Pardon Our Pride

Pardon Our Pride…

And here are some reasons why …

In 2021, U.S. News and World Report ranked Hampton as the #1 high school in the Pittsburgh Metro Area for the second year in a row. Hampton was ranked #7 out of 711 high schools in Pennsylvania. In addition, Hampton jumped to #372 nationally, up from #408 in 2020. Hampton High School had an overall score of 97.92 out of 100. (U.S. News evaluated more than 24,000 high schools.)
Pittsburgh Business Times ranked HTSD #6 out of 105 regional school districts in its 2020 Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools. They also ranked HTSD #8 in the state out of 493 school districts.
Hampton Township School District was ranked #5 out of 80 school districts in the Pittsburgh area and #18 out of 496 schools in Pennsylvania by Niche.com as part of its 2020 Best School Districts in Pennsylvania list.
HHS was named a U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School in 2016 – the second time since 1998.
Hampton High School was inducted into the highly- selective League of Innovative Schools in August 2019. The League is a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise.
NerdWallet recently named Allison Park among its Top 10 Places for Young Families to Live. Allison Park was ranked number nine due to the quality of the Hampton Township School District.
Hampton High School is a Common Sense Media School.
Hampton scored well above average on the SAT and ACT. The average score for the evidence-based reading and writing portion of the SAT was 600 (PA was 534, National was 523). Hampton’s average for the mathematics portion of the SAT was 604 (PA was 543, National was 528). Hampton’s ACT average composite score was 26.6 (PA was 23.7, National was 20.6).
Approximately 81.5% of the class of 2021 planned to attend a 2-year or 4-year college, 3% planned to attend a technical school, 11.5% planned to seek employment, 1.8% plan to join a branch of the military, and 2.2% were undecided about their post-secondary plans.
There were 535 AP exams taken in the spring of 2021 with 80% scoring a 3 or better.
Hampton offers 22 Advanced Placement classes, 18 Honors, and 15 College in High School courses across multiple disciplines and grade levels.
Hampton High School is a member of the consortium that sponsors the North Pittsburgh College Fair, which attracts between 130 and 150 colleges per year.
102 students attend A.W. Beattie Career Center to enhance their education with vocational skills.
In Computer Programming I and Computer Programming II, students work with CMU’s CS Academy. Using graphics and animation, students are immersed in learning how to code. By the end of the course, students are actually programming modified versions of “Tic-Tac-Toe”, “Battleship”, and “2048.” Happy coding!
Katie Januck’s pencil drawing titled “Class of…” won first place in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for the district represented by U.S. Rep. Connor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon. Her artwork was displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year.
The High School Student Council held the 3rd annual Talbot Thon event on April 24, 2021. Because of Covid, the event was, unfortunately, smaller than in previous years. Activities were held outdoors at the community park and on the high school campus. Students participated in competitive volleyball, shirt tie-dying, a variety of small games, and boxing participation courtesy of New Age Fitness. Students raised $4,430 for Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital. Student Council has raised more than $200,000 over the past seven years to fight pediatric cancer and support families at our own Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. The next Talbot Thon will be held on March 25, 2022. We encourage the community to come out, listen to some music, and enjoy a variety of food from our food trucks!
During the academic year, the HHS Enrichment department provides programming in Math, Science, Creative Writing, Engineering, Photojournalism, Art, Social Studies, Business, and Theater. HHS Enrichment is open to any and every student who wishes to explore topics beyond the regular classroom. These opportunities are offered during lunches, study halls, as online micro-learning courses, and on students’ own time outside of school with the mentorship of an enrichment facilitator. As restrictions ease from the pandemic closures, the program will begin to offer more off-campus opportunities for students. However, virtual programs will still be available to students as well. Students are encouraged to see Dr. Survinski or Mr. Stickney for help with college essays, job shadows, passion projects, and ideas for workshops! More information can be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/hampton-high-school-enrichment
The Hampton Forensics Team had another successful season in 2020-2021. In addition to hosting their annual tournament online in February, the team earned several local, state, and national achievements. Five students competed in the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, World Schools Debate. Megan Kang and Aja Lynn both advanced to break rounds in their speaking and debating events. Megan was also a finalist in Impromptu Speaking at the PA High School Speech League State Tournament. The team is looking forward to competing again throughout the 2021-2022 school year, starting the season with the Yale University Virtual Invitational Tournament in late September.
Late last May, The Talbot Players Performing Arts students produced their spring musical, Pippin, to an extremely enthusiastic limited-capacity live audience. Complying with CDC guidelines, the reduced-sized company began rehearsing in December.
The High School Drama Club is pleased to announce their upcoming fall play, “Kill Me, Deadly”, a comedy spoof of Film Noir 1930s and 40s films. It will run November 11-13. Tickets will be sold only at the door and will be $10. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Drama Club is an entirely student-run organization.
AP Capstone students continue to amaze! Capstone students work to dig deeper into local and global issues with the goal of adding new knowledge to their chosen field. Last year’s Research cohort completed projects on topics ranging from emerging issue surrounding Covid-19, political polarization, social media marketing, student perceptions of controversial literature and even Taylor Swift! This years’ AP Seminar and AP Research courses have the highest enrollment yet, and we can’t wait to see what they are capable of!
