WELCOME TO HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL
The staff of Hammond High is committed to providing you with the
quality education that will prepare you to live a better life and to
become an effective
citizen in our society. We hope that you will participate
in our varied activities and practice the self-discipline that is needed
to make your high school career pleasant and profitable.
Your success will be directly proportional to your efforts.
Let us work cooperatively to do the things that will make Hammond High School outstanding.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Hammond High School publishes a Student
Handbook annually. The purpose
of the handbook is to provide students and parents important information on all the school
policies and procedures. The policies and procedures contained in the handbook are the
result of a concerted effort on the part of the staff. This information has been
carefully prepared to enable you to adjust to our school and to become an integral part of it.
To download a PDF copy of the click
HERE.
OUR MISSION
All students at Hammond High School can succeed academically.
OUR VISION
Hammond High School is a microcosm of our large and complex
society. We strive to provide young people with knowledge, skill, opportunity and
motivation to reach their maximum potential as scholars, as creators, and as
contributing and self-sufficient members of a democratic society.
The diversity in the curriculum, instruction, and assessment
strives to meet the needs of the students and provide skill to help our community.
Providing the opportunity for students to participate in co-curricular activity makes
them aware of the qualities of cooperation and giving of one’s self and guides them
toward proper use of time.
Students and parents know that the school provides a safe environment
that allows each individual to seek his goals. The physical plant is attractive,
well-maintained and an asset to the community as a service center.
Actualization of all goals must be met on a daily basis
to make Hammond High School successful and provide for the needs of the school
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Class Schedules
Attendance Policies
Zero Tolerance Policy
Student Dress Code
Hammond High Library
Grading & Subject Drop
A HISTORY LESSON ...
Education in the city of Hammond dates back as far as 1866,
when the first school Hammond, or Hammond's Crossing, as it was better known, was
established in a house located on the corner of Magnolia and West Thomas Streets.
In 1886 a building was erected by C.E. Cate on the north side of
Thomas Street, facing the Illinois Central Railroad. School was conducted on the second
floor; the first floor housed a freight depot, general store, and the post office.
On Sundays the schoolroom was used for church services. The first teacher in the school
was Miss Mary Louise Cable, sister of the author George Washington Cable; she taught in
the Hammond school until about 1885.
Two years later that building was destroyed by fire. School
was held temporarily in a boarding house on the corner of West Thomas and Oak Streets.
Mr. Cate erected another school building on the corner of West Thomas and Magnolia Streets.
This building was often referred to as the "school with the cupola." It was used free of
charge for church, literary, and other community affairs, as well as school.
The city's first public school, established in 1888, was
housed in the school with the cupola. The first teacher was Mrs. Nettie Mann Morrison,
who had taught the pay school. She taught the common school subjects, as well as piano,
and refined dancing.
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