BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS | CONTRIBUTED
PI DAY: On March 14, Chocowinity Middle School students in Lisa Staats’ eighth-grade math and Algebra classes celebrated Pi Day. Pi (π), the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, is used to represent the most widely known mathematical constant. By definition, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Throughout the day, students put together informational brochures about pi, including which professions would use pi regularly and which celebrities celebrate their birthday on March 14 (3.14). While there is no exact value for pi, many mathematicians and math fans are interested in calculating pi to as many digits as possible. The Guinness World Record for reciting the most digits of pi belongs to Lu Chao of China, who has recited pi to more than 67,000 decimal places. Although CMS students didn’t quite break the record, three students were able to memorize well beyond 3.14. Joshua Toler, Jasmine Speller and Carter Barnes were able to recite 53, 65 and 66 decimal places, respectively.