Pi Day is tomorrow, Saturday, March 14 (3/14), so our middle school mathematicians celebrated this extraordinary number all week! While 3.14 is commonly used to approximate the mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, pi is actually an irrational number—one that mathematicians and scientists have proven has no final digit and no discernible pattern of digits within. Be sure to check out the Schoolhouse Gallery, where 500 digits of Pi are now beautifully displayed along with pictures of our previous years’ middle school Pi Day Champions!
This week, students interested in entering this year’s Pi Day competition recited as many digits of pi as they could in their grade-level teams. And this morning, during the Middle School Meeting, we crowned the 2026 Pi Day Champions: 1st place, Rubin Xiao, seventh grade (returning champion with 227 digits!), 2nd place, Chris Baker, sixth grade (161 digits), and 3rd place, Harper Treisman, eighth grade (50 digits).Congratulations to our 2026 champions! Their names and the numbers of digits recited will be added to a plaque proudly hung in the Kiva.
Happy Pi Day, everyone!
– The Middle School Math Team
