Here are some things to know as students in the Hampton School District start new year
Students in the Hampton School District return to classes on Aug. 21.
• Holiday breaks: Thanksgiving, Nov. 27-Dec. 1; winter, Dec. 24-Jan. 4; spring, April 2-6
• Enrollment: 2,600
• Lunch prices: Elementary, $2.60; middle and high school, $2.90, each up 10 cents
• District phone number: 412-486-6000
• District website: ht-sd.org
• What’s new: Colleen Hannagan, previously principal of Poff Elementary, is resigning and will be replaced by the previous assistant principal of Hampton High School, Joshua Cable.
Hampton High School is changing its daily schedule to a 3, 2 flex model. It includes a traditional 42-minute, eight-period day for three days a week and an 80-minute, four-period day schedule on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The 3, 2, flex scheduling also will allow for 75-minute “Lunch and Learn” periods, offering students the choice to use the time for lunch, tutoring, make-up quizzes and tests, enrichment activities, club meetings and other opportunities.
The schedule also supports senior release time and students attending the A.W. Beattie Career Center.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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