I admit, I was a little worried about the schools since all the praise I'd heard were directed…read moretowards district 17 and the private schools. My daughter finished Kindergarten here and will be going into 1st grade and I very highly approve of what I've seen here at OPS. Great teachers, food menus, facilities, and programs! OPS is for K & 1st only, then the kids go to High Hills for 2nd & 3rd, Shaw Heights for 4th & 5th, then out to Hillcrest for middle school. I think it's actually brilliant to seperate them like that so they can focus on learning and having fun without the pressures of older kids.

Being military we have been a part of many different schools, this school right here is the best…read moreone we have been a part of! The teachers and staff are like family and love the kids so much. They keep parents well informed and involved in the students education.

My kids complain about the food and teachers all the time. My son has not once got trouble in…read moreschool but this year fourth grade when he moved to Whitesville he has gotten over five referrals.

We are moving out of berekely county because of the schools. We came from another state where the…read morepublic school did everything to get her IEP set up. We move here and oh, "we don't have the capability to do some of that". When it came time to get her retested, they made me pay an outside company to do this. Is this not public school? Like this is your job and part of why you get tax dollars. Principle and VP came to our house on a gold cart to pick her up one day because there was an incident and the bus driver kicked a 10 year old off the bus for no apparent reason. The school tried to cover it and wouldn't even look at the video. Even all the other kids at the bus stop said she got on that morning. Just al sorts of issues here. I do not want to put the younger 2 into this school system.

Worst school district ever, good thing my child only has 1 more year to deal with the slack…read moreemployees employed at their schools and then my child will be in a charter school getting a better education than in public school. If only the charter school she is accepted into for next year had a 3k 4k program. Goose creek elementary school needs to have everyone replaced that works there. No one should feel safe with allowing their children to attend school when all the employees lie even when provided evidence they are lying and trying to cover up for their employees School board is no better because they don't want to handle anything they want the school to handle it. Which only make someone think they want a paycheck but don't want to put in the work, which means that is how the employees of the schools are able to lie and get away with it. Technology speaking, I am the customer, and I am always right, and I aint about to act a fool if I am wrong. But if I am right, I will go to war and evidence I keep to go to war. So the question is, who is the next person in this nasty public school district that is going to lie to me for the war to get larger

My daughter has been going to this school for two years and we have absolutely loved her experience…read morethere as far as the teachers and staff. However, the lady at lower school that directs traffic in the morning has a disgusting attitude for whatever reason and has been mocking me for walking my daughter in and this morning even stared me down as I was leaving. I would greatly appreciate if someone addressed her as she isn't doing a good job of matching the loving environment and energy that school represents.

My oldest will be a rising Senior, then his two younger sisters will be rising a Sophomore and 3rd…read moregrader, respectively. Both my husband and I grew up in public schools and choosing Hammond was a big decision and investment for our family. I regularly ask my kids if they are glad to be at Hammond and the answer is always a resounding, "Yes!". Hammond provides my children with an opportunity to be challenged, to grow in their passions, to experience new opportunities, to excel in becoming a well rounded individual that has a healthy respect for academic, athletic and cultural excellence. We have seen much growth and change at Hammond in our 13 years with technology, new facilities on campus, curriculum as it is an environment that knows to excel you can never stop learning and being open to change. Helen Kiser joined the Hammond family this past summer as LS Head and has already won the respect as well as the hearts of students, faculty and families. I know that with her passion for children and positive nature our LS will continue to amaze and engage our students to do great things and more importantly become kind and generous citizens. I have said to many parents that ask about our US, the guidance and dedicated partnership your family receives from the College Counseling Department in 9th-12th grade is well worth the investment of tuition. If you are looking for a positive, challenging and well rounded environment for your children, I hope you will visit Hammond. It was the best decision our family has ever made and we have three kids that agree.