Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School teachers and Mrs. Scott graciously participated
in Pi-Day.
Students purchased whip cream pies to throw at teachers
and the money went to the 8th grade class. The event was the
brainchild
of
Mrs.
Riestenberg,
math
teacher
extraordinaire.
Mrs.
Howe, Miss Griffin, and Mrs. Hines were just a few teachers who
were splattered with whip cream.
Of course, the beautiful picture to
the right was taken before they were pied.
This event celebrates π, the term used to describe the ratio of a
circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly shortened to 3.14159.
It has been traced back to Larry Shaw, a physicist who is believed to have held
the first ever Pi Day celebration in 1988. Although the official premise of the day
is to honor π, many believe it’s more of a celebration of academia. Our staff
and students thoroughly enjoyed participating in Pi Day.
Here are 7 fun facts about Pi
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1. It’s the 16 letter of the Greek alphabet.
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2. It was proved to be an irrational number in the 18 Century.
3. There are no occurrences of the sequence 123456 in the first million digits of pi.
4. The World Record for memorizing the digits of pie belongs to Lu Chao, from China.
He whizz was able to recall the first 67,890 numbers.
5. Using a powerful computer, the Hitachi SR 8000, a Japanese scientist found 1.24
trillion digits of Pi, breaking all the previous records.
6. Pi Day falls on March 14, which is German genius Albert Einstein’s birthday.
7. Pi has featured in many a Hollywood blockbuster, as it was used as the secret code
in Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain and also in The Net, which stars Sandra Bullock
Roberts, Sophie. “Happy Pi Day 2017! Here’s why the mysterious maths constant is being celebrated.” The Sun.
The Sun, 14 Mar. 2017. Web.. 24 Apr. 2017.
Story Submitted by Lisa Kerns