Columbia Math Teachers and students celebrated mathematics this week with special activities, contests and a fun video, all in honor of Pi, which is recognized each year on March 14.
Winners from Columbia’s 2024 Pi Day Recitation Contest (L to R): Alex Saddlemire, Holly Thorpe and Pierce Dalton.
Winners from Columbia High School’s Annual Pi Day Recitation Contest
- 1st place – Alex Saddlemire ’26 – 105 digits
($25 gift card to Amazon, gum, pi pencil, and Table Talk pie) - 2nd place – Pierce Dalton ’25 – 91 digits
($15 gift card to Panera, gum, pi pencil, and Table Talk pie) - 3rd place – Holly Thorpe ’26 – 71 digits
($10 gift card to Starbucks, gum, pi pencil, and Table Talk pie)
Other participants:
- Mia Garzone (’25) – 70 digits – Pi Pencil and Table Talk pie
- Caitlin Weinheimer (’24) – 52 digits – Pi Pencil and Table Talk pie
- Ben Strodl (’24) – 31 digits – Pi Pencil and Table Talk pie
- Kevin Yang (’24) – 8 digits – Pi Pencil and Table Talk pie
Winners from Pi Day TikTok Contest
Students were asked to create a TikTok that covered topics related to Pi
- 1st place – Ellie Keenholts ’25, Mia Garzone ’25, Kevin Yang ’24, Eden Ladd ’25, Kendyl Ouimette ’25, Kate Manning ’25, Elizabeth McMahon ’25, Rachel Clarke ’24, Bryan Illenberg ’24, Kaylin Jacob ’25, Shreya Malge ’25, Jasper Travis ’25, Nick Turner ’25, Christopher Uttendorfer ’24, Molly Sapienza ’25
- 2nd place – Sophia Galligan ’26
- 3rd place – Emma Howe ’25, Kaya Lanier ’25
- Honorable Mention – Andrew Puglisi ’27
Pi Day Food Drive
The Math Department teachers at Columbia and Goff collected canned goods and non-perishables to benefit the district backpack program and/or a local food pantry.
“We’re Math Teachers” Pi Day Video
Columbia Math Teachers produced a fun Pi Day video to celebrate mathematics. Enjoy!