20 Honors Calculus students earned 4 college credits through the University of Pittsburgh’s College in High School program.
Pre-Calculus students used the Engineering Design Process to create roller coaster tracks with Desmos.com and graphs of functions.
Applied Math students learned financial literacy in a unit titled: The Game of Life.
Honors Geometry students learned to become wise consumers in an Advertising Project incorporating Deductive Reasoning.
In spite of lots of challenges, the AP Calculus AB, BC, and Statistics students scored extremely well on the AP tests.
The Honors and AP Statistics students all analyzed probability statements made by the Pittsburgh Pirates Management about win percentages.
Anatomy Physiology students with Mr. Stickney & Mr. Popovich livestreamed a cadaver dissection with St. Louis University during the spring coronavirus closures.
The Chemistry Classes will celebrate “National Mole Day” on Friday, October 22, even though the holiday is technically on Saturday, October 23 this year. National Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in the science of Chemistry. The AP Chemistry students will perform and explain a series of chemical reactions and demonstrations for the other chemistry classes.
The AP Chemistry Class will hopefully take a guided tour of the PPG Coatings and Resin Research Facility in late February. It is a world-renowned research plant with many connections to the curricula.
The Horticulture classes are planning on getting outside as much as possible. We will learn about garden maintenance, fall plantings, tree identification, maple syruping, seed planting, transplanting, weeding, etc. through hands-on learning in the school garden areas. As you drive around the building, we hope that you enjoy our work.
Students in College in High School Spanish Levels 4 and 5 are able to earn three credits each from the University of Pittsburgh. The credits earned can be applied towards their future college coursework.
French 4 students enjoyed virtual guest speakers from the University of Pittsburgh last year. One faculty member and two students from the Modern Languages Department shared their experiences from living in France.
Students in levels 4 and 5 of French are eligible to earn three credits each from Duquesne University. The credits can be applied towards future university studies.
The French classes have partnered with Lycée Cordouan in Royan, France. This partenariat is officially recognized by the French Embassy in D.C. This year’s goal is to facilitate communication via pen pals and Skype; next year they plan to participate in an exchange by visiting the students in France, as well as hosting them in the U.S.
German students will travel to Germany and Austria in June 2022.
German 4 and 5 students can earn three college credits from the University of Pittsburgh as part of the College in High School program.
German Club is up and running with a full schedule planned for the year.
As the Mandarin Chinese program enters its tenth year in the Hampton Township School District, more and more students discovered that learning Mandarin Chinese is not difficult, but simply different. While Level II students continue to develop their skills to communicate in one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, Level III, IV and V students will be writing journals regularly about a variety of topics. The College in High School program is offered to Level IV and V students through Washington & Jefferson College. Students will have the opportunity to earn four college credits by enrolling in the program. The credits are for 200-level courses and can usually be transferred to other colleges/universities.
Last school year, the Child Development classes ran two virtual sessions of our preschool program successfully! The HS students wowed our preschool families with interactive projects, games, dances, and stories. Their organization, excitement, and knowledge of development made it a rewarding experience for all students.
The Child Development 2 classes created Kindergarten lessons and supplies for our Kindergarten online students in the district. They even had an opportunity to join in and meet the Kindergarteners, as well as present some of the lessons. The students also utilized 3D printers, Cricuts cutters, poster machines, laser engravers and more to create educational games and manipulatives to be used at Poff for any children in need of enrichment. When the student projects were complete, they also created a webpage with instructions, pictures and videos for how to use/play/solve everything. This Project-based Learning experience taught the students how to use so many new tools and to engage in thoughtful discussions. They also continued to make personal and peer evaluations to continue to improve.
Food with Friends was a new course which helped prepare students for cooking for themselves while living independently. The partnerships and friendships formed between regular education students and special education students was beautiful to watch. Regular education students learned about empathy and how to help without doing, all while learning about different types of learning disabilities. Special education students made huge strides in being able to independently measure, prepare and cook a variety of recipes.
The Sewing and Design classes created masks and sweatshirts from a pattern. They successfully used the sewing machine, were able to prepare pieces, read a pattern and adjust machine settings. Sewing and Design 2 and 3 students created some more difficult items, including skirts, dresses and bags.
The special education department operates a student-run coffee shop called “The Busy Bean”. The café, which is located outside of the old gym, is open from 8:00 a.m. through 4th period and serves all students and faculty at the high school. The menu includes different types of coffees, teas, fruits, and healthy snacks.
Mr. Ryan Scott (Tech Ed) and Mr. Mark Popovich (Science) have been recognized as All-Star Teachers by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chevron and the Grable Foundation. They were honored out of several hundred nominations. The “All-Star Teachers” Program recognizes area educators from southwest PA and northern WV for their exceptional classroom efforts and positive impact on Pre-K to 12th-grade students. This recognition is dedicated to honoring teachers who are making a significant difference in the lives of students across the region by providing engaging instruction and curriculum, encouraging lifelong learning, and inspiring a passion for education beyond the classroom. Both Ryan and Mark were awarded $1,000 classroom grants.