Somers' Volkman Earns Justin Veatch Fund Music Scholarship

SOMERS, N.Y. - The Justin Veatch Fund recently awarded six new $1,200 music scholarships to graduating high school seniors at an awards program at Yorktown Town Hall. The six, chosen among 19 applicants from 11 high schools, included Noah Volkman of Granite Springs.

This is the 16th year The Fund has awarded scholarships to students who live within a 40-mile radius of Yorktown. The scholarships honor the legacy of Justin Veatch, a Yorktown High School senior who died from an accidental drug overdose in 2008. Veatch was a talented musician who had been on the verge of releasing an album of his original songs. The album, titled “Permagrin,” was later released with the help of cover recordings from other artists.

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Noah Volkman, graduating from Somers High School, plans to attend Syracuse University in the fall. Volkman’s involvement in music is all-encompassing, often combining his piano performances with other music production. In addition, he’s been involved as a stage crew sound technician and engineer, and created over a thousand original beats. He’s released three full-length albums along with several EPs and singles and collaborates with other musicians across the country. His songs have now been streamed over 400-thousand times across channels like Spotify and YouTube. Volkman says he wants to fully explore the developing nuances of the music industry with the goal of being involved in music business and marketing. One of his teachers says none of his students has ever demonstrated more clearly that music is in his veins. He says Volkman is a fantastic role model for aspiring fellow students, yet very humble in his approach to others.

Article courtesy of the Justin Veatch Fund.

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