Jared Pace
Pi Day is an annual celebration in honor of the mathematical constant, π, which is used to determine the ratio of a circle’s circumference divided by its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th to represent 3.14, the three most commonly-known digits of Pi. The first official fete of Pi Day was developed by Larry Shaw at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where he and the staff gathered together to bake and eat massive amounts of pie!
Today, this holiday has evolved with the creation of Pi recitation competitions. Recently, Homer High School held its own Pi recitation contest, where nineteen students recited as many digits as possible. The second place winner, Dan Beiter, recited 501 digits of pi, and the first place winner, Robby Johnson, recited an astonishing 693 digits of Pi, crushing his previous school record! Congratulations to all who participated, and thank you to the math department for judging the contest!
Are you interested in more Pi Day festivities? Join the math department and your fellow students ninth period today, Thursday, for the pie eating contest! You can also purchase tickets for the chance to throw a pie in the face of a math teacher of your choice. If you would like one of last year’s Pi Day tee shirts, you can purchase one from Mr. Podsiedlik for only $5! The money raised from Pi Day goes toward mathematics scholarships and awards at the end of the year!
How many digits do you know? 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522…
