News & Calendar
School News
2017
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December
Hammond Rings in the Holidays!
The Holiday Season has officially arrived at Hammond! In a 30 year, time-honored tradition, our youngest students and our oldest were paired to help decorate the school's tree. In a nod to our Country of Study, Peru, this year's tree included hand-made llamas by our prekindergarten students, Peruvian holiday traditions, and salsa dancing demonstrations. This perennial favorite brings the entire Hammond family together in celebration of the holiday season.Read More -
November
VARSITY FOOTBALL Wins State Championship
Read MoreHammond's Varsity Football Team beat Laurence Manning at Benedict College Stadium to clinch the SCISA 3A State Championship title. The Skyhawks have made an appearance at the title game for 10 of the last 12 years. The win capped a perfect season by the Skyhawks. Congratulations to the Skyhawk Nation! -
Youth in Government Delegation Wins Big
Hammond’s Youth in Government delegation had another successful year. Fifty-two students attended the Model Legislature. Hammond received the honor of Premier Delegation for the sixth year in a row. We are proud to announce the achievements of the following Skyhawk delegates.Read MoreBills passed into law:Mary Chandler Black and Sarah JohnsonSumant Rao and Cle PenningtonEvey Kriter and Justice MyersNikki Chen and Julia FeresinNicolas Jean-Gilles, William Lynch, Julian McCueNeha Prabhu and Hannah HedleyOutstanding Bill Awards:Mary Fleming Finlay and Lyles AddyNicolas Jean-Gilles, William Lynch, and Julian McCueOutstanding Statesman Award:Sumant RaoCONA (Conference on National Affairs) delegates:Sumant RaoCameron ObiohaCONA Alternates:Justice MyersLizzie RichardsPhilip Bradley Leadership Scholarship:Cameron ObiohaCandidate for Lt. Governor, 2018:Justice MyersSecretary of State, 2017:Cameron Obioha -
Telling Tales Out of School: A Symphony and a Play
Read MoreErik Kimrey is Head Football Coach and Steven Hillard is Director of Student Activities, founding Director of Chorus, and Spirit Cheer Coach. They are the most unlikely cohorts on campus. Both are beloved faculty members, accomplished and enthusiastic, but they couldn’t be more different.On any given day, you can find Erik and Steven sharing a laugh, or deep in conversation. Whether it’s reliving a recent game or planning an upcoming concert tour, you can tell they are thoroughly enjoying themselves. There is real chemistry between them…a sense of mutual admiration. As you are drawn into their conversation, you can’t help but wonder what a football coach and choral director could possibly have in common.To see them together is to witness a study in contrasts. The artist and the athlete—the musician taking on the football coach. The only commonality they share is their love of Hammond and the students they teach and coach. Yet where their differences end, their similarities begin. You need only watch them banter back and forth to know they share a respect for one another, though their playing fields are worlds apart.A ball field is stage to Erik, who finds himself at home in sweaty locker rooms surrounded by mounds of athletic tape and grass-clogged cleats. On the other hand, Steven is most comfortable performing in St. Peter’s Basilica and other celebrated venues in which his Select Ensemble has performed. A Skyhawk at heart, his uniform, however, is more of the penguin variety. While Steven is looking to hit the high notes, Erik pursues high scores. From the looks of things, both guys are winning. One sports a fistful of programs from international performances, while the other has a firm grasp on numerous state championship football trophies…both leading programs with back-to-back accomplishments, no less.Hammond football games will find both guys on the sidelines, one rousing the crowd and directing the cheerleaders, the other organizing the team and calling the plays. Likewise, the duo teams up to tour with our singers as they trek the globe sharing their talent in other countries. Kimrey and his players will be seated front and center at any and every choral performance, Hillard and his singers and cheerleaders at the forefront of every state championship game. Theirs is a symbiotic relationship that most benefits the students they coach. Though their tools differ, the goal is the same.Erik and Steven work individually and in tandem to ensure our many student athletes and artists are as comfortable on stage as they are on the field or court. Take, for instance, two time All-State Linebacker Isaac Mikell who arrives at school in the morning for 7:00 am Select Ensemble practice and spends the afternoon practicing his skills tackling opponents, or senior inside linebacker Henry Locke, a four-year tenor and senior section leader, with a penchant for quarterbacking our defense. It’s these same students and many others who benefit immensely from the lessons of hard work, dedication, and heart that both disciplines provide. Erik and Steven are Oscar and Felix, but it works…and it works well. Because, after all, carefully nurturing our student athlete-artists, who step from one stage to the other with ease, is the common bond they share…and they wouldn’t have it any other way. -
Lady Skyhawks Sign to Play Collegiate Sports
Signing Day was held at Hammond on November 8. Congratulations to the Ahlea Myers, who signed with Charleston Southern, and Trinity Johnson, who signed with Presbyterian College. Both have been basketball stand-outs at Hammond, and are well-prepared in the classroom and on the court to successfully pursue their dreams of being collegiate student-athletes.Read More -
October
Hammond Named The State's Best Private School for Second year
Hammond was recently named The State's Best Private School for the second consecutive year. According to Headmaster Chris Angel, "We're very proud and humbled to receive this designation again for 2017. We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional educational experience for students in grades Pre-K through 12 and consistently provide exceptional programming in academics, athletics, the arts, and community service. The success our students enjoy in the classroom, on the fields, the studios, and in service to others speaks to the quality of a Hammond education."Read More -
Hammond Announces Recipients of 2017 Distinguished Alumni and Young Alumni Awards
Hammond School is Proud to Announce Recipients of 2017 Distinguished Alumni and Young Alumni AwardsRead More -
Save the Date! 2017 Alumni Holiday Social Thursday, November 30, at SC Governor's Mansion
Mark Your Calendar for 2017 Alumni Holiday Social- Thursday, November 30!Read More -
Catching Up With Former Skyhawks Now Gamecocks
