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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 54
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Adriana Martin of the Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana, upon her
new world record for the rendition of the numerical quotient of Pi set on Pi Day,
March 14, 2021.
WHEREAS, Adriana Martin has achieved ever higher rankings in the Pi Day
Challenge, held annually on March 14; and
WHEREAS, Adriana is an eighth-grade honor student and distinguished scholar at
the Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, since early childhood, Adriana has exhibited an extraordinary mastery
of mathematics, 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 that 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, the math enrichment teachers at the Southfield School issue the Pi Day
Challenge to all students to learn as many digit strings of Pi as possible; on March 14 of each
year, 3.14, a Pi Day competition is held; and
WHEREAS, since kindergarten, Adriana has displayed exceptional proficiency and
talent far beyond her years in her ability to memorize numeric sequences and to write those
numerals in the correct order; and
WHEREAS, in kindergarten, Adriana Martin correctly recited one-hundred twenty
digits, the following year it was six-hundred three digits, the next year it was one thousand
four-hundred twenty digits, and in 2016, the digit string total was two thousand eight-
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hundred twelve, 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 three thousand seven-hundred
fifteen digits or an additional nine hundred numerals from the previous year; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, she accomplished the rendition of the digit string of Pi with an
accuracy of five thousand eighty-seven digits or nearly fourteen hundred additional digits
above the 2017 total; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, she accomplished the rendition of the digit string of Pi with an
accuracy of six thousand eighty-six digits or an additional nine hundred ninety-nine digits
above the 2018 total; and
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 the contestant, and the country of origin; and
WHEREAS, Adriana's incredible talent has not gone unnoticed in the world of Pi
recordkeeping; she is ranked sixth in the United States and North America and is the top
ranked eighth-grader and thirteen-year-old for all participants less than sixteen years of age;
she is ranked sixth in the United States for all ages; and Adriana is ranked thirtieth in the
world; and
WHEREAS, Adriana is an avid fan of mathematics; she relates numbers and
formulae to everyday occurrences; and
WHEREAS, like Pi, Adriana's destiny is filled with infinite possibilities; and
WHEREAS, Adriana Martin is a rare role model of scholastic aptitude that is worthy
of emulation and recognition; Adriana remains a source of great pride to her family and
friends and to the faculty and student body of the Southfield School; and
WHEREAS, Adriana deserves to be honored for her cognitive abilities, competitive
spirit, and self-motivation as she is recognized internationally for her exceptional math
skills; and
WHEREAS, Adriana Martin is an extraordinary and well-rounded student who
exhibits infinite potential to become a dynamic scholar and an intellectual asset to her
school, community, state, and nation.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Adriana Martin for her mathematical skills and her rendition of
the numerical quotient of Pi and the world-class ranking she achieved in the 2021 Pi Day
Challenge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Robert and Stacy Martin, the proud parents of such an academically gifted
daughter.
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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