Sam Barlow High School

Sam Barlow High School
Address
5105 SE 302nd Avenue Gresham , (Multnomah County) , Oregon 97080 United States
Coordinates	45°29′08″N122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°W / 45.485536; -122.353025
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1968
School district	Gresham-Barlow School District
Principal	Jason Bhear [1] [2]
Teaching staff	64.17 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Number of students	1,638 [3]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	25.53 [3]
Color(s)	Blue and gold    [2]
Athletics conference	OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-4 [2]
Mascot	Bruin [2]
Team name	Barlow Bruins
Rival	Gresham High School
Newspaper	Bruin Banner
Feeder schools	Damascus Middle School Gordon Russell Middle School West Orient Middle School
Website	sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us

Sam Barlow High School (SBHS, colloquially Barlow) 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.

History

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

Teacher Stephen Corkett received the University of Oregon's high school teacher of the year award in 2009. ^[5]

On November 23, 2009, two students discussed plans for a school shooting at Barlow High on Myspace. ^[6] They were found guilty of disorderly conduct in February 2010. ^[6]

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 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. ^{[7] [8]}

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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

Sports

State championships

• Girls' volleyball: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 ^[11]
• Boys' track and field: 1999, 2008 ^[12]
• Boys' wrestling: 1980, 1981 ^[13]
• Girls' track and field: 1982, 2015 ^[14]
• Girls' water polo: 2018, 2021 ^[15]
• Boys water polo: 2023
• Boys basketball: 2025

Activities

State championships

• Band: 1994, 1995 ^[16]
• Speech: 1988, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2011 ^[17]
• Theatre: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 ^[18]

National Championships

• Girls' Racquetball: 2020 ^[19]
• Theatre: 2016 ^[18]

Notable alumni

• Brian Burres – Major League Baseball pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates ^[20]
• Ryan Crouser – athlete, gold medalist in shot put at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics
• Mike Ekstrom – Major League Baseball pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays ^[21]
• Dave Jansen – mixed martial arts fighter, Bellator
• Fred Jones – former National Basketball Association shooting guard
• Brent Knopf – singer, songwriter and musician in indie bands Menomena, Ramona Falls and EL VY ^[22]
• Mike Pierce – professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC ^[23]
• Oscar Wood – wrestler ^[24]
• Doc Haskell - Head esports coach at Boise State University

References

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2. "OSAA - Error". www.osaa.org.
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5. "University of Oregon to usher in 2009-2010 academic year with Convocation". Media Relations. September 21, 2009.
6. Green, Aimee (February 3, 2010). "MySpace conversation about shooting up Barlow High leads jury to find ex-students guilty of disorderly conduct". The Oregonian . Retrieved February 9, 2010.
7. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
8. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
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10. "Gresham-Barlow School District honored for promoting Advanced Placement classes for high-performing students". The Oregonian . January 20, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
11. "OSAA - Error" (PDF). www.osaa.org.
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14. "OSAA Girls Track & Field Championships" (PDF). OSAA Records and Archives.
15. "Four Teams Claim State Titles In Oregon High School Water Polo". USA Water Polo. November 15, 2018.
16. "OSAA - Error" (PDF). www.osaa.org.
17. "OSAA - Error" (PDF). www.osaa.org.
18. "Awards".
19. "NATIONAL CHAMPION TEAMS". mohsra.
20. "Brian Burres Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
21. "Mike Ekstrom Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
22. "Six Feet High And Rising". www.seattleweekly.org. Seattle Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2004.
23. "Mike Pierce". UFC. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.
24. Quick, Jason (December 27, 1996). "Oregon State Wrestling's madman of the mat". The Oregonian. p. E1.