Hammond High School (Columbia, Maryland)

This article is about Hammond High School in Columbia, Maryland. For Hammond High School or Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond, Louisiana, see Hammond High School (Louisiana).
Hammond High School

"Where People Are Important"
Address
8800 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD
USA
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1976[1]
School district Howard County Public Schools
Principal Marcia L. Leonard[2][3]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,319
Color(s) Maroon and Gold          
Mascot Golden Bear
Website http://www.hammondhs.org

Hammond High School, established in 1976, is a public secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland and is part of the Howard County Public School System.[1] It is located near the Kings Contrivance Village Center, south of Maryland Route 32, east of U.S. 29, and west of I-95.

Hammond High School was built concurrently and with the same floor-plan as Centennial High School. Hammond's original school colors were Brown, Gold and White. These colors were changed to Maroon and Gold in 2002.

Students

Hammond High School has an official capacity of 1,220 students (not including additional capacity provided by 4 portable classrooms as of 2010).[4] The student population at Hammond High School has grown moderately over the past 18 years.

Student population[5]
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
988 1,016 1,026 1,096 978 1,048 1,134 1,161 1,275 1,322 1,282 1,316 1,341 1,305 1,309 1,342 1,319

The racial makeup of the population during the 2013–2014 school year was 33.3% White, 36.9% Black or African American, 9.4% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 9.5% two or more races.[4]

Sports

State championships

Hammond High School currently lists 8 state championships for girls' sports and 6 for boys' sports.

Notable Alumni

      SPORT              YEAR
Boys' basketball1983
Boys' soccer2006
Wrestling1996, 1998, 2005, 2006
Girls' basketball1992, 1994, 1995
Girls' indoor track 2A-1A1994
Girls' soccer1989, 1991, 1998
Girls' softball2007
• = denotes co-champions
Source: MPSSAA Official Tournament Records[6]

External links

References and notes

  1. 1 2 2009-10 HCPSS School Profile - Hammond High School
  2. ↑ "High Schools". Howard County Public School System. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "About Hammond High". Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Hammond High School Profile" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Maryland State Department of Education
  6. ↑ "MPSSAA Official Tournament Records". Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. Retrieved September 8, 2010.

Coordinates: 39°10′00″N 76°51′37″W / 39.1667°N 76.8603°W / 39.1667; -76.8603

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