Hampton High School yard sale still happening despite location change
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hampton High School seniors had their final year disrupted by Hurricane Helene, and now the community is coming together to provide these students with a memorable prom.
The yard sale at Hampton High School is an annual tradition, but this year it looks different.
'This year is going to go for prom expenses,' senior Dru Nickles said. 'Just kind of all of the expenses for senior year. And especially with our situation, we could really use some extra money.'
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Hurricane Helene severely impacted the school and forced its relocation. This move left students feeling uncertain about their future.
'Not knowing what was going to happen for so long, it was different,' Senior Tori Casbeer said. 'It was a hard thing to hear when the school, we couldn't go back and everything.'
The school took over the former Keenburg Elementary School building, which is smaller than the former high school. Both Casbeer and Nickles said the community has stepped up to help make the process easier for the students.
'So normally, we start getting donations like a month before and we just store it in like closets and everywhere we can,' Casbeer said. 'But we really don't have the space for any of that. So I think the earliest donation we got was like a week before the yard sale. So the community is really helping with bringing everything in a reasonable time. A lot of donations have been made today so that we have time to set everything up and we don't have to worry about storage.'
'The community's just really come together to make everything easier on us during this hard time,' Nickles said.
Nickles added that she hopes the yard sale will benefit not only their class but also future classes.
'Just us growing together and being closer together as a community,' Nickles said. 'The yard sale will help towards prom expenses, and hopefully the class next year because we don't even know if we're going to be back yet. So hopefully that'll help them next year with expenses on their part.'
Any items left after the sale will be donated to organizations in need.
The sale ran from 4-7:30 p.m. on Friday and will continue on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs basketball team will host a breakfast fundraiser at Keenburg on Saturday morning from 8-11 a.m. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door.
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