Hammond High School (Indiana)

Hammond High School is a public secondary school located in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the School City of Hammond district.HistoryHammond High School was established in 1884. In 1915, the current building opened as the Hammond Industrial High School.The school caught fire on December 13, 1967. In the aftermath of the fire, students shared the campus of Hammond Tech, attending classes in the afternoon while Hammond Tech students went to class in the morning. Reconstruction after the fire was not completed until 1973.Academic performanceHammond High School is on probationary accreditation status from the Indiana Department of Education. The school has consistently underperformed on the ISTEP exams since 2000–01. The pass rates for Hammond students on the 2008–09 exams was 32.8%; the statewide average was 73.7%. As of 2008 the Graduation rate was 57.3%.Extracurricular activitiesAcademic Super Bowl TeamBible ClubChess ClubDebate TeamEnvironmental ClubMock TrialGamers clubDrama ClubKey ClubNational Honor SocietyNatural Helpers Science OlympiadSpanish ClubStudent GovernmentAthleticsFall sportsFootballVolleyballBoys' SoccerGirls' SoccerCross Country Winter sportsBoys' BasketballGirls' BasketballSwimmingWrestling Spring sportsBaseballGolfSoftballGirls' TennisTrack