Sam Barlow High School | |
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Address | |
5105 SE 302nd Avenue , , 97080 | |
Coordinates | 45°29′08″N 122°21′11″W / 45.485536°N 122.353025°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Gresham-Barlow School District |
Principal | Jason Bhear[1][2] |
Teaching staff | 64.60 (FTE)[3] |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Number of students | 1,710[3] (2022-2023) |
Student to teacher ratio | 26.47[3] |
Color(s) | Blue and gold [2] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-4[2] |
Mascot | Bruin[2] |
Rival | Gresham High School |
Newspaper | Bruin Banner |
Feeder schools | Damascus Middle School Gordon Russell Middle School West Orient Middle School |
Website | sbhs |
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.
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.
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]