Senior awards

Kensley Fuller Memorial Scholarship: Luxi Qin |

Kinsey Black Jones Memorial Scholarship: Simon

Lumpkin & Mary Margaret Mann | Athletic Award:

Thomas Epps & Annisa Evans

Departmental Awards in English: Simon Lumpkin |

Fine Arts: Mary Grace Trobaugh & Luke Weinbach |

History: Briana Pinasco | Math: Andrew Nguyen |

Science: Evan Todd | World Language: Luke Weinbach

Charles A. James & Clara S. James Humanitarian

Award: adela Mikell |Herbert B. Barks, Jr. Award: CJ

Davis, Evan Todd, & Kaycee Tompkins | John Adger

Manning Award: Luke Weinbach

Fall Members of the Cum Laude Society: Rucker

Brannon, Raymond Cao, Alexander Garside, Simon

Lumpkin, Aiden Maragh, Evan Todd, Luke Weinbach |

Spring Members of the Cum Laude Society: Michael

Aitchison, Leon Chen, CJ Davis, Casey Dimmery, Andrew

Nguyen, Nettie Philips, Luxi Qin, & Sophie Stephens

Public Policy and Social Change Graduates: Leon

Chen, Aiden Maragh, & Sophie StephenS

Columbia Urban League Young and Gifted Award: Talinnian Byrd, Aidan CanzateR, CJ Davis, Amari Evans, Annisa Evans, Samarya Jackson, Amanda Peterson, Josh Prioleau, & Kaycee Tompkins

College Board National Recognition Program Scholars:

Talinnian Byrd, Samarya Jackson, & Amanda Peterson

U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidates: Luxi Qin & Luke Weinbach | National Merit® Commended Scholars: Raymond Cao, Alexander Garside, Max Martin, Luxi Qin, Evan Todd, & Price Wilson | National Merit® Scholars: Simon Lumpkin & Luke Weinbach

Honor Graduates: Michael Aitchison, Rucker Brannon, Raymond Cao, Leon Chen, CJ Davis, Casey Dimmery, Sam DuBose, Annisa Evans, Hunter Gagne, Alexander Garside, Simon Lumpkin, Aiden Maragh, Andrew Nguyen, Amanda

Peterson, Nettie Philips, Briana Pinasco, Luxi Qin, Sophie Stephens, Evan Todd, Kaycee Tompkins, Maggie Watson, Luke Weinbach, & Price Wilson

Palmetto Fellows: Michael Aitchison, Rucker Brannon, Raymond Cao, Leon Chen, Eliza Davies, Sam DuBose, Emma

Eaddy, Hunter Gagne, Alexander Garside, Simon Lumpkin, Aiden Maragh, Max Martin, Lauren Mueckler, Nettie Philips, Luxi Qin, Drew Springs, Evan Todd, Maggie Watson, Luke

Weinbach, Walker Williams, Price Wilson, Laurence Zhang us hats at Hammond: directing the Select Ensemble and middle school choirs, planning student travel, and coordinating student activities like the annual cornhole tournament or club fair After graduating from the University of South Carolina’s School of Music in 2000, Hillard taught music part-time in public schools before coming to Hammond in 2001. As associate director of music at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, Hillard connected with Hammond students and parents in the congregation who recruited him to join Hammond’s faculty

Taking the position at a time when Hammond scarcely had an arts program, Hillard asked administrators about the kind of music curriculum they desired; to his surprise, they gave him complete freedom to design a curriculum His upper school music program began with one nine-person class, but grew significantly in his first two years In 2003, he approached then-head of school Herb Barks with a plan to travel internationally with an auditioned group of high school singers. With Barks’ blessing, the Select Ensemble began

A time around ten years ago marked a turning point for Hillard’s career: he describes himself “ready to just look at different things” at that time, contemplating his role and responsibilities as an educator This contemplation eventually pushed him to get more involved in Hammond’s student life, revamping Hammond’s student government and activities to foster “an environment where outside-of-class activities are as valued as in-class activities ” After attending programs and obtaining several certifications, he became Hammond’s director of student activities