The School Begins
The Hammond school opened for the 1950-1951 school year. They were open for about forty years, closing sometime after 1986 (Report, 1950-1986).
Gerhard Koehn teaching his class in 1984. 
Students at the Hammond SDA School
Citation
(1949-1986). Teacher’s Opening Report. Shreveport, LA: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of SDA.
How it all Began 