Samira Khalil '24 SCORES HER THOUSANDTH POINT

Samira Khalil recently scored her 1000th point in basketball, a difficult feat to accomplish, particularly during a player's junior year

Samira has been playing basketball for 13 years and transferred to Hammond in 2021 Upon joining, she instantly clicked with her teammates, who she names as some of her biggest supporters and teachers “My teammates this year especially have been super supportive,” Samira comments In fact, her team calls her the “Drill“, part of a metaphor in which every member of the team is a tool from a toolbox This metaphor was created by her coach, another one of Samira’s strongest supporters

The team made it to playoffs but lost to Northwood Academy Samira says one of her goals for next year is to make it farther in the playoffs

Looking into the future, Samira plans to play basketball in college She says another one of her goals is to get ready for this step up in her career

Samira’s accomplishment is a good reminder of Hammond’s presence on the court and will hopefully build an even more supportive student body for the girls’ basketball team next season