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From left, Del. Robbyn Lewis, D-Baltimore city; Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry; Hampstead Hill Academy Principal Matt Hornbeck; Baltimore City Councilmember Zeke Cohen; Alison Perkins-Cohen, chief of staff of Baltimore City Public Schools; Mike Palmer, former HHA parent; Del. Mark Edelson, D-Baltimore city; Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson; and HHA Student Julyabby Castillo-Vargas participate in the groundbreaking ceremony kicking off the start of a major school expansion and improvement project. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe)
Hampstead Hill Academy breaks ground on facility expansion and improvement in south Baltimore
Listen to this articleHampstead Hill Academy (HHA), a public charter conversion school in southeast Baltimore for students from kindergarten through eighth grade, Thursday kicked off a major school expansion and improvement project.
The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) and HHA are embarking on a 12-month construction project to expand the school facilities. This project includes a new gymnasium with seating for spectators, an additional classroom and new student restrooms which will provide an additional 9,545 square feet of space.
The BCP is the largest operator of local neighborhood, public charter schools in Maryland, including HHA.
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, Baltimore City Councilmember Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Public Schools Chief of Staff Alison Perkins-Cohen, Baltimore Comptroller Bill Henry, Dels. Robbyn Lewis and Mark Eddleston and HHA Principal Matt Hornbeck.
