While Hampton Elementary School starts a new year with many new faces, students and staff are missing many familiar faces with the recent resignations of Jim Shifrin, the school’s special education instructor, Library/Media Consultant Anthony Gervais,and Team A teacher Katherine Schiano, and the retirements of school principal Sam Roberson and classroom teacher, Linda Sanchini.

We welcome new staff members, teachers Heather Hawkinds, Jill Paterson, and principal Patrice Merendina, as well as Valerie Bruneau, who’s assuming the duties of the superintendent during Samantha Sarli’s leave; we wish Mr. Shifrin, Mr. Gervais and Ms. Schiano well in their future careers; and we pay special tribute to those who are retiring after nearly 80 years of collective dedication to our school.