Hammond House

This year, House spirit and the importance of Houses at Pymble stepped up like never before! As House Captains, we really aimed to amplify Hammond House spirit and the idea of being a strong, supportive team. At the beginning of the year, we created a Hammond banner where all the girls were able to sign their name and draw their handprint. This was brought to every House event to reinforce the idea of House unity and spirit!

The Swimming Carnival held in Term 1 was a great opportunity for girls to give everything a go and truly show some House pride. Hammond girls did really well to participate in lots of the events, and it was great to see the House spirit over the two days in both the Years 7 to 9 and Years 10 to 12 carnivals.

This year, the Athletics Carnival looked a little different, but once again it was great to see all our Hammond girls give everything a go and have fun. The House Relay was definitely a highlight of the day, bringing out the Hammond House spirit and ending with a great result!

On 7 August, all girls in the Preparatory and Secondary schools wore their jeans, donated and bought merchandise to raise funds for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. The day went very well, raising more than $3,200 despite the rainy weather conditions! Girls and teachers also brought in jeans to donate, with many being decorated and hung in the atrium. Overall, it was a very successful day thanks to all the girls and teachers!

Jacqueline Gibson, Isobel Clift and Claudia Burt, Year 12

House Netball The House Netball Competition held at the beginning of Term 3 was short but very sweet! Hammond came away with a great win, thanks to the amazing teamwork and enthusiasm of all the girls involved.

We would like to give a big thank you to all the teachers and Hammond girls for such a successful year despite the challenges, especially for their continued House spirit, enthusiasm and participation. Everything we did this year would not have been possible without all the hard work of Hammond House Leader, Mr Langford, House Co-ordinators, Ms Hibburt and Ms Skybaa and House Co-ordinator Prefect Isabelle Croudace. We are really looking forward to seeing what Hammond can do in the years to come!

Isobel Clift, Hammond House Captain Claudia Burt and Jacqueline Gibson, Hammond House Deputy Captains

Anika Watson, Zoe Le Hoang, Madeline Taylor and Zara Le Hoang, Year 7