Rebecca Leahey

My name is Rebecca Leahey. This is my third year at Daytona State College. I am currently in the Bachelors program for Secondary Earth/Space Science Education. I also volunteer as a Student Ambassador with the Admissions Office.  I am the mother of two fantastic kids. My son Korben is 10 and my daughter Rain is 7.  I have been married for three years and have lived in Ormond Beach for the last five years. We enjoy playing video games, baking and going to theme parks. We've already seen the new penguin exhibit at Sea World three times since it opened this summer!!

                The reason I chose to teach Earth/Space science is because of the mystery surrounding it. The Earth is an amazing and terrifying place! There is still so much we don't understand about it. We all live on this crazy planet together and our children will live on it after us. It only makes sense that we do our best to protect and preserve what we can. It blows my mind when people don't understand (or don't care) how their actions will affect the future of our planet.  I hope when I am a teacher I can leave a lasting impression on my students about why it's important to understand the Earth and ways that we can improve life here for everyone, humans, penguins, turtles and even all the creepy crawly bugs. It's all part of a much larger picture that few take the time to see.