May 2012 From the Neighborhoods of Hampton Township, PA Vol. 7 No. 1 The Hampton News What’s Inside Police Log ................................. 4 Real Estate ................................ 6 Library News............................ 7 Chef’s Corner......................... 10 N. Hampton Vol. Fire ............ 10 Sporting Registration ............ 12 Earth Day ............................... 13 HHS Jr./Sr. Prom ............. 15-16 Current and Upcoming Events .............. 20-23 Pet Article ............................... 22 Depreciation Lands Mus. ...... 25 A.W. Beattie Career Center.. 26 Damn Yankees Hits the Hampton Stage By Autumn Edmiston Children’s Heritage Day On Sunday, May 6 th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., The Depreciation Lands Museum celebrates Children’s Heritage Day. This family-oriented day will be filled with hands-on activities from years gone by. Participate in colonial-era games, crafts, and foods from the eighteenth century. Stop in the one-room schoolhouse for class, and watch the blacksmith at work in his shop. Help plant the settlers’ vegetable garden, and don’t forget to stop by the expanded mer- cantile for an old-fashioned candy or a hand- made toy. Admission for this special event is $5 for adults and $3 for children (reduced admission for museum members). See page 25 for more fun at The Depreciation Lands Museum. D amn Yankees was a smash hit for Hampton High School’s spring musical. Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil, Mr. Applegate, for "one good long ball hitter" for his team, the Washing- ton Senators. Mr. Applegate grants his wish, turning him into sports superstar “Joe Hardy” who must go back to his wife be- fore 9 pm on the final game day to save his soul from the devil. The cast of Damn Yankees and Hampton High School faculty began preparation for the musical with try outs in late December. Play practice started in January and like (Continued on page 27) Photo courtesy of Madia Photography Technology Clubs Compete Successfully by Tina Harper The Hampton High School (HHS) Ro- botics and Technology Student Association (TSA) Clubs fared well in April. The Robotics Club earned 2 nd place at the 2012 Greater DC Regional Botball Tour- nament in Fairfax, VA. They placed third in the double elimination and were cited for Outstanding Documentation, each worth one third of their overall score. HHS was awarded the Judges’ Choice Trophy for “Spirit of Botball” and Judges’ Choice Cer- tificates for “Outstanding Overall Design” and “Outstanding Programming.” (Continued on page 21)
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May 2012 From the Neighborhoods of Hampton Township, PA Vol. 7 No. 1
The Hampton News
What’s Inside
Police Log ................................. 4
Real Estate ................................ 6
Library News ............................ 7
Chef’s Corner ......................... 10
N. Hampton Vol. Fire ............ 10
Sporting Registration ............ 12
Earth Day ............................... 13
HHS Jr./Sr. Prom ............. 15-16
Current and
Upcoming Events .............. 20-23
Pet Article ............................... 22
Depreciation Lands Mus. ...... 25
A.W. Beattie Career Center .. 26
Damn Yankees Hits the Hampton Stage By Autumn Edmiston
Children’s Heritage Day
On Sunday, May 6th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.,
The Depreciation Lands Museum celebrates
Children’s Heritage Day. This family-oriented
day will be filled with hands-on activities from
years gone by. Participate in colonial-era
games, crafts, and foods from the eighteenth
century. Stop in the one-room schoolhouse for
class, and watch the blacksmith at work in his
shop. Help plant the settlers’ vegetable garden,
and don’t forget to stop by the expanded mer-
cantile for an old-fashioned candy or a hand-
made toy.
Admission for this special event is $5 for
adults and $3 for children (reduced admission
for museum members). See page 25 for more
fun at The Depreciation Lands Museum.
D amn Yankees was a smash hit for
Hampton High School’s spring
musical. Joe Boyd sells his soul
to the devil, Mr. Applegate, for "one good
long ball hitter" for his team, the Washing-
ton Senators. Mr. Applegate grants his
wish, turning him into sports superstar “Joe
Hardy” who must go back to his wife be-
fore 9 pm on the final game day to save his
soul from the devil.
The cast of Damn Yankees and Hampton
High School faculty began preparation for
the musical with try outs in late December.
Play practice started in January and like
(Continued on page 27)
Photo courtesy of Madia Photography
Technology Clubs Compete Successfully
by Tina Harper
The Hampton High School (HHS) Ro-
botics and Technology Student Association
(TSA) Clubs fared well in April.
The Robotics Club earned 2nd place at
the 2012 Greater DC Regional Botball Tour-
nament in Fairfax, VA. They placed third in
the double elimination and were cited for
Outstanding Documentation, each worth one
third of their overall score. HHS was
awarded the Judges’ Choice Trophy for
“Spirit of Botball” and Judges’ Choice Cer-
tificates for “Outstanding Overall Design”
and “Outstanding Programming.”
(Continued on page 21)
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Students Earn Honorable Mention in Math Challenge
The Hampton High School Math Challenge Team, consisting
of John Arnold, Oliver Ebeling–Koning, Robert Hedges, Trevor
Kyle and Evan Wilson, earned an Honorable Mention Status and
a Team Scholarship Award of $1,000 at the Moody’s Math Chal-
lenge. The money will be divided among team members.
