Pendleton County Schools new employees for the 2025-2026 school year are, from left, front row, Meranda Hess (ECCAT third grade at Franklin Elementary School), Kirsten Smith (English/language arts teacher at Pendleton County Middle/High School), Stephanie Latif (assistant principal at PCMHS) and Adam Ruddle (bus driver); and back row, Ashley Johnson (student services coordinator and human resource executive secretary at board of education office), Kayleigh Murray (itinerant aide autism and CPI at FES), Monica Smith (itinerant aide autism and CPI at Brandywine Elementary School), Derek Lambert (principal at PCMHS), Vivian Ealy (English/language arts teacher at PCMHS) and Kathy Moats (one-half time cook Brandywine and one-half time custodian at PCMHS). Not pictured are Adam Barker (custodian at PCMHS) and Kristy Tritapoe (assistant superintendent of Pendleton County Schools.
