"Education is the foundation of all we do in life. It shapes who we are and what we aspire to be."
– Julie Payette
Bringing great things to the classroom
Established in 1994, the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation (GBEF) has donated more than $2.3 million to the district.
When our district educators dream of ideas to increase student achievement, they often find themselves without the resources to make their dreams a reality. The GBEF provides a way to fund projects, initiatives, technology and creative ideas that fall outside the scope of the district’s operating budget. The GBEF provides the funding to make dreams come true.
Gresham-Barlow STEM Expo
The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation is the primary sponsor of the GBSE. The GBEF provides funding for the management of the expo as well as establishing a fund at Gresham High and Sam Barlow High that students can access to help pay for their project.
The Gresham-Barlow STEM Expo (GBSE) is the at-large regional fair for high school students that are not in a region served by any other fair. Two Gresham High School projects were awarded the Pacific Northwest Scientist Award*: Alexis Klementis, for her project The Effect of Light Shielding on Light Pollution at Night in Oregon, and Adamari Saldana for her project The Effect of Meat Substitute on Rate of Digestion in a Simulated Stomach.
This award is sponsored by The Pacific Northwest Local Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Each regional science fair gives awards where students advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). This year’s awardees are: Hannah Fransen, Nathan Daret, and Dylan Hess, from Gresham High School, for their project Crazy Creek Chemicals.