Meet Mrs. Banta

I’m Maria Banta and I will be teaching 2nd Grade at Highland Elementary for the 2021-2022 school year. This will be my 24th year teaching, with 12 years in LPS, and my seventh year here at Highland. I’m soooo very happy to be here! In my career as an educator I've had many different roles, but after all that’s said and done I find teaching in a second grade classroom is where my heart thrives best.

I’m originally from Utah but consider Colorado my home since I moved here when I was 18 years old. I’ve been married for 23 years and have two college aged children. When I’m not working I love to play tennis, walking my dogs, working in my yard, and laughing with my family.

I cannot wait for our new community to come together so we can learn and grow with one another. It is a pleasure to be on this journey with you!