Hammond High School (Indiana)
| Hammond High School | |
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| Address | |
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5926 Calumet Avenue Hammond, Indiana, Lake County 46320 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′20″N 87°30′32″W / 41.60556°N 87.50889°WCoordinates: 41°36′20″N 87°30′32″W / 41.60556°N 87.50889°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Building Character, Leadership, Tradition |
| Established | 1884 |
| School district | School City of Hammond |
| Principal | Mescha Lammy |
| Faculty | 44 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 780 (2013–2014) |
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| Athletics conference | Great Lakes |
| Mascot | Willy the Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Newspaper | The Hammond High Herald |
| Website | School website |
Hammond High School is a public secondary school located in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the School City of Hammond district.
Hammond 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.
Hammond 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%.
Hammond High teams have won the following IHSAA championships:
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