking by scoring highly in many factors that aim to capture what it’s really like to be a part of our learning community.
Sammamish High School Daily Bulletin
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Lunch of the Day: Deluxe Grilled Chicken w/Baked Fries
Announcements:
Girls Basketball is looking for a Videographer for their games this Winter Season. Interested? Contact Coach Regi – rabanr@bsd405.org
Fall Play
Do you like graphic design? The Thespian Club is looking for graphic designers for our fall play poster. Come to the Greenroom during Tutorial TOMORROW for more information about our design contest.
From Nurse Amy and the Attendance Office:
If you are not feeling well, be sure to get a pass from your teacher to the nurse. Instead of going to the nurse during a passing period, go to your next period teacher first and let them know you need to see the nurse. In order to be excused from school when you are not feeling well, you need to see the nurse AND be signed out at the main office attendance desk, otherwise you won’t be excused.
For all college visits and upcoming travel, be sure you are picking up a pre-arranged absence form for this. These are due no later than one week before the date you will be gone.
The BSU Leadership Team would like to invite you to join us TOMORROW at our info meeting after school from 3:30 to 4:30. ALL REDHAWKS ARE WELCOME TO THIS MEETING – For any questions reach out to the club advisor, Coach T in RM 113 or the President of BSU, Naomi Samson.
SPORTS:
3pm Girls Swim & Dive @ Juanita
4pm Boys V Tennis v Overlake
5:15p/7pm Girls V/JV/C Volleyball @ Newport HS
Upcoming Events & Deadlines:
College Visits, October 7 - 11 at 3pm:
Thursday: University of Rochester, Whitman College & Franklin and Marshall College
For the full list of colleges visiting, please use Naviance. If you have questions regarding college visits, please email Ms. López-Kopp (lopezk@bsd405.org).
- Darthmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of Southern California, and Vanderbilt University will be at SHS hosting an info session and mini college fair on Wednesday, October 9th at 7pm in the MAIN GYM https://apply.dartmouth.edu/register/?id=8bba020f-7295-49e7-a9a8-015e49838b64
- UW Seattle is hosting virtual Common App Wednesday Webinars: https://admit.washington.edu/visit/events/common-app-webinars/
- Need community service hours? Puesta del Sol is needing volunteers to help at their Pumpkin Bash on October 25.
- Need help with your college application or essay? Swing by the College & Career Center on Wednesdays from 1-3pm for help!
- NACAC National College Fair in Seattle is coming up on October 25th & 26th. It’s free to attend!
SHS Yearbook Communication
Hello Sammamish Community,
Yearbook is a record and celebration of our year together. Please read on for:
· How this year is unique
· Important Dates
· Senior Photos and Senior Recognition Ad HOW TO and DEADLINES
· How to send images to the Yearbook team
This Year is Unique:
We now have a yearbook class! In previous years we relied on community support and club work to create our yearbook, but this year will be different. Right now, 35 students are working on the design and systems so we can build the best possible yearbook.
This year we will be working with Josten’s which published over 18,000 school’s yearbooks in 2023-24. Our new partner has systems in place to make sure we get everything done on time if we keep to our deadlines. Which leads us to…
Important Dates:
Yearbooks pre-sales as follows: SEP 2-15, NOV 4-17, JAN 13-26
*A small number of extra books will be ordered for sale at the end of the school year. Notification will be sent out via text message. Sales will be open while supplies last.
Senior Photos & Senior Ads
· Oct 31st SENIOR PHOTOS are DUE
The link is open so submit your Senior’s photo here https://photos.jostens.com/G7XGAD - Please name your photos/files LastName_FirstName so we can find your student easily.
In the final weeks of October, some of our student photographers will be available to capture portraits. The process will be owned and organized by the students with the intent to provide free options for students that need them. We will be providing more information regarding this as we get into October.
· Oct 31st-Early Bird Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
This is a wonderful way to celebrate your seniors and highlight their achievements. Funds go towards making the yearbook more affordable for everyone. Different Ad sizes available. Goto Josten’s directly through this link https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/yearbook-ads to upload your photos and design your layout. Although the yearbook team will not be able to help you with design, the Josten’s online tool is user-friendly and creates beautiful tributes.
· Jan 13th – Standard Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
· Feb 10th – Last Chance Senior Recognition Ad Pricing Deadline
It is NOT possible to provide any extensions past this point. Any ads attempted to be summitted after this date will not be in the yearbook.
How to Share SHS Community Sourced Photos:
https://photos.jostens.com/G7XGAD - Will get you access to a photo sharing website where you can share all the SHS experience/photos you want with our yearbook team. We will use this resource to expand our representation in our Yearbook. Here is a QR code that also bring you to the site.
Tyler Brazil & The Yearbook Team
Yearbook Email – SHSyearbook@bsd405.org
Teacher/Advisor Email – brazilt@bsd405.org
Sammamish High School Daily Bulletin
Monday, October 7, 2024
Lunch of the Day: Battered Alaskan Pollock Fish Wedge w/Baked Fries
Announcements:
Are you interested in playing Mariachi music? Come to the band room – room 175 – on Monday, October 7 from 3-4pm to find out more!
Fall Play
Do you like graphic design? The Thespian Club is looking for graphic designers for our fall play poster. Come to the Greenroom during Tutorial on Thursday October 10th for more information about our design contest.
From Nurse Amy and the Attendance Office:
If you are not feeling well, be sure to get a pass from your teacher to the nurse. Instead of going to the nurse during a passing period, go to your next period teacher first and let them know you need to see the nurse. In order to be excused from school when you are not feeling well, you need to see the nurse AND be signed out at the main office attendance desk, otherwise you won’t be excused.
