Schools celebrate Pi Day

It's 3/14, which means it's Pi Day, in celebration of the infinitely non-repeating number (commonly rounded to 3.14), and students are celebrating in proper fashion.

At Phillip O. Berry, students built a mural of Pi, measured the circumference of their heads using Pi, tested a challenge Google's doodle of Pi and pie-ing (is that a verb?!) school administrators, including Principal Curtis Carroll, in the face. (We're working on photos.)

Similarly at Randolph IB Middle, students could buy tickets for an event that runs through 3 p.m. to throw whipped cream pies at their principal and teachers. 

The event, though it celebrates Pi Day, is a fundraiser by the Global Ambassadors Club for the local organization One Library at a Time. The club is raising money to create libraries for schools in Roatan, Honduras. 

Randolph Middle wins NAL championship

After a history-making match in the National Academic League final championship (two CMS schools squared off in the finals for the first time), Randolph Middle emerged victorious.

Randolph beat Crestdale Middle 79-72 in a match at East Mecklenburg High this afternoon.

The two middle schools beat out 14 other schools from around the country to get to the championship match.

The Randolph Middle NAL team.
Photo courtesy of Steven Oreskovic