This week's top stories

  • Jan Ediger said she is looking forward to retirement, feeling confident that she is leaving Hampton Public Schools in good hands.
    Jan Ediger said she is looking forward to retirement, feeling confident that she is leaving Hampton Public Schools in good hands.
  • Hampton senior Jacob Wishman gets a high five from his father, John, as he walks out of the gym shortly after receiving his diploma as a 2023 Hawk graduate.
    Hampton senior Jacob Wishman gets a high five from his father, John, as he walks out of the gym shortly after receiving his diploma as a 2023 Hawk graduate.
  • The Giltner Class of 2023 stands at the ready towards the beginning of the commencement ceremony with a basket of orange-tipped white roses nearby. The class flower was handed out to family and friends during the ceremony.
    The Giltner Class of 2023 stands at the ready towards the beginning of the commencement ceremony with a basket of orange-tipped white roses nearby. The class flower was handed out to family and friends during the ceremony.

    Ediger says Hampton was ‘a perfect fit’

    Jan Ediger recalls with clarity a pinnacle moment early in her career when she made a connection with a young girl who turned the tables and taught her teacher an invaluable life lesson. She shares that story, and many others, as she prepares to retire at the end of a 39-year career.

    Class of 2023: ‘We finally did it!’

    Hampton High School’s Class of 2023 marked a milestone Saturday, turning the tassels to signify the end of its Hawk journey and the beginning of life’s next chapter for 10 individuals who will always share “an unconditional bond.”

    ‘One-of-a-kind’ Giltner seniors graduate Sunday

    Giltner Public Schools was buzzing with excitement on Sunday as friends and family came to honor and support 12 graduating seniors.

     

     

     

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