Visiting our recent alumi at the University of South CarolinaRead More -
Innovation Center Topping Out
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Fall Fest: The Spirit of Community
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Hammond Teachers Participate in MIT Innovation Course
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Recent Alumni Back on Campus
Mari Jones '17 and Mary Clyde Culbreath '14 return to campusRead More -
Sarah Adams '17 Takes the Stage at Clemson University
Alumna, Sarah Adams '17, performs a lead role in Clemson University's fall production of GodspellRead More -
International Students Introduced to the Football Tradition of "Tailgating"
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September
Hammond's College Counseling Season is Underway
Hammond's Office of College Counseling helps students navigate the process to find their perfect college matchRead More -
September 2017 Hammond Happenings
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Skyhawk Story- Sims Witherspoon
Inspired by her former Hammond teachers' passion for travel, former student, Sims Witherspoon, is pursuing a global, marketing career with GoogleRead More -
Hammond Students Named to National Merit Scholarship Program
Read MoreLast October, over 1.6 million students took the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and entered the National Merit Scholarship Program, a nationwide competition for recognition and awards. Of those students, 50,000 were identified as high performers, with 16,00 moving on to Semi-finalist standing and 34,000 being named Commended Scholars. Six Hammond students were among those high scorers and have been recognized as Commended Scholars. Although they will not continue in the 2018 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, they placed among the top three percent of students nationwide. They have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success, and we are proud of what they have accomplished.National Merit Commended Scholars: Seth Addeo, Hundley Coleman, Sadie English, Sarah Johnson, Thomas Love, and Frank NoojinAdditionally, three Hammond students have been named National Merit Semi-finalists, representing less than one percent of US high school seniors. These students will continue in the competition, vying for scholarships based on skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
National Merit Semi-Finalists: Valentina Hall, Estelle McKee, and Sumant RaoLastly, two Hammond students scored in the 2.5% among all Hispanic and Latino PSAT test takers in the US. These students were invited to apply for further recognition and have recently been named National Hispanic Scholars.
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Cum Laude Society Holds 2017 Induction
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Thomas Hydrick '09 Inspires Cum Laude Inductees
Thomas Hydrick '09 returned to campus on September 13 to address the 2017 inductees of The Herbert Barks Chapter of the Cum Laude Society.Read More -
Save the Date Homecoming 2017
Save the Date for Homecoming 2017.Read More -
August
Hammond Welcomes 2017-2018 School Year
Hammond enthusiastically welcomed 850 talented Skyhawks and their families to campus for the 2017-18 school year. While students were away for the summer, faculty members spanned the globe from Oxford to MIT, Africa and Peru, honing their craft and preparing to provide students with an unparalleled learning experience. As we watch the foundation being prepared for the new Technology and Innovation Center, we are reminded that strong foundations are built at Hammond every day.Read More -
August 2017 Hammond Happenings
Read the latest edition of Hammond's Alumni newsletter, Hammond Happenings, for August 2017Read More -
Jordan Scott Medley ('02) Preps Daughter, Ellison, for Pre-K at Hammond
New alumni parent, Jordan Scott Medley ('02), reflects on her time as a Skyhawk and preps her daugher, Ellison, for her first year in pre-k.Read More -
Setting the Course for a New School Year
During the 2017 Convocation, Hammond Board of Trustees Chair and father of two Hammond alumnae (Anna '17 and Caroline '13), Mike Penland, addressed the faculty and staff and expressed what the Hammond experience has meant to his family.Read More -
Simms Oliphant (’09) Spreads Her Wings to Pursue Master’s in Arts and Cultural Management at Kings College in London
Read More2009 Hammond graduate Simms Oliphant followed her passion for music and studied music composition at the University of South Carolina Honors College and School of Music. After teaching AP Music Theory for two years back at Hammond, she is heading to King's College in London to pursue a master's degree in arts and cultural management. -
Lower School Playground Ribbon Cutting
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Alumni Parents and their Skyhawk students are invited to a Legacy Breakfast Friday, August 25
Hammond Alumni and their Skyhawk students are invited to our 2nd Annual Legacy Breakfast on Friday morning, August 25, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. in the Bank of America Theatre lobby. Please join us for coffee, donuts, and photos before class! Kindly rsvp to ahope@hammondschool.org.Read More -
June
Palmetto Girls State and Boys State 2017
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Class of 2017 Graduates
The 51st graduating class of Hammond School turned the tassel on May 20. Sixty-nine students received diplomas at commencement excercises held at First Presbyterian Church, with Governor Henry McMaster serving as speaker. The Class of 2017 distinguished themselves on the playing fields, stage, in the classrooms, and in their heart for service. We wish them well as they embark on this next phase of their journey.Read More -
April
Reserve N'atl Champion
Skyhawk Equestrian Kate Robinson is Reserve National ChampionRead More -
Math Olympiad
Hammond Tenth Grader is Only SC Student to Qualify for Math OlympiadRead More -
Schoolwide Service Learning
Schoolwide Service Learning - Rise Up Against HungerRead More -
February
Anne Goodall ('10) Returns to Hammond
We were honored to have Anne Goodall ('10) return to campus to speak to our 2nd graders and Upper School students about her impressive work and research with animals.Read More -
Lauren Smith Dasher ('08) Speaks to Hammond Students
We were honored to have Lauren back on campus to talk about her brand new book, Freddy Frog and His Adventure, that she started writing here at Hammond in Noel Schuch's 7th Grade English class.Read More -
January
COL Michael Senn ('89) Returns to Campus
COL Michael Senn returned to Hammond to speak to the Upper School Assembly and have lunch with students and faculty.Read More
