2001 Winners include Renu Singh who memorized Pi to 160 decimal places
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"Let Pi Be"
Sung to the Beatles " Let It Be " with new lyrics by Natakie Stopka and Ashley Steen. From Pi Day 1999
When I find myself in need of circumference
helpful Pi comes to me.
Showing me the answer,
let pi be !
And in my hour of darkness
pi is continuing to puzzle me.
There won't be an answer
let pi be !
Let pi be, let pi be,
it goes on to infinity,
there won't be one answer
let pi be !
Among the lost and lonely mathematicians,
living in the world with me
they're looking for the answer,
let pi be !
Because there is no end, they're downhearted,
but there's still a chance that they will see
there is but one answer
let pi be !
Let pi be, let pi be,
it goes on to infinity,
there won't be one answer
let pi be !
(repeat chorus and fade out)
"May I have a large container of coffee ?"
The letters in the above sentence relate to the first 8 places of pi. 3.1415926
The task for the students was to come up with some good pi sentences. Here's a good one from Kyla Spindler:
How I Made A Story Including Pi. Ashley wrote one weird sentence. Stephanie started seventeen not so bad drawings that showed pi. Stacey made one new sentence. "Not pi, dessert!" mentioned Hoyle.