The Hampton Township School Board approved the creation of the Hampton Remembrance Garden in 2013.  The Garden is located to the left of the main entrance of the high school (corner of the building by swimming pool entrance).  The garden includes walkways, benches, trees, flowers, and a gazebo with seating.

The Class of 1974 has donated a bronze statue that was placed in the Remembrance Garden in honor of their deceased classmates.  This statue depicts a girl with her hand outstretched, releasing a dove.  This bronze statue is called, “Fly Away.”  You can see a depiction of the statue in the video and there is a picture of the actual statue below. 

Joanne Pschirer Grady’s sister, Donna Pschirer Merritt (Class of 1973) who is an architect, worked with the Remembrance Committee and designed the Remembrance Garden (see her original drawing below).  You can see the design come to life in the video!   

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held the weekend of the Class of 1974 Reunion in July  2014.   At that time the "FLY AWAY" Statue was in place.  

There were several articles in the local papers about this project.  We have attached one of the first articles that appeared in the Hampton Journal on October 20, 2013. (see article below)

Members of our class got together and discussed how we could be involved in this exciting project.  We decided that we would like to purchase a bench and dedicate it in memory of our deceased classmates.  We are thankfl to the generous donations from our classmates, the bronze bench was placed in 2016.  A marker is in place designating that the bronze bench was donated by the Class of ’76.

Thank-you for your generosity.  

Fly Away

Garden Design

Hampton Journal Article

Bronze Bench