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Looking beyond the instructor
BY DEBBIE FOX
Behind the scenes, Jay Leuck is more than a Clackamas TCP: W hat are som e o f your hobbies?
Com m unity College Autom otive Departm ent instructor. Leuck: I have been an avid w ater skier all of m y life. I
Leuck teaches Automotive Electrical Systems and General have been associated w ith a local ski team in Portland
Auto Repair. Leuck has a w ife, Carmen, and a daughter, since about 2007. We travel around and put on w ater
Katie.
skiing shows during the sum m er. There are guys that
jump pyramids we build on the water. I am also part of a
The Clackam as Print: W hat brought you to CCC?
group of guys that barefoots.
Jay Leuck: Well, I came here to Clatsop Community College,
where I first started teaching. I ended up leaving that job
TCP: Have you com peted?
and looking for another job in the W illam ette Valley. I
Leuck: The team d oesn ’ t do com petition; w e are ju st
have been here since 2003.
exhibition. We just put on shows so that we can afford to
buy
gas so we can practice. The last three seasons, I have
TCP: How lon g h ave you b een an instructor?
been
com peting at barefoot water skiing tournam ents.
Leuck: It has been since 2003, full-tim e.
TCP: W hat classes do you teach?
Leuck: I teach tw o classes for A u tom otive Electrical
System s, Engine System s and General Repair.
TCP: W here did you get your education?
Leuck: I w ent to the com m unity college in my hometown,
Southwestern Oregon Com m unity College. From there,
I transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in
Klamath Falls, where I got m y bachelor’ s degree.
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TCP: Is there another hobby you would like to talk about?
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Leuck: I like to hom e brew, I like to make m y own beer.
It’ s a great hobby for a guy like me. It involves cooking,
m aking your own equipment, experim ent w ith different
recipes, chem istry and biology. Some failures, but most
Shaylyn Struna
of the stu ff I make is drinkable.
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Corrections: A story in the Oct. 21 issue of The Print misstated the number of students who have a transportation issue. One in five students
reported having to pass over or drop classes due to transportation issues.
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A story in the Oct. 28 issue of The Print incorrectly reported the school that Rebekah Mende attended. She attended Marylhurst University.
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