Sam Barlow High School
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Sam Barlow High School is a public high school near Gresham, Oregon
Gresham, Oregon
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...

, United States
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 in the Gresham-Barlow School District. It was named for the Oregon pioneer Sam Barlow
Sam Barlow
Samuel Kimbrough Barlow was a pioneer in the area that became the U.S. state of Oregon, and was key in establishing the Barlow Road, the most widely chosen final segment to the Oregon Trail.-Biography:...

. 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 .

History

Sam Barlow High School first opened in September of 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
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. They were found guilty of disorderly conduct
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 in February 2010.

Academics

In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma
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. Of 419 students, 315 graduated, 74 dropped out, 10 received a modified diploma
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, and 20 are still in high school.

State championships

  • Girls Volleyball: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
  • Boys Track and Field: 1999, 2008
  • Boys Wrestling: 1980, 1981

Notable alumni

  • Joshua Harris
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     - author I Kissed Dating Goodbye
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    , Boy Meets Girl
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  • Brian Burres
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     pitcher
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    , Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • Fred Jones - Former National Basketball Association
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     shooting guard
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  • Eric Matthews
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     - musician
  • Mike Pierce
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     - Mixed Martial Arts
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     fighter, UFC
  • Mike Ekstrom
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     - Major League Baseball
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     pitcher
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    , Tampa Bay Rays
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