Pi to the 164th Place

Thursday, March 14 marked the annual worldwide celebration of the mathematical constant pi. At Copiague Middle School, seventh-graders in Melody Cesare’s class put their brainpower to the test in her annual competition to see who could recite pi from memory to the furthest digit. This year’s winner, breaking the record of 101 digits set last year, was Naliq Finch, who recited pi from memory to 164 digits. Placing second was Adrea Campos with 158 digits and tied for third place were Kyle Reed and Samantha Sanchez with 91 digits.