Scholar-Athlete Of The Week: Walker Byrd, Mountain Brook High School
Year: senior
Academic highlights: Walker has a 3.92 GPA and scored a 32 on the ACT. He is a member of National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Key Club and is a Student Government representative.
Athletic highlights: Walker is a three-year starter at center on the Spartans varsity football team. He is also a two-year starter and plays catcher on the baseball team. He was named all-metro and allstate in football.
Where do you see your academic future? I plan to major in pre-med at Auburn. I want to be an orthopedic surgeon.
Where do you see your athletic future? I plan to play intramural sports in college, unless a baseball opportunity presents itself this spring.
Favorite subject: My favorite subject is AP calculus with Ms. Burns because I enjoy the challenge of it.
What’s on your iPod? Dave Matthews Band, Needtobreathe, Zac Brown Band and Gavin G.