From left to right (Ms. Martin, Mrs. Turcios, Mrs. Pfenninger, Mrs. Boyer)

Meet the '26-'27 Team!

Ms. Martin has been a fifth grade teacher at LRES since 2000.  Before coming to LRES, she taught seventh grade at Amherst Middle School for three years. She has lived in Lynchburg her whole life and is a graduate of Heritage High School. Ms. Martin has a Bachelor’s Degree from Longwood University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Virginia. She and her family members are avid UVA fans and attend many baseball, football, and basketball games throughout the year. She has two children. Her son, Caden, works full time and takes classes at CVCC, and her daughter, Cami, just recently graduated from Brookville High School and is studying to be a nurse. When not at a sporting event, Ms. Martin enjoys exercising and traveling with her family and friends to different places.

 

Mrs. Boyer grew up in Virginia Beach and received her teaching degree from East Carolina University in 1990. She taught both fourth and fifth grade for over twenty-seven years in various locations in Virginia and North Carolina. Forest, Virginia is where she currently resides with her parents, husband of thirty-three years,  Dave, and son, Jonathan. Her oldest son, Joshua, and his wife Hannah live in Oakboro, NC with their children, Luke and Emery. Blue and Bella are her spoiled rotten miniature schnauzers. Although Mrs. Boyer loves living in the mountains, she prefers the pounding waves of the ocean. She enjoys singing, reading, and playing with her grandchildren. Mrs. Boyer is very thankful to be a part of the fifth-grade team at LRES.

 

Mrs. Turcios is new to LRES this year, but she has been working with children for more than five years. She has three handsome boys, ages six, five, and two. in her spare time, she enjoys going to church, going to the movies, cooking, and helping the Hispanic community.

 

Mrs. Pfenninger has taught for over twenty-five years. She has taught in the states of Ohio, Texas, Florida, and Maryland before moving to Virginia in 2019. This is Mrs. Pfenninger's 15th year teaching fifth grade, and she loves teaching and preparing students for middle school. She has been married to her husband, Arlen, for 39 years. They have four grown children Jonathan, Abigail, Noah and Jackson. They also have two lovely daughters-in-law and five beautiful granddaughters. Beatrice, the family's Goldendoodle, plays an important role in their family too. Mrs. Pfenninger and her family are big Disney fans and she enjoys cooking, baking, traveling and exploring historical places.