Shane Fifield (SF)

Scarlet Gitelson (SG)

What's your favorite thing to do outside of school?

Probably to go to the gym. Exercise.

Do you ever go with anyone, or do you like to go alone?

I used to go with my friend Josh. We've been going together for a while.

How'd you start going to the gym together?

I've always been friends with him, and then one day I [was] just inspired to start exercising, so that's how it happened.

What's your favorite lifting machine to use?

It's called a lat pull down. It's one of my favorites.

What's one class at Latin that was different than you expected?

I would say last year one class that was different than expected was my stats class. I didn't really know what to expect going into it, but it's different than I thought, and I thought it was really fun. I liked how much we used formulas in a calculator, which was a good time.

What was the coolest formula you learned?

I thought the formulas for standard deviation were the coolest because I didn't really know what that was coming into the class, and learning it was interesting.

What about standard deviation was so fascinating?

I always knew about average, because I feel like you talk a lot about averages in the real world, but standard deviation is not really talked about, but it's very important for day-to-day life, especially statistics. It's really important in coming up with conclusions. It's important for projections.

What's your favorite example where it comes into play in the real world?

This is another class-related thing, but in my finance class, we did a projection project, and I did a golfer, and based on the standard deviation of his scores, I was able to predict how his scores would change in the future. And it was cool to account for variability with standard deviation rather than just having a straight line and just having a set data point, but having variation, too.

What do you want your legacy to be at Latin?

I'd like to be known as a leader and someone who lifts people up, because I feel like those are two important things, especially at Latin, leadership's important. And kindness is another thing I want to be remembered for.

What do you think is the kindest thing you've done in the past month?

It's not one thing I've done, but every time I have a free period, I help people with homework and essays. Even though it doesn't benefit me that much, I just think it's fun, and I like to be helpful.

What inspired you to do that? Was there someone when you were younger who helped with your own work?

When I was younger, my parents always helped me with my homework, whether it was math class. Almost every time I have an essay, even now, I ask my mom to read it, and that helps me a lot, because it's good to get another set of eyes on something.

Pumpkin spice. Do you love it or hate it?

I tried it a couple weeks ago, the cold foam one. And I thought it was pretty good, but I'm not a huge fan. It's okay, but I don't love it because I feel like it's not really pumpkin. It's cinnamon. And apple.

What's your go-to coffee drink then?

I'm a big Americano or cold brew guy. I like just black coffee. Sometimes I put a little milk, but usually it's just black.

What's a TV show that everyone reading The Forum should watch?

“Breaking Bad.” It's a good one to watch. It's a lot of storytelling. Although it's gritty and kind of adult-y, I feel like it's such a good story that you have to watch it.