More than 5,000 students competed in this year’s contest, using
math modeling to identify and rank the best regions in the coun-
try for establishing high-speed rail lines as part of a nationwide
network. Students were required to use their math skills, along
with critical thinking, research and analytical skills to reach their
conclusion. Teams consisting of three to five students worked
independently via the internet and had only 14 hours to study the
issue, collect data and devise models before uploading their solu-
tions in the form of a research paper.
Papers were analyzed by more than 100 math judges, who
ranked the submissions. Only 55 teams were awarded recogni-
tion for their work. While several local schools had teams that
competed, only Hampton and North Hills High School had teams
On April 12, the Hampton Middle School (HMS) cafe-
teria was turned into a quaint diner, serving breakfast to
more than eighty senior citizen residents of the Township of
Hampton.
The annual “Swing Into Spring” event was held cour-
tesy of Mrs. Michele Hurst, Science Teacher, Mrs. Janeen
Bentz, Reading Teacher / Student Council Sponsor, and
their seniors event committee. The event was started by the
late Dr. Harold Sarver as a luncheon and has been continued
for more than 14 years as a way to give back to the commu-
nity.
The seniors’ breakfast couldn’t happen without the
dedicated volunteers and businesses who
donate. The HMS Helping Hands Club acted
as hostesses, greeting attendees at the door,
escorting them to the cafeteria, and seating
them for breakfast. Parents from the PTO
helped in the kitchen. The Student Council
served as the wait staff. Cafeteria employee
Jane Miller donated her time to the event,
Metz Food Service donated the food, and
Giant Eagle provided a gift card which was
used to purchase flowers and decorations.
Since Mrs. Hurst’s birthday was April
10, the attendees whose birthday was closest
to that date could take home the flower cen-
terpiece on their table.
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The Hampton Township
Police Department is dedicated
to enhancing the quality of life
of the residents and guests by
providing the very best in law
enforcement services. The
twenty-two officers and two
civilian clerks take pride in serv-
ing the community in a profes-
sional and proactive manner.
The HTPD consists of a fleet of
9 vehicles, 1 ATV and 2 moun-
tain bikes that are used for a
variety of patrol operations.
If you have a question or
concern, please visit the website
w w w . h a m p t o n - p a . o r g /
police.asp, and click on Fre-
quently Asked Questions section
or e-mail: police@hampton-
pa.org. The HTPD main num-
bers: Emergencies: 911, Ad-
ministrative use only: (412) 486
-0400 or (724) 443–7585. A summary of noteworthy
incidents that occurred between
March 20, 2012 — April 21,
2012.
Stolen Vehicle – Arrest
On Wednesday, April 4,
while on patrol on Route 8 at
6:50 p.m. traveling north, a ve-
h ic le t r ave l in g in th e
southbound lane came into the
northbound lane, almost crash-
ing head on with the police car.
Police turned around and af-
fected a traffic stop on the ac-
tor’s vehicle. Police ran the li-
cense plate, which came back as
stolen out of Ross Twp., and the
actors may be armed and dan-
gerous. Both occupants were
frisked and cuffed for officer
safety. An inventory of the ve-
hicle produced various drugs
and drug paraphernalia. Both
actors were placed under arrest.
Theft
On Thursday, March 29, a
landscaper performing work on
Sturbridge Court reported un-
known persons removed a back-
pack style gasoline powered leaf
blower from the driveway where
he was working The cost of the
loss is $159.00. Police spoke
with the homeowner and she
was unable to report any recent
suspicious activity. However,
she related she has been having
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3/22/2012, actor(s) unknown entered his unlocked vehicle which (Continued on page 9)
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Hampton PTO Raises Funds To Help Bus Driver
by Autumn Edmiston
H ampton Middle
School PTO held
a fundraising bas-
ketball game on March 28th
to raise funds for Deb the
bus driver. Deb Kruper has
been diagnosed with cancer,
is undergoing chemo treat-
ments and her medical bills
are escalating. She is in
very good spirits and the
prognosis is positive.
On Monday, April 16th
as she stepped off her bus,
Deb was greeted by faculty,
students and PTO members
as she was presented a check for $3,785.29.
The Hampton Middle School PTO’s basket-
ball game raised this money to help with her
medical expenses.
Donna DiBucci, PTO Vice President
and Deb’s long time friend stated, “Deb was
overwhelmed and truly grateful to say the
least. With surgery approaching she will be
off work for a few months and this will help
her in her time of need.”
Heartfelt wishes go out to
Deb as she continues her
battle
against
cancer.
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most productions, increased in frequency as performance time
drew near.
For Laura Kelly, a senior at Hampton High School, this was
her first on-stage produc-
tion. She was cast in the
ensemble movement.
Kelly states, “There were
a huge amount of seniors
who have been involved in
the musicals for a number
of years. Although this
was my first year to par-
ticipate, I was welcomed
into the group right away.
Being involved with one
of the musicals was some-
thing I wanted to do be-
fore I left Hampton High
School and I’m glad I
gave it a try. My experi-
ence has been such that I
will explore opportunities
to participate in theater as
a side activity as I attend
college.”
Like Boyd’s home run, we’re sure to see many more top-
notch productions from Hampton’s stage. To order or view
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