MS Science Olympiad ranks 1st at PUC Regional

Congratulations! Middle School Science Olympiad Team ranked 1st at PUC Regional on March 2nd! ???? ????? ????? The middle school team placed in the top five in 16 of the 23 Science Olympiad Events, this included 9 first place winners! The team has now earned the right to compete at the state competition on March Read More »

US Senator Donnelly Visits HAST

On Thursday, January 17, newly elected US Senator Joseph Donnelly (D-Indiana) made a stop at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology charter school as part of a quick tour through the Hoosier State. On hand to greet the Senator and accompany him on his tour of the facility was Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott, Hammond Read More »

BP: Whiting wins award for helping students plant native species

With help from BP’s Whiting Refinery, students created a garden of native prairie plants outside the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, efforts that have been recognized with “Bringing Nature Home” awards from the Friends of the Shirley Heinze Land Trust, Given to gardeners and organizations that help restore native ecosystems in Northwest Indiana. The awards were presented at Read More »

Post-Tribune: Out-of-this world assignment

For a few moments while sixth-graders from the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology hosted students from Avicenna Academy of Crown Point, an interactive broadcast link with the International Space Station turned the Hammond classroom into a virtual Mission Control. On Nov. 15, the region students converged on the Hammond charter school, one of two Read More »

NWI Times: Winners to be honored for Bringing Nature Home

Hammond Academy of Science and Technology students will be given an award for the native landscaping they planned and executed in their new school grounds. BP and Wildlife Habitat Council will receive awards for funding and partnership in the project. The Beverly Shores Environmental Restoration Group planted a demonstration native plant garden on Broadway which Read More »