Q: Name?
A: Mitchell Spink.
Q: Class Rank?
A: 9th.
Q: Parents’ Names?
A: Michael and Michelle Spink.
Q: Future Plans?
A: Mathematics major at University at Buffalo. I hope to become an actuary after I graduate college.
Q: Honors & Awards?
A: AP Scholar Award, Math Team states qualifier.
Q: Activities & Sports?
A: Math Team, Science Club, Fretboard Society, Best Buddies, Chess Club.
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: My proudest achievement is top 10 in school ranking.
Q: What will you miss most about school?
A: The thing I will miss most about school is my friends.
Q: What’s the most important lesson you learned in high school?
A: A lesson I learned was to talk to more people.
Q: What do you hope your life looks like in 10 years?
A: In 10 years I hope to have a successful career.
Q: Who inspires you to do your best? Why this person?
A: My older brothers inspire me to do my best. They are both very successful and I want to follow in their footsteps.
Q: What’s your favorite place in Attica?
A: My favorite place in Attica is The Prospector. Every so often my grandmother, grandfather, and I would go eat there. My family doesn’t go out to eat very often, so that meant a lot to me.
Q: What’s your go-to Yummies order?
A: Vanilla.
Q: If you could tell your eighth grade self one thing, what would it be?
A: To make more memories.
Q: What would the title of your autobiography be?
A: “My Success Block by Block”
Q: Who would play you in a movie about your life?
A: Samuel L. Jackson.
Q: What’s your most-listened to song?
A: “Amish Paradise,” by “Weird” Al Yankovic. During Middle School my father became very obsessed with the Amish people and their lifestyle. My friends used to joke that I was going to become Amish. The song reminds me of my time in middle school and my friends.
Q: What scares you about the future?
A: I’m scared about staying connected to my friends. I have their contact information, but we won’t see each other nearly as often as we used to.
Q: What gives you hope about the future?
A: What gives me hope about the future is that I've got everything set up for me to succeed in college.
Q: If you had to cook a meal to impress someone, what would you make?
A: Aarthi Pasta.
Q: What superpower would you pick and why?
A: Time stop or time control in general. Being able to control time is advantageous in many different ways.