Francis C. Hammond Middle School
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Francis C. Hammond Middle School is located at 4646 Seminary Road in the West End area of Alexandria, Virginia
. The school was built in 1956 as Francis C. Hammond High School and named after Francis C. Hammond
, a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
.
Francis C. Hammod Middle School is part of the International Baccalaureate program.
In 2009, Morton Sherman, superintendent for Alexandria City Public Schools
introduced a new plan for The school system's two middle schools, to have numerous schools inside one building. This is supposedly created for students to have a more personalized education in smaller schools. Now Hammond has 3 schools (e.g., FCH 1, FCH2, FCH3), while George Washington Middle School
has two schools (e.g. GW1, GW2).
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. The school was built in 1956 as Francis C. Hammond High School and named after Francis C. Hammond
Francis C. Hammond
Francis Colton Hammond was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman who served with a United States Marine Corps unit during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the night of March 26–27, 1953.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Hammond graduated from that...
, a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
A Hospital Corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist for the United States Navy who serves with Navy and United States Marine Corps units. The Hospital Corpsman works in a wide variety of capacities and locations, including shore establishments such as naval hospitals and clinics, aboard ships,...
.
Francis C. Hammod Middle School is part of the International Baccalaureate program.
History
Francis C. Hammond stayed as a high school till 1971, when it was designated as a two year school (grades 9-10). In 1979, Francis C. Hammond was converted to a Junior High serving grades 7-9. In 1993 Francis C. Hammond was converted into Middle School as how it is today.In 2009, Morton Sherman, superintendent for Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools is a school division which is funded by the government of Alexandria, Virginia, United States.-Elementary schools:*Samuel Tucker Elementary School*Patrick Henry Elementary School*John Adams Elementary School...
introduced a new plan for The school system's two middle schools, to have numerous schools inside one building. This is supposedly created for students to have a more personalized education in smaller schools. Now Hammond has 3 schools (e.g., FCH 1, FCH2, FCH3), while George Washington Middle School
George Washington Middle School (Virginia)
George Washington Middle School is located at 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. It first opened in 1935 as a merger of two prior high schools named Alexandria and George Mason...
has two schools (e.g. GW1, GW2).