Hampton Lutheran School plans celebration as closure draws near

Declining enrollment brings end of an era dating back to 1860s

Pictures from Hampton Lutheran School’s proud past will be shared in a commemorative book to be distributed at Saturday’s celebration.
Pictures from Hampton Lutheran School’s proud past will be shared in a commemorative book to be distributed at Saturday’s celebration.

The Hampton Lutheran School community will gather Saturday to celebrate a tradition of Lutheran education that dates back to the 1860s, while also marking the emotional end of an era. Facing a national trend in which a number of factors have led to declining enrollment in recent years, the decision was made in January by members of both Zion Lutheran and St. Peter’s Lutheran churches to close Hamp…