Mrs. Anderson-Banta has been teaching for Carthage R-9 for twenty-four years. She graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education- English. She received her master's degree in Secondary Education from Pittsburg State University. Mrs. Anderson-Banta is co-sponsor of the Scholar's Bowl team, and she serves on the faculty committee for National Junior Honor Society. She has three children and two grandchildren. In her free time, she loves reading, riding her bike, and driving the tractor.