“When i was a kid, i went to the beach, like every weekend,” Battle said.
That eagerness to learn started with childhood curiosity, as it does with the best scientists. “Athletically, academically and just a very impressive guy - He’s also a very active guy in our community.” “Clearly, Andre’s a renaissance man,” said Marc Gamberdella.
Writing and journalism is a self-professed passion and he’s been a four-year sports editor and writer for The Forge, the SBHS school newspaper.Īside from studies and sports - in addition to the basketball team, he does the long jump and triple jump for the Dons’ track team, and runs a leg of the 4×100 relay - he finds time for more then 175 community service hours and counting, including for ResQcats shelter, The REEF aquatic touch tank and working with first-generation students at Santa Barbara Junior High School. He will attend UCLA in the fall and intends to major in biology, with perhaps a minor in journalism. He carries a 4.6 GPA with plenty of AP classes in his course-load, and four-year memberships in the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation. He’s eager to learn.”Īnd that eagerness to learn becomes an example for his teammates, Adam added.īattle’s academic prowess is beyond question. He asks questions when he doesn’t understand something, which as coaches we really appreciate - teachers and coaches. “In basketball you see certain really good student skills on the court, especially in practice. “His academic prowess comes across in athletics,” Adam said.
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