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Hammond High School

8800 Guilford Rd, Columbia, MD, 21046-1408 -

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Definition of Terms

Hammond High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Howard County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1305 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

87 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 329 students

Grade 10 - 349 students

Grade 11 - 332 students

Grade 12 - 295 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	7%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	4%
% Black	29%	34%
% White	61%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

10%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Howard County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	71	28
Number of Students Managed	45,724 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$565,001,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$624,913,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,357	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$13,667	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Military briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 08:40:03 pm
Gajewski graduates from combat training.
Pro Cantare auditions (Baltimore Sun)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 07:50:33 am
Columbia Pro Cantare is holding auditions for all parts for the coming season. Tenors and basses are especially welcome. Among the works to be performed with soloists and orchestra are Mozart's "Requiem," Handel's "Messiah," Faure's "Requiem" and "An American Celebration."
Deadly shooting of Hammond girl Sarina Tatum remains a puzzle (Chicago Tribune)
posted on August 22, 2009 at 03:59:42 am
Family in Hammond mourns 14-year-old Tracy Martinez drove by where her daughter lay critically wounded near railroad tracks, without realizing it.
Police have description in killing of Hammond girl (Chicago Tribune)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 05:36:22 pm
A witness has given police a description of a teenage boy seen running away after a 14-year-old Hammond girl was shot in the head, authorities said.
Howard police hope to keep kids focused on fun (Baltimore Sun)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 07:51:11 am
They hope a trailer full of gear, games will help keep teens out of trouble As Harper's Choice Middle School celebrated students' attendance at the end of the school year, a few sixth-graders helped Howard County police launch a new program to keep youths occupied and out of trouble during summer vacation.

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Hammond High School is a public secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland near the Kings Contrivance Village Center. It is south of Maryland Route 32, east of U.S. 29, and west of I-95.
Established in 1976, the school is located in Howard County and is part of the Howard County Public School System. Its maximum capacity is 1,332 students. The school's principal is Mr. Sterlind S. Burke, newly appointed for the 2006–2007 academic year. Hammond was built at the same time and with the same plan as Centennial High.
Students
The student population at Hammond High School has grown moderately over the past 12 years.
Sports
Hammond High School currently lists 8 state championships for girls' sports and 5 for boys' sports.
State Championships
2007- Girls' Softball
2006 - Boys' Soccer
2006 - Wrestling
2005 - Wrestling
1998 - Girls' Soccer
1998 - Wrestling
1995 - Girls' Basketball
1994 - Girls' Basketball
1994 - Girls' Indoor Track 2A-1A
1992 - Girls' Basketball
1991 - Girls' Soccer
1989 - Girls' Soccer
1983 - Boys' Basketball
Other
Original colors are Brown and Gold
External links
Official site
References and notes

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