Hammond High School was established in 1884. The building that would be the final Hammond High campus opened in 1915 as the Hammond Industrial High School.[5]
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.[6] Reconstruction after the fire was not completed until 1973.[7]
Academic performance
The early 2000s saw Hammond High School placed on probationary accreditation status from the Indiana Department of Education. The school consistently underperformed on the ISTEP exams beginning in 2000–01. The pass rates for Hammond students on the 2008–09 exams was 32.8%; the statewide average was 73.7%. In, the Graduation rate was 57.3%.[8]
Extracurricular activities
Academic Super Bowl Team
Bible Club
Chess Club
Debate Team
Environmental Club
Mock Trial
Gamers club
Drama Club
Key Club
National Honor Society
Natural Helpers
Science Olympiad
Spanish Club
Student Government
Athletics
Fall sports
Football
Volleyball
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Cross Country
Winter sports
Boys' Basketball
Girls' Basketball
Swimming
Wrestling
Spring sports
Baseball
Golf
Softball
Girls' Tennis
Track
State championships
The Hammond Wildcats won the following IHSAA championships during their century-plus of competition:[9]
^Fullilove, Linda; Wilson, Robert; Perez, David. School Improvement Plan 2009–2012(PDF). Hammond High School PLAN Committee 2007–2008. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.