Celebrating Pi Day, the right way

Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2013 12:08 pm

Math teacher Elise Sicherman, left, winner Shahrukh Khan, and runners-up Shafaq Khan and Mohammad Samroz.

On March 14th, Sewanhaka High School held a Pi Day contest, to celebrate the mathematical constant that represents the ratio of circle’s circumference to its diameter. The winner was Senior Shahrukh Khan, who memorized 572 digits. The runners up were 8th graders, Mohammad Samroz and Shafaq Kahn, who memorized 357 and 217 digits, respectively.

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