Congratulations on being the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year! I've enjoyed working at Penderlea!My first day of teaching was my son's first day of Kindergarten! Love teaching the kiddos and the people I work with everyday! Penderlea colleagues are my extended family.

Congratulations on being the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year! Mrs Milam has worked at Penderlea for the past 9 years and has been in education for 23 years. She loves working with all the great teachers at Penderlea. She enjoys spending time with her family and watching her daughter Lexi and son Brayden excel in sports and school.

Congratulations on being the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Lanier grew up attending Penderlea as a child, K-8, and came back "home" to teach in 2017. I enjoy teaching children to read, going to the beach and I’m currently training for my first ever 5K.

Congratulations on being the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Treto graduated with her B.A. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Gannon University. In 2013, she received her Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Mrs. Powell has worked at Penderlea since 2007 as an Instructional Assistant and bus driver. I enjoy working with the students. I graduated from James Sprunt Community College. I have three children and one grandson.