Sam Barlow High School

Sam Barlow High School
Address
5105 SE 302nd Avenue
Gresham, (Multnomah County), Oregon 97080
United States
Coordinates 45°29′08″N 122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°W / 45.485536; -122.353025Coordinates: 45°29′08″N 122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°W / 45.485536; -122.353025
Information
Type Public
School district Gresham-Barlow School District
Principal Bruce Schmidt[1][2]
Grades 9–12[1]
Number of students 1754[1]
Color(s) Blue and gold   [2]
Athletics conference OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-3[2]
Mascot Bruin[2]
Newspaper Bruin Banner
Website sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us
Sam Barlow High School

Sam Barlow High School is a public high school in Gresham, Oregon, United States, in the Gresham-Barlow School District. It was named after the Oregon pioneer Sam Barlow.

Teacher Stephen Corkett received the University of Oregon's high school teacher of the year award in 2009.[3]

History

Sam Barlow High School opened in September 1968 in its present location at 302nd Street and Lusted Road, east of Gresham, Oregon.[4]

On November 23, 2009, two students discussed plans for a school shooting at Barlow High on Myspace.[5] They were found guilty of disorderly conduct in February 2010.[5]

On October 5th, 2017, around 11AM, a 911 call was reported about a potential shooting as they saw a student with a handgun. The school was under lockdown for 2 hours before being lifted at around 1PM. The incident has since been ruled a hoax.

Academics

In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 419 students, 315 graduated, 74 dropped out, ten received a modified diploma, and 20 were still in high school the following year.[6][7]

In 2013, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 400 students, 340 graduated, 40 dropped out, six received a modified diploma, and 13 were still in high school the following year.[8]

Barlow's students have been filling AP classes and passing AP exams at such a high rate that the College Board named the Gresham-Barlow School District to its fourth-annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll. Just three districts in Oregon received the honor.[9]

Sports

State championships

  • Girls' volleyball: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996[10]
  • Boys' track and field: 1999, 2008[11]
  • Boys' wrestling: 1980, 1981[12]
  • Girls' track and field: 1982, 2015[13]

Activities

State championships

  • Band: 1994, 1995[14]
  • Speech: 1988, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2011[15]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Barlow/
  3. ↑ http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/9/university-oregon-usher-2009-2010-academic-year-convocation
  4. ↑ http://sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us/history.html
  5. 1 2 Green, Aimee (2010-02-03). "MySpace conversation about shooting up Barlow High leads jury to find ex-students guilty of disorderly conduct". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  6. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Your Schools". The Oregonian. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Gresham-Barlow School District honored for promoting Advanced Placement classes for high-performing students". The Oregonian. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  10. ↑ http://www.osaa.org/volleyball/history/volleyballchampions.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.osaa.org/track/records/btrackteamchamps.pdf
  12. ↑ http://www.osaa.org/wrestling/records/teamchamps.pdf
  13. ↑ "OSAA Girls Track & Field Championships" (PDF). OSAA Records and Archives.
  14. ↑ http://www.osaa.org/band/records/bandchampions.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.osaa.org/speech/records/speechchampions.pdf
  16. ↑ http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434638
  17. ↑ Krider, Dave (May 5, 2010). "New generation continues Crouser family throwing tradition". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "Six Feet High And Rising". www.seattleweekly.org. Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2004-03-03.
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ Quick, Jason (December 27, 1996). "Oregon State Wrestling's madman of the mat". The Oregonian. p. E1.
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