Sam Barlow High School is a public high school in Gresham, Oregon,

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Gresham-Barlow School District Gresham School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the communities of Boring, Damascus and Gresham. Demographics In the 2009 school year, the district had 145 students classified as homeless by the Department of E ...

. 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.

History

Sam Barlow High School opened in September 1968 in its present location at 302nd Street and Lusted Road, east of Gresham, Oregon. On November 23, 2009, two students discussed plans for a school shooting at Barlow High on Myspace. They were found guilty of disorderly conduct in February 2010. On October 5, 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

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. Of 419 students, 315 graduated, 74 dropped out, ten received a modified diploma, and 20 were still in high school the following year. In 2013, 85% of the school's seniors received a

. Of 400 students, 340 graduated, 40 dropped out, six received a modified diploma, and 13 were still in high school the following year. 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.

Sports

State championships

* Girls' volleyball: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 * Boys' track and field: 1999, 2008 * Boys' wrestling: 1980, 1981 * Girls' track and field: 1982, 2015 * Girls' water polo: 2018, 2021

Activities

State championships

* Band: 1994, 1995 * Speech: 1988, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2011

Notable alumni

* Brian Burres –

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– athlete, gold medalist in shot put at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics * Mike Ekstrom – Major League Baseball pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays * Dave Jansen –

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– wrestler

References

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