Just over two dozen new teachers who have joined the Lamesa school district for the start of the 2023-2024 were welcomed during the annual new-teacher luncheon hosted Tuesday by the Lamesa Service Club.School administrators and board members also were on hand for the event. The luncheon fell just one day before students returned to class Wednesday for the start of the new school year.“It is fast and furious starting tomorrow, and it doesn’t slow down,” Ritchey said at the luncheon.The new teachers have been going through inservice and local training for about two weeks.“We had very little turnover (in personnel),