Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel

53°38′50″N 10°02′24″E / 53.64731°N 10.03991°E / 53.64731; 10.03991InformationFounded1972PrincipalThorsten SchülerFaculty48Number of students565Websitewww.gymnasium-hummelsbuettel.de

The Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel is a German high school. It is located in Hummelsbüttel, Hamburg. Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel includes the grades 5–12. In the same area there are a kindergarten (Christophorus Kindergarten) and an elementary school (Grundschule Grützmühlenweg). Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel was founded in 1972. The current principal is Thorsten Schüler.

Buildings

Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel includes 8 buildings:

• The schoolhouse
• 2 sports halls
• A building in which are special rooms for art, science, a theater, the canteen
• An administrative building
• The schoolhouse of Grundschule Grützmühlenweg
• Christophorus Kindergarten

Athletics

Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel has competitive teams in Soccer(w/m), volleyball(w) and table tennis (m), the most successful being the volleyball team with several victories, many of them in the most recent years.

2012

Volleyball: After becoming state champions 3 times in a row, the girls volleyball team has been eliminated in semi finals by champions-to-be Gymnasium Heidberg and finished third.

Table Tennis: The 2011 runner up also finished third in 2012.

Soccer: 2012 has seen the worst results for Hummelsbüttel soccer for years. They finished 4th out of 6 in their group which means being eliminated in preliminary round. Also the U11 and U13 indoor teams have been eliminated in early stages of the tournaments.

Notable alumni

• Otto Addo Ghanaian soccer player
• Jörg Pilawa German game show host