All-Star, all-involved

Brandt-Sims said that he carried the close relationships he had developed with his teammates off the field.

“A lot of people I’ve built friendships with will carry through the rest of the year,” Brandt-Sims said. “Things like discipline and the hard work it takes to do sports helped me in different parts of my life, in academics and things outside of school.”

Off the field and out of the classroom, Brandt-Sims participates in several clubs including Sports Medicine.

“I love getting an opportunity to serve people and and working with athletes,” Brandt-Sims said. “I’m an athlete myself, so getting to see the other side of things and learning about health anatomy and all of that is very interesting to me.”

Brandt-Sims said that Sports Medicine has allowed him to become a better athlete.

“The stuff that we learn in Sports Medicine identify my own injuries, kind of diagnose myself,” Brandt-Sims said. “It makes me a smarter athlete, and allows to make better decisions like whether I should take a break or not.”

Brandt-Sims is also involved in the Mock Trial program.

“My mom and both my uncles are lawyers, so it’s kind of a family thing,” Brandt-Sims said. “Getting to do Mock Trial and learn about the legal field has always interested me because I want to know what a day in my mom’s shoes is like.”

Last year, Brandt-Sims was elected Wenatchee High School ASB president.

“This year I have grown a lot,” Brandt-Sims said. “It has expanded my network of friends and the people I associate myself with… I’ve grown a lot just meeting people from all over the school and having a diverse circle of friends. Getting the opportunity to serve the student body and be involved is really neat.”

Brandt-Sims said he had to develop time management skills to manage all his activities.

“I have to do my best in all [of my activities],” Brandt-Sims said. “All the things I do take a lot of time and a lot of work. I have to do a lot of hard work in a short period of time, manage things, and know when I need to get certain things done. That’s a life skill that applies to anything that I do, college or my career.”

Outside of clubs, sports and school, Brandt-Sims volunteers with Unified Basketball and at the hospital. His favorite genre of book is biography.

“Doing a lot of [activities] can be exhausting,” Brandt-Sims said. “I have the ability to do all of them and keep going and keep working and keep grinding. It takes a lot of energy, but I persist pretty well to get them all done.”