Beck Centennial Elementary School is one of 29 elementary schools in Utica Community Schools. Home of the Vikings, Beck is named in recognition of the owners of the centennial farm on which the present school now stands. The school emphasizes physical health and requires students to participate in daily outdoor recess. A K-6 school, Beck teaches studentscore subjects such as math, science, social studies and English. There are alsospecials such as music, art, physical education and media center hour. Sixth-grade students have the option of band. The Beck Media Center offers more than 70 wireless laptop computers and some 50 workstations to enhance student research and learning. Beck consistently has made annual yearly progress and its students actively participate in academic clubs such as Science Olympiad and Lego Robotics.