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 t...

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