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Math and Sports are Part of What Motivates Brink’s Beck McGuire
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ou can forget the stereotype of the disengaged junior student when it comes to 8th grader Beck McGuire. There’s practically nothing about the educational experience he doesn’t enjoy. “I’ve always loved school and education,” said Beck. “I’m in National Honor Society this year, which is really cool. And I’ve really enjoying geometry.” Brink says math and numbers have always made sense to him for as long as he can remember. While he admits it may be too early to think about career decisions, he’s planning on getting involved in Westmoore’s engineering program as a freshman. “I’ve made it into the program,” said Beck, “I’m really excited about that because, well, obviously it has a lot to do with math and number. So, I figure it’ll be right up my alley.” Outside the classroom, Beck is involved in track, cross country, and archery. He enjoys distance running and feels it’s important to challenge himself physically in the same way he does in the classroom.
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“I like the competition, but a lot of it is that I like to keep my body in shape,” said Beck. “In cross country we run two-mile races and in track I run the mile, the two mile, and relays.” While archery isn’t necessarily as physically demanding as track and cross country, he really enjoys the mental aspect of that sport. “I started archery in the sixth-grade and really like how it forces you to concentrate,” said Beck. “Instead of running a lot, you’re standing in one place and having to keep from being distracted. It’s a really fun experience.”
For fun, Beck says he likes to go to church, hang out with his friends, skateboard, and play soccer and basketball. He’s also a big movie fan, especially of the last Spiderman movie. “I’ve seen it twice,” said Beck. “I really thought it was cool how they got all three of the Spiderman characters together and how they helped each other.” And as if all that wasn’t enough to keep him busy, he also serves as an aide at Brink and participates in various volunteer projects with his classmates. “One of my favorites recently was when we got to go to the food bank,” said Beck. “It’s a lot of fun being able to help others out by volunteering for those kinds of things.”
