Hammond House

Shreya Rutnam and Megan Buson, Year 12

HAMMOND HOUSE CAPTAINS’ REPORT

Hammond House is known for our beautiful comradeship as well as our loud and proud team spirit, and that is what we saw from the girls this year. After limited chances to meet as a House in 2020 due to the restrictions of COVID-19, our girls were bubbling with energy, cheer and a sense of togetherness as they put 100 per cent into all our House activities in 2021.

It was also very exciting to have Hammond’s membership and vibrant orange shirts extended to the Junior and Preparatory Schools.

This initiative enabled Hammond House to foster a greater sense of community and connect with younger girls through visits from the House mascot as well as picnic lunches that combined Preparatory School girls, Junior School House Captains, and our Senior School House Captains.

Swimming Carnival

In Term 1, we dived right into the Swimming Carnival, where Hammond met for the first time as a House. At the Swimming Carnival, our girls had a fantastic ‘have a go’ attitude that was evident through their astonishingly high levels of participation. On top of this, we had so much fun as a House cheering on our fellow orange swimming caps in the water and our tiger in the mascot dance-off challenge, who won!

House Time

In Term 2, House Time was a significant initiative that all Houses focused on to increase the girls’ connection to their House. House Time saw the meeting of Hammond girls in mixed groups of Years 7 to 12. In their time together, the girls enjoyed the opportunity to develop vertical friendships through get to know each other games and fostered House spirit in team building activities. As well as this, there were specific sessions dedicated to contributing to charity, with ours being Jeans for Genes. The girls learned about the real-life stories of children undergoing genetic treatment and applied themselves in a gracious and considerate way by painting cards to raise awareness.

Elisa Yang, Genevieve Chu, Rhea Bhatti and Alisha Hosakakhan, Year 11

Hammond House

Helena Tang, Year 7 Jessie Xie, Christy Xue, Sasha Wong, Lina Lin, Elina Wu, Hanna Cheung, Alice Liu and Maya Hu, Year 10

Zara Tullipan, Year 11, Stephanie Wood, Year 11, Ami Naito, Year 11, Amanda Lwin, Year 11, Alice Hillsdon, Year 10, Chloe Hanlan, Year 11, Rianna Bhat, Year 11, Victoria Makim, Year 11 and Eliza Thompson, Year 11

Athletics Carnival

Later in Term 2, the Athletics Carnival took place, and after some time building team spirit, Hammond girls grouped together stronger than ever under our bright orange tent decorated with banners, streamers and balloons. Again, we saw fantastic levels of participation and great effort, particularly in the House relay, which demonstrated massive improvements from previous years.

House Emblem and Motto

Additionally, this year Hammond girls were included in the design and development of a House emblem and motto, which will carry the legacy of our House in years to come. Here, girls had the amazing opportunity to submit drawings and brainstorm ideas and then, as a House, to vote and refine the remaining options. These ideas were paired with elements of Hammond’s history such as our connection to Dame Joan Hammond to craft the final House emblem and motto.

Megan Buson, Hammond House Captain Shreya Rutnam, Hammond House Deputy Captain

Hammond House Motto We are loud and we are proud.