Two local science teachers wowed their peers during the spring teacherโ€™s conference in Boston.

Leigh Ann Anderson, a science teacher at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf and Marissa Cross, a science teacher at Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School in Newburg, presented at the National Science Teachers Association conference in March.

Their presentation, Elementary Science Teachers โ€“ Not a Luxuryโ€ฆ A Necessity, focused on the importance of science teachers, hands-on lessons and the shaping of science skills in elementary students.