Aubrey ISD Names New Elementary School After Beloved Retired Janitor
The district said Hampton’s 39 years of service included mentoring students, buying supplies and helping at school events.
- On Wednesday, the Aubrey Independent School District Board voted to name its newest campus Marilyn Hampton Elementary, honoring the 39-year career of Marilyn Hampton.
- Superintendent Shannon Saylor lauded Hampton as a mentor, noting she supported students beyond her custodial duties by providing supplies and tutoring throughout her 39 years of service.
- During the board meeting, District officials surprised Hampton by asking her to roll out a red carpet, a task she performed throughout her career. When she unrolled it, she discovered her name printed across it.
- "Whoever thought a janitor would have a school named after them," Hampton said, expressing disbelief at the recognition. "It's an honor that I never thought in my lifetime I would have seen."
- The Marilyn Hampton Elementary School is scheduled to open in August next year, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony planned once construction is complete and the building is ready for students.
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New Texas School Is Named For Longtime Janitor ‘Miss Marilyn’ (Watch Her Reaction)
Unlike beauty, honor manifests in the eye of the honored. And though it isn’t a Super Bowl ring or an Academy Award, for one career custodian at a Texas school district, the honor she lately received is greater than anything she had ever imagined. Marilyn Hampton worked as a custodian for the Aubrey Independent School […]
Who Is Marilyn Hampton? New Elementary School Named After Texas Custodian Who Helped Students for 39 Years
A new Texas elementary school will carry the name of Marilyn Hampton, a former custodian whose 39 years with Aubrey Independent School District saw her become a familiar figure to generations of students. Hampton, 76, was surprised with the honour at an Aubrey ISD school board meeting on 21 October, when officials revealed that the campus previously known as Elementary School No. 5 would become Marilyn Hampton Elementary School. The new school i…
Shock Honor Brings Longtime School Janitor to Tears
A new elementary school laughing in Aubrey, Texas, won't carry a supporting father or donor's name—it'll bear that of a retired custodian. The Aubrey Independent School District board has voted to name its fifth elementary campus Marilyn Hampton Elementary School, honoring the 76-year-old who spent 39 years cleaning classrooms,...
Beloved janitor bursts into tears after school district awards her unexpected honor for 39 years on the job: 'I can’t speak'
A beloved former Texas school janitor — who spent nearly four decades cleaning classrooms and helping students — burst into tears after receiving an unexpected honor from the school district.Marilyn Hampton retired as a custodian in 2022 after working for the Aubrey Independent School District for 39 years. Hampton told WFAA-TV that she continued to work by caring for infants and toddlers in the Aubrey Independent School District's Early Bird Le…
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