Judging Team Member
Beth Leavitt
High School Physics and Astronomy Teacher
Wade Hampton High School
Beth Leavitt is a high school physics and astronomy teacher from Greenville, SC at Wade Hampton High School. She holds a BS degree from Clemson University in biological sciences, spent twelve years as a professional environmental chemist, a MED from Converse College, and has taught K- college for ten years. In addition she presents planetarium programs to the general public. Ms. Leavitt has numerous additional coursework in gifted/talented education, AP physics, curriculum writing, earth and space science, and international education following a Fulbright Memorial scholarship to Japan in 2004. National Board certification was added as well as workshops in X-ray astronomy, SETI's Voyages.
Through Time, and several sponsored by NASA. Ms. Leavitt applied for Educator Astronaut in 2002 and though not chosen her semi-finalist status has included her in an elite group called NASA Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers, NEAT. She has attended Space Camp, two shuttle launches, and has flown weightless. Ms. Leavitt presents workshops regularly locally and nationally. Several awards have been bestowed upon her including Science Teacher of the Year, District Top Ten TOY, and Space Symposium Teacher Liaison.