Edison School students celebrate "Pi Day"

BOSTON – The entire sixth grade class at the Thomas A. Edison Middle School in Brighton today celebrated the eve of “Pi Day” with a special assembly to demonstrate their learning in mathematics. 

In a special assembly in the school auditorium, students created a “living Pi,” lining up in matching T-shirts, each with a different digit, to represent the irrational number Pi (3.14…) to nearly 125 digits.  Led by math teacher Alice Ruais, the students created colorful posters, recited facts, and performed songs and poems to demonstrate their knowledge of Pi.  After the assembly, students joined staff and special guests -- including principal Mary Driscoll, State Rep. Kevin Honan and City Councilor Mark Ciommo -- for a celebration in the cafeteria featuring, of course, fresh-baked pie!

Pi (Greek letter π) is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14 (3/14). Because Pi Day falls on a Saturday this year, the Edison School commemorated the occasion one day early. For more information about Pi Day, visit www.piday.org.

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The Edison Middle School serves nearly 500 students in grades six through eight.  As part of Superintendent Carol R. Johnson’s “Pathways to Excellence” plan, the school will expand to a Kindergarten through Grade 8 school next year, welcoming families from the existing Garfield and Hamilton elementary schools. (www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/428)

Pictured: Edison Middle School sixth grade students (left to right) Netanya Yi and Bridget Fehily, both of Brighton, and Shanelle Villegas of Roxbury. (Photo Credit: Merrill Shea)