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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 40
BY SENATOR PEACOCK AND REPRESENTATI VE SEABAUGH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Adriana Martin of the Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana, upon her
mathematical skills, her rendition of the numerical quotient of Pi, and the high
rankings she achieved in the 2017 National Pi Day Challenge.
WHEREAS, Adriana Martin is a fourth grade honor student and distinguished
scholar at the Southfield School; and
WHEREAS, Adriana exhibits an inordinate mastery of memorization and
mathematics and possesses exceptional memory recall and proficiency in the recitation of
numerical sequences of the ratio known as Pi, ð, a mathematical constant resulting from the
division of the circumference of a circle by its diameter; and
WHEREAS, Pi is an irrational number, meaning it cannot be represented as a ratio
of integers with a nonzero denominator, its decimal representation is infinite and never
settles into a permanently repeating pattern; and
WHEREAS, at Southfield School, the math enrichment teachers issue the Pi Day
Challenge for all students to learn as many digit strings of Pi as possible, and on March 14th
of each year, 3.14, a Pi Day competition is held; and
WHEREAS, since kindergarten, Adriana has displayed unusual proficiency and
prodigious talent far beyond her years in the ability to memorize numeric sequences and to
write those numerals in the correct order; and
WHEREAS, in kindergarten, Adriana Martin correctly recited 120 digits, the
following year it was 603 digits, the next year it was 1,420 digits, and in 2016, the digit
string total was 2,812, almost doubling the amount from the previous year; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Adriana wrote the digit string of Pi from memory without any
outside help and without any errors, with an accuracy of 3,715 digits, an additional nine
hundred numerals; and
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WHEREAS, several international organizations compile competition statistics and
rank the challengers using several criteria, such as the correct number of digits rendered, the
age of contestant, and the country of origin; and
WHEREAS, Adriana's incredible talent has not gone unnoticed in the world of Pi
record keeping; she is ranked first in the United States by TeachPi Resources for her age
group and among all fourth grade participants; she is ranked 12th in the USA for all ages;
she is ranked 16th in North America; and Andriana is ranked 51st in the world for all age
brackets; and
WHEREAS, practice does make for perfection; Adriana recites digit strings during
the drive to school, then reviews the sequences at home; she can learn sixty to one hundred
digits in a quarter of an hour; and
WHEREAS, Adriana is an avid fan of all things mathematical; she relates numbers
and formulae to everyday occurrences, even in her music studies; and
WHEREAS, Adriana is also a tennis player, a competitive swimmer in freestyle and
backstroke, and a budding violinist virtuoso; and she has recently learned the sport of
fencing; and
WHEREAS, like Pi, Adriana's destiny is filled with infinite possibilities; her thoughts
of the future include interests in archeology and concert violin; and
WHEREAS, Adriana is a rare role model for scholastic aptitude and worthy of
emulation and recognition, and she remains a source of great pride for her parents, family,
and friends, as well as, the faculty and student body of the Southfield School; and
WHEREAS, Adriana deserves to be honored and recognized for her cognitive
capabilities, competitive spirit, and self-motivation; and
WHEREAS, Adriana Martin proves to be an extraordinary, well-rounded student
who exhibits, at the tender age of nine, exceptional potential to become a dynamic scholar
and an intellectual asset for her school, community, state, and nation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Adriana Martin of the Southfield School in Shreveport for her
mathematical skills and her rendition of the numerical quotient of Pi and the high rankings
she achieved in the 2017 National Pi Day Challenge.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Robert and Stacy Martin, the proud parents of such an academically astute
individual.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Adriana Martin and to Gordon Walker, headmaster of the Southfield School in Shreveport.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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