For all college visits and upcoming travel, be sure you are picking up a pre-arranged absence form for this. These are due no later than one week before the date you will be gone.
“Studio Art and Pottery Club” has its first meeting Tuesday, October 8th from 3:30-4:30 in the Art Studios on the 3rd floor. Join our artmaking community to meet new friends and find joy in creating handmade art.
The BSU Leadership Team would like to invite you to join us on Thursday, Oct 10thth at our info meeting after school from 3:30 to 4:30. The Black Student Union is a cultural club with a sole purpose of providing a safe and loving community where we'll have thoughtful, student-to-student conversations about the beauty and struggles we face as a people, and we also want to provide a place for other communities to support and learn more about our culture and history. ALL REDHAWKS ARE WELCOME TO THIS MEETING – For any questions reach out to the club advisor, Coach T in RM 113 or the President of BSU, Naomi Samson.
SPORTS:
3:30p Boys Golf @ Newcastle
7pm Boys JV Football v. Interlake
5:15/7pm V/JV/C Volleyball @ Liberty
Upcoming Events & Deadlines:
College Visits, October 7 - 11 at 3pm:
Monday: University of Oregon (in library) & Princeton University (in library)
Tuesday: University of Southern California
Thursday: University of Rochester, Whitman College & Franklin and Marshall College
For the full list of colleges visiting, please use Naviance. If you have questions regarding college visits, please email Ms. López-Kopp (lopezk@bsd405.org).
- Darthmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of Southern California, and Vanderbilt University will be at SHS hosting an info session and mini college fair on Wednesday, October 9th at 7pm in the commons: https://apply.dartmouth.edu/register/?id=8bba020f-7295-49e7-a9a8-015e49838b64
- UW Seattle is hosting virtual Common App Wednesday Webinars: https://admit.washington.edu/visit/events/common-app-webinars/
- Need community service hours? Puesta del Sol is needing volunteers to help at their Pumpkin Bash on October 25.
- Need help with your college application or essay? Swing by the College & Career Center on Wednesdays from 1-3pm for help!
- NACAC National College Fair in Seattle is coming up on October 25th & 26th. It’s free to attend!
Make your appointment now! Spaces fill up fast for Winter Sports. A Physical is REQUIRED for all BSD sports!
Where to go if you don’t have a regular doctor:
- Overlake Clinics Lake Hills Urgent Care – 619 – 156th Ave SE, Bellevue $50 https://www.overlakehospital.org/locations/overlake-clinics-urgent-care-bellevue-lake-hills
- Zoom Care (sports physicals) $65 - Overlake
https://www.zoomcare.com/services
- Highland Health center – No Cost
https://highland.bsd405.org/resources/highland-health-center
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At Sammamish, we continually grow as an equitable community that is supportive and inclusive.
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Our mission is for students and staff to develop an individual and collective purpose while supporting each other to achieve continued academic excellence and personal growth.
Uniquely Sammamish
Sammamish High School is one of four comprehensive public high schools in the Bellevue School District. Here are three things that are uniquely Sammamish...
Uniquely Sammamish
Sammamish High School is one of four comprehensive public high schools in the Bellevue School District. Here are five things that are uniquely Sammamish...
- Dynamic Academic Programs
- Future-Ready Experiences
- Local and Global Citizenship
- Commitment to Social Justice
- Sammamish CREED
Dynamic Academic Programs
Sammamish High School offers 23 courses across the disciplines to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP) exams. All freshman students take at least one AP course. Students can earn college credit through multiple pathways, including Advanced Placement, College in the High School, and Running Start.
Future-Ready Experiences
Sammamish offers a variety of experiences from aviation and culinary classes, to a world-qualifying robotics team, and even Washington state’s only hot glass studio in a public high school! Students can access Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses across Bellevue and neighboring districts. Options include career pathways in the Health Sciences, Engineering, Culinary Arts, Business, Marketing, and more. Students can receive dual credit through local colleges for these and other CTE courses.
Local and Global Citizenship
Sammamish offers students the opportunity to earn a certification of biliteracy through the International Spanish Academy. Students can participate in the high school portion of the Bellevue School District's unique 12 year Spanish Dual Language Program.
Sammamish is community of lifelong learners focused on developing students’ global competency, while preparing them for success in college and 21st century careers.
Commitment to Social Justice
Sammamish CREED
Students, staff and families uphold Sammamish High School's CREED (Community, Respect, Empathy, Empowered, Driven). In our community, we support one another's humanity. We respect our environment and are empowered to take risks in our learning. We show empathy for each other's experiences, and are driven to be the best versions of ourselves each day.
Sharing Our Stories
Hear from our learning community who share their thoughts on leading, learning and playing at Sammamish.
I have been teaching at SHS since 1999. I absolutely love this community of students and staff. The school is diverse, warm, welcoming and accepting of all. I wouldn't want to teach anywhere else...My goal is to finish my teaching career at SHS. GO REDHAWKS!
I chose to teach at Sammamish High School because the diversity here offers a unique opportunity to be exposed to and integrate many social and cultural experiences in my classroom. Every day is a new learning opportunity that I enjoy sharing with my students, emphasizing that each of their personal experiences matter.
The youth mental health crisis in America awakened me to take action, not to cower in fear. Research shows that early intervention and treatment can make a difference for our young people. That’s why I’m on a mission to support and bring the best mental health support for our kids through the Bellevue Schools Foundation. They deserve a chance to thrive and succeed and they need to know they are not alone. See 2023-2024 BSF investments at Sammamish High School and districtwide.
As a Latina science teacher, working at SHS is a real joy. I get to connect with students from different backgrounds, listen to their stories, and learn from them. It is fostering an inclusive environment where everyone has an opportunity to be themselves and explore the world through education.