Hampton Township School District
Hampton Board Appoints
Acting Hampton Middle School
Principal
Hampton Township Board of
School Directors Appoints
Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Rebecca Cunningham has been appointed by the Hampton
Township Board of School Directors to serve as the District’s next
Assistant Superintendent.
Board members appointed Cunningham to the post during a
special meeting on Monday, June 27. She was appointed for a term
of four years beginning July 1, 2016 and lasting through June 30,
2020, at an annual salary of $133,000.
Cunningham replaces Jeffrey Finch, who resigned from the
position in January to take a job with the Grove City Area School
District.
She currently serves as the Assistant Principal and Gifted
Education Coordinator at the Fox Chapel Area High School – a
position she has held since 2011. Prior to her position at Fox
Chapel, Cunningham served as an adjunct professor for the
University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education. She also previously
worked as the principal at Pine-Richland High School.
Cunningham earned additional administrative and teaching
experience at Baldwin High School, Mt. Lebanon Senior High
School and in several school districts in the state of Virginia. She
received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the College
of William and Mary in Virginia, a Master of Education degree from
the University of Virginia and her Doctorate of Education from the
University of Pittsburgh.
46 Hampton
Marlynn Lux has been appointed by the Hampton Township
Board of School Directors to serve as the Acting Principal for
Hampton Middle School for the 2016-2017 School Year.
Lux was appointed to the position at the Aug. 1 Board meeting,
following a vote to approve a Leave of Absence for HMS Principal
Dr. Eric Stennett. Dr. Stennett is taking a leave of absence from the
position to explore opportunities in higher education.
Lux has served as the Assistant Middle School Principal at
Hampton since July 1, 2009. Prior to her employment with
Hampton, she was a math teacher at Mt. Lebanon High School
from August 2002 through June 30, 2009 and an administrative
intern at Hampton High School during the summer of 2006. At
Mt. Lebanon, she was the co-director of the Mt. Lebanon School
District Summer Enrichment Program. She has been instrumental
in developing a summer program at Hampton, which has gained in
popularity since its inception in 2010.
She earned her Principal and Curriculum Supervisor credentials
from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007, and also recently
completed the Superintendent’s Program at Edinboro University,
earning her Letter of Eligibility.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as the Assistant Principal at
Hampton Middle School for the past seven years,” says Lux. “I have
immense respect for the staff, students, parents and community
members of this School District. It is my honor to serve as the
Acting Principal for the 2016-2017 School Year. I pledge to work
with all stakeholders to ensure a safe, supportive and challenging
learning environment for our middle school students. We are ready
for the start of this school year and are excited to welcome back
our students. Thank you for this opportunity.”