Rob Batton Wins Prestigious Davey O’ Brien High School Scholarship

Rob Batton ’23 is the winner of the 2022 Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship. He is FWCD’s first winner! Rob receives a $30,000 scholarship and will be honored at the 46h Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner on February 20, along with National Quarterback Award winner Max Duggan from TCU. 

A National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar and member of the Cum Laude Society, Batton has been the School’s Honor Council president during the past two years. He is a member of the football, wrestling and track &field teams at Country Day. He received All-Southwest Preparatory Conference honors and was team captain as a two-way starter on both the offensive and defensive lines. “It’s wonderful to represent Country Day in this capacity,” Batton said in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article. “I have a deep love for the school and the incredible community.”

Head of School Eric Lombardi said, “Rob is the ultimate model of a Falcon. He embodies FWCD’s core values. The examples are numerous. Scholarship is clear. Integrity as head of our Honor Council is unquestioned. He has them all. I would note one: Rob is the football player who knocked opponents down, hard, and who never fails to help them up afterward. To compete while maintaining a commitment to the best sportsmanship sets Rob in the areas of respect and kindness. We can all be proud to have Rob representing us.”

Batton plans to attend the University of Virginia and study creative writing.