As students and families get ready to enjoy spring break, it’s important to keep safety in mind, especially around water. The residents of McAllen are eager to head out to South Padre Island, but make sure you and your family follow these four water safety tips before you do. LEARN TO SWIM. Anyone can learn to swim. It just takes the right classes and practice. When someone knows how to swim, they greatly reduce their risk of drowning by up to 88%, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. While knowing how to swim reduces that risk, it doesn’t ensure that it won’t happen, so further precautions are necessary. GUARANTEE ADULT SUPERVISION. A child should always be accompanied by an adult when around or in a body of water. This is crucial regardless of whether a child knows how to swim or lifeguards are on duty. Before you head out, assign each child to an adult who can watch them and take immediate action if needed. It’s also essential to learn the signs of a swimmer who is in trouble. KNOW THE SIGNS OF DROWNING. The most terrifying aspect of drowning is that it can happen quickly and quietly. A person who is drowning does not always splash or shout. Sometimes, they will bob in the water with their arms Water Safety T
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The Sweetest Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Break out your calculators and grab your aprons because it’s almost Pi Day! This holiday has gained popularity among mathematicians and bakers alike — two groups that rarely overlap. Pi Day is March 14, which, when written numerically, is 3/14, the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Pi is special because it’s used to calculate the circumference of a circle. This might not sound like a big deal, but pi is used in engineering, construction, GPS, motors, power generation, and even television! If we hadn’t calculated pi, none of these achievements would be possible. Pi is pretty important, and it’s definitely worth celebrating! Here are two ways you can get in on the fun.
LEARN TO RECITE PI Pi has fascinated mathematicians for centuries because it’s an irrational number, meaning the digits go on forever. If you want to try your hand at memorizing some of the numbers, here are the first 50 decimal digits of pi (with spaces, so they’re easier to remember