Important News

Are you interested in having your student apply to the Independent Research Program or the Intern-Mentor Program? Both courses offer unique opportunities for students to learn about research and to complete a research project based on a topic of their choice. IR students stay in school and work with an advisor in their field of interest as well as the…

SENIOR PORTRAIT SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE! 2019 Senior Portrait Make Up appointment dates/times are now available. Please view the following schedule to see when your appointment time will be: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c_yzYkgm3LLKogx7vg3Zh6FItGaaqbRYdxA2YrdZn6Q/edit?usp=sharing You will be scheduled during the school day on Thursday, November 29th, Friday, November 30th, or Monday, December 3rd. The schedule will also be posted outside the auditorium and outside the…

CINDERELLA AUDITIONS All Hammond students are invited to audition for "Cinderella" (the Broadway version). The show performs March 14-16, 2019 and auditions begin on Tuesday, November 27. All the required paperwork can be found at: https://www.hammondhightheatre.org/cinderella Any student who is academically eligible from quarter 1 is welcome to audition. All auditioning students must attend the choreography audition on 11/27 from…

CINDERELLA AUDITION INFO MEETING: Friday, 11/16 at 2:20 The audition info meeting for the March musical Cinderella will be held in the drama room on Friday, 11/16. We will be passing out paperwork, answering questions and providing some tips for success. Email Mrs. Tobiason with any questions at LTobiason@hcpss.org THEATRE EXPO! Friday, 11/16 3:00-4:30pm Want to get a taste of…

The Annual Canned Food Drive has started! We are accepting donations from now until Friday, November 16. Please support the Bread of Life Food Pantry in Savage, Maryland, by donating cans and other non-perishable food items. Bring all your donations to your first period teacher and your class may win a Chick-fil-a breakfast! Thanks for supporting our community during this…

Every year our PTSA hosts a luncheon for the Hammond staff during conference week, this year is Monday 11/19. This helps to fuel them for some long days and gives the teachers more time to prepare so they do not have to worry about running out. While the PTSA has budgeted for the main items, help with a few other…

Congratulations to Mr. John Seibel, our 9th grade Administrator, for being recognized for his outstanding leadership! He is an amazing figure in our school and community. Click on the link attached for details regarding this award. https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2018/10/hammond-high-ap-wins-assistant-principal-of-the-year-award/

THEATRE DEPARTMENT NEWS Hear ye! Hear ye! Hammond's Theatre department is proud to present its first Shakesperean production! Join us for a hilarious, romantic romp through the woods outside Athens high school in 1957 as we present A Midsummer Night's Dream Thursday, November 8-Saturday, November 10 at 7pm and November 10th at 2pm. This show is fun for all ages…

Hammond Boosters Gala - 3/15/19 It’s time to start planning for the Boosters annual GALA that will be held Friday, March 15th at The Great Room in Savage Mill. The gala committee will have their first meeting on Thursday, November 1st at 7pm in the teacher’s lounge. If you would like to join the committee and all the fun we…

Starting Monday Nov 5, parents/guardians are invited to login to the HCPSS Parent Portal to schedule conferences with teachers for November 19-21. Details on the scheduling process can be found at Http://www.hcpss.org/f/connect/synergy-parent-teacher-conference-registration.pdf and you can login at http://www.hcpss.org/connect . We encourage students to attend conferences with their parents/guardians, and as a reminder, report cards will be distributed on November 14…