Sam Barlow High School
Website: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/sbhs
Location: 5105 SE 302nd Ave, Gresham, OR, United States
Phone: (503) 258-4850
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Barlow-High-School/106146596083423
X (Formerly Twitter): @BarlowPride
FROM PRINCIPAL JASON BHEAR
Fall is upon is - what a great season. Crisp clean air, leaves are turning and students are in school learning. Fantastic combination. Proud to say and see that our baseball pitch has been completed and is open for competition and practices and our student athletes and physical education department are excited to have this new resource. Softball is on track to be completed mid-November. This also means that our annex parking lot is back open and no one could be more excited for that than me.
October and November also bring with it our first look into the awesome work of our performing arts department. Choir and Band concerts are on the calendar and of course our musical - Hadestown teen edition by Anais Mitchell, will be coming up in November.
Have a great month of October and of course should any need arise, please reach out to any of the professionals listed at the end of this newsletter.
GO BRUINS!
IMPORTANT OCTOBER DATES
We wanted you to be aware of some important upcoming dates:
- Thursday, 10/10 NO SCHOOL for students due to Standards & Assessment
- Friday, 10/11 is NO SCHOOL for students due to a Statewide Inservice
- Tuesday, 10/15 is the PreACT / ACT Test (half day for students)
- Grab and go / sack lunches will be available
- Wednesday, 10/16 Fall Band Concert - 7:30 pm
- Thursday, 10/17 Fall Choir Concert - 7:30 pm
- Monday, 10/21 Know Your School Parent Meeting (In Person - Media Center)
- Monday, 10/28 Picture Retakes
- Tuesday, 10/29 is the PSAT Test for those that signed up
CHANGE IN GRADING PRACTICES
As we have moved further away from the pandemic year, the school district is now returning to the issuance of "F" as a grade for students who fail to meet the minimum requirements in a course. An F will equate to a 0 on our four point scale which will negatively impact a students grade point average. It might also mean that they must make up that credit missed in a credit recovery class or summer program. As you have questions about this, please talk with your students.
PARKING PASSES
In order to park at Sam Barlow High School, students must purchase a parking pass. For detailed information on parking at Sam Barlow, please review the Parking Pass Informational Letter. The cost of a parking pass will be $30.00 for a Main Lot pass and $25.00 for an Annex Lot pass. All parking passes will be sold based on the following criteria:
To purchase a parking pass, students must meet the following criteria:
You must be a Junior or Senior
Attended at least 85% of the days during the second semester of the 2023-24 school year
Have a valid Oregon Drivers License
Have current car insurance
Completed the Parking Pass Application. The application must be printed and completed prior to purchase. If you need a copy, please stop by the main office between the hours of 7:30 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.
If students met the above criteria, Seniors, CAL students and those who have a zero period will be given first priority on purchasing parking passes. All other Juniors will be placed into a lottery system with numbers being drawn randomly. Students whose numbers are drawn will be notified by student management.
For those students who attempt to park without a pass, they will be ticketed with the following progression:
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First Offense: Warning and a $10.00 Fine
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Second Offense: Warning and a $20.00 Fine. Parent contacted by Student Management
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Third Offense: Parking Boot will be applied with a $50.00 fine to remove boot
Additional Offenses: May result in Towing at Owner's Expense
Please also be aware that these fines are applied to a students account and at the time of withdrawal and / or graduation check out the total amount will be collected over the course of their 4 year career while attending Sam Barlow.
Thank you for your attention to this.
PARENTVUE APP (Check your students' progress)
You can download the ParentVue App directly to your phone for free. It’s very simple to do and we have included the step-by-step instructions for you below.
Go to your App store or Android Market and search for ParentVue.
Click ‘install’ and then ‘open’ when installation is complete.
You will have a screen prompting you to swipe left to find your district. If location is activated on your phone, our district should pop to the top. If not, type in Gresham-Barlow School District in the search bar.
Once you choose Gresham-Barlow School District, you will be asked to log in.
Once you have logged in, you will have access to your student's information, such as;
Class Schedule
Current Grades in all classes
Progress Reports
Attendance
Teacher communications
Access to update your contact information
Many more…
You can also select which language you prefer to use by clicking on ‘change’ at the bottom of the screen.
This is a great resource to have at the tip of your fingers. If you need assistance logging in or resetting your password, please contact Brandie Seibel at seibel6@gresham.k12.or.us
ATTENDANCE
In order for students to reach their full potential in the classroom, they must attend school. We want all students to attend at least 90% of all school days. Students should only miss school if they have a fever, have been vomiting, have a medical appointment, or a family emergency. We fully understand that students will sometimes miss school, but limiting the number of missed days is important. Students cannot learn unless they are in class. If we have more students attending at a higher rate, we can also increase the success of our students and our graduation rate.