On March 14 and 15, ACIT freshmen celebrated Pi Day at South Wing with plenty of fun math games and activities. The annual tradition consists of both pi and “pie”-related events, including “Pin the Tail on the Radius,” “Trashketball,” Gimkits, worksheets, and a pie-eating contest finale.

For those who don’t know, Pi Day is typically celebrated on March 14 because the date matches up with the digits of pi (3.14159…). Though most schools hold a Pi Day, ACIT’s Pi Day celebration (which is organized by ACIT’s math department) feels more like a two-day festival. It’s seen as a great way for freshmen students to take a break from their traditional math classes to learn more about the famous irrational number in more nontraditional ways.

“The event was important because it helped build comradery and a stronger community within the South Wing,” said freshman algebra teacher Ms. Alessandrini. “It was also a great way to get students excited about their math and physics classes.”

One of the big events included in Pi Day was the giant banner that contained the digits of pi. Each digit was decorated by one of the freshman students. The banner stretched the whole length of the building and helped students realize how endless pi truly is. Another event was called “Pin the Tail on the Radius.” In this game students had to try their best to attach a ruler to the radius line of a circle on the whiteboard. Yes, it was a total play on the childhood favorite “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”

“Pi Day is important because it gives students the opportunity to break up the day-to-day math lessons and instead give us a reason to celebrate numbers in a manner that brings the math and science classes together,” said freshman math teacher Mr. Doughten.

Some of the most simple Pi Day activities were held outdoors. The front lawn of South Wing had games including frisbee, spikeball, and canjam.

This was the first time since 2020 that the school has held the event. Like the return of so many other events this year, Pi Day is a testament to the rebuilding efforts staff and students are taking part in to ensure the return of normalcy and community at ACIT since the start of the Covid pandemic.