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2021 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 54
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDAT IONS. To commend Adriana Martin on her new world record for the
rendition of the numerical quotient of Pi set on Pi Day, March 14, 2021.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Adriana Martin of the Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana, upon her
3 new world record for the rendition of the numerical quotient of Pi set on Pi Day,
4 March 14, 2021.
5 WHEREAS, Adriana Martin has achieved ever higher rankings in the Pi Day
6 Challenge, held annually on March 14; and
7 WHEREAS, Adriana is an eighth-grade honor student and distinguished scholar at
8 the Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana; and
9 WHEREAS, since early childhood, Adriana has exhibited an extraordinary mastery
10 of mathematics, exceptional memory recall, and proficiency in the recitation of numerical
11 sequences of the ratio known as Pi, ð, a mathematical constant resulting from the division
12 of the circumference of a circle by its diameter; and
13 WHEREAS, Pi is an irrational number that cannot be represented as a ratio of
14 integers with a nonzero denominator; its decimal representation is infinite and never settles
15 into a permanently repeating pattern; and
16 WHEREAS, the math enrichment teachers at the Southfield School issue the Pi Day
17 Challenge to all students to learn as many digit strings of Pi as possible; on March 14 of each
18 year, 3.14, a Pi Day competition is held; and
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1 WHEREAS, since kindergarten, Adriana has displayed exceptional proficiency and
2 talent far beyond her years in her ability to memorize numeric sequences and to write those
3 numerals in the correct order; and
4 WHEREAS, in kindergarten, Adriana Martin correctly recited one-hundred twenty
5 digits, the following year it was six-hundred three digits, the next year it was one thousand
6 four-hundred twenty digits, and in 2016, the digit string total was two thousand eight-
7 hundred twelve, almost doubling the amount from the previous year; and
8 WHEREAS, in 2017, Adriana wrote the digit string of Pi from memory without any
9 outside help and without any errors, with an accuracy of three thousand seven-hundred
10 fifteen digits or an additional nine hundred numerals from the previous year; and
11 WHEREAS, in 2018, she accomplished the rendition of the digit string of Pi with an
12 accuracy of five thousand eighty-seven digits or nearly fourteen hundred additional digits
13 above the 2017 total; and
14 WHEREAS, in 2019, she accomplished the rendition of the digit string of Pi with an
15 accuracy of six thousand eighty-six digits or an additional nine hundred ninety-nine digits
16 above the 2018 total; and
17 WHEREAS, several international organizations compile competition statistics and
18 rank the challengers using several criteria, such as the correct number of digits rendered, the
19 age of the contestant, and the country of origin; and
20 WHEREAS, Adriana's incredible talent has not gone unnoticed in the world of Pi
21 record keeping; she is ranked sixth in the United States and North America and is the top
22 ranked eighth grader and thirteen-year-old for all participants less than sixteen years of age;
23 she is ranked sixth in the United States for all ages; and Adriana is ranked thirtieth in the
24 world; and
25 WHEREAS, Adriana is an avid fan of mathematics; she relates numbers and
26 formulae to everyday occurrences; and
27 WHEREAS, like Pi, Adriana's destiny is filled with infinite possibilities; and
28 WHEREAS, Adriana Martin is a rare role model of scholastic aptitude that is worthy
29 of emulation and recognition; Adrianna remains a source of great pride to her family and
30 friends and to the faculty and student body of the Southfield School; and
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1 WHEREAS, Adriana deserves to be honored for her cognitive abilities, competitive
2 spirit, and self-motivation as she is recognized internationally for her exceptional math
3 skills; and
4 WHEREAS, Adriana Martin is an extraordinary and well-rounded student who
5 exhibits infinite potential to become a dynamic scholar and an intellectual asset to her
6 school, community, state, and nation.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
8 commend and congratulate Adriana Martin for her mathematical skills and her rendition of
9 the numerical quotient of Pi and the world-class ranking she achieved in the 2021 Pi Day
10 Challenge.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
12 commend Robert and Stacy Martin, the proud parents of such an academically gifted
13 daughter.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
15 Adriana Martin and to Gordon Walker, headmaster of the Southfield School in Shreveport.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SCR 54 Original 2021 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Adriana Martin on her world-class ranking in the 2021 Pi Day Challenge.
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