Sam Barlow High School
| Sam Barlow High School | |
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| Address | |
| 5105 SE 302nd Avenue Gresham, Oregon, Multnomah County, 97080  United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′08″N 122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°WCoordinates: 45°29′08″N 122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Gresham-Barlow School District |
| Principal | Mark Ross[1][2] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Number of students | 1913[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold [2] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-3[2] |
| Mascot | Bruins[2] |
| Website | http://sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us/ |
Sam Barlow High School is a public high school near Gresham, Oregon, United States in the Gresham-Barlow School District. It was named for the Oregon pioneer Sam Barlow. Barlow is home to a teacher from Wales named Stephen Corkett who received the University of Oregon's high school teacher of the year award.[3]
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[edit] History
Sam Barlow High School first 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]
[edit] Academics
In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 419 students, 315 graduated, 74 dropped out, 10 received a modified diploma, and 20 are still in high school.[6][7]
[edit] Sports
[edit] State championships
- Girls Volleyball: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996[8]
- Boys Track and Field: 1999, 2008[9]
- Boys Wrestling: 1980, 1981[10]
[edit] Activities
[edit] State championships
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brian Burres - Major League Baseball pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates [13]
- Fred Jones - Former National Basketball Association shooting guard
- Eric Matthews - musician
- Mike Pierce - Mixed Martial Arts fighter, UFC[14]
- Mike Ekstrom - Major League Baseball pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays[15]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b c d http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Barlow/
- ^ http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/9/university-oregon-usher-2009-2010-academic-year-convocation
- ^ http://sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us/history.html
- ^ a b Green, Aimee (2010-02-03). "MySpace conversation about shooting up Barlow High leads jury to find ex-students guilty of disorderly conduct". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/myspace_conversation_about_sho.html. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ http://www.osaa.org/volleyball/history/volleyballchampions.pdf
- ^ http://www.osaa.org/track/records/btrackteamchamps.pdf
- ^ http://www.osaa.org/wrestling/records/teamchamps.pdf
- ^ http://www.osaa.org/band/records/bandchampions.pdf
- ^ http://www.osaa.org/speech/records/speechchampions.pdf
- ^ http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434638
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