Gig Harbor Midday Rotary has named Wolfgang Beck as its Student of the Month for October. Beck is a 4.0 senior at Gig Harbor High School with a rigorous schedule of Advanced Placement courses. He is a committed runner in both Cross Country and Track, currently 1st in the nation in cross country and he finished 2nd in the State meet last year. He is an accomplished musician, singing in the choir. He composes, directs, manages, and plays trombone in his jazz orchestra, Arletta Sound. As a freshman, Beck won the David Diamond Young Composers' Contest put on by the Seattle Symphony. In a concert at Benaroya Hall, the Seattle Symphony debut his symphony Awakening: Three Sketches of Dawn.
Beck tutors other high school students, preparing them for SAT tests, as well as science and math courses. Already honored as a National Merit Semi-Finalist, he hopes to be selected as a Finalist next year. Beck hopes to attend an Ivy League school and eventually focus his career on cancer research.
He and his father attended the Gig Harbor Midday Rotary luncheon to help recognize his success as he received a Certificate of Achievement. Beck spent a few minutes telling about the Gig Harbor High School Cross Country team and his success. He is hopeful he will return to the State meet and finish first this year and move on to the nationals. Congratulations Beck! We appreciate this excellent representative of the talent of Gig Harbor’s youth.