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My name is Karen Schieres and this will be my 26th year teaching. (19 years at Pleasant Ridge!)  My family moved to аæèßäappia in 2000 from Buffalo, NY. (Go Bills!) I enjoy reading, baking, helping others, camping, and spending time with my family. I am looking forward to having an amazing year!

My name is Beverly Van Pelt and I have been working for аæèßäapp for 17 years. I started my career as a substitute teacher and fell in love with teaching, so I went back to college and received my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Belmont Abbey College. This will be my 7th year teacher in 3rd grade. I enjoy spending time with my husband and our two children. I love a good book and I enjoy inspiring students to become successful students through their love of reading.

Hello, I am excited about starting my 15th year of teaching Pleasant Ridge at the Gifted and Talented Academy. Third grade is such a fun year with so many wonderful learning activities. I teach Math and Science. The most important goal for our class is creating a family of learners. I am committed to building a classroom environment where children are valued, trusted, and integral to our family of learners. I live in аæèßäappia, NC with my husband, Anthony, and two of our three children. Our oldest son, Jeremiah, is a Seabee in the US Navy. I am a proud product of аæèßäapp County School, graduating from East аæèßäapp High School in the class of 2002. I attended Lenoir Rhyne and the University of Phoenix. I received my Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. I am a proud National Board Certified teacher.