Last summer, I met Melissa Shandroff, Chairperson of the Science Department at Hasting High School, at a summer workshop hosted in the school District. While sitting with her group, I learned that she had grown the Science Research program from one course to three courses. This was amazing but as I listened to her talk about the program to her colleagues, I understood why and wished that I had a science teacher like her when I was in high school. According to her students, Melissa Shandroff is an inspiring educator who makes science exciting. She has a way of drawing in curious minds and motivating them to investigate a topic in science that they have a deep interest in exploring and sharing their research with others. Recently, one of her students entered her research into a contest, won, and was awarded $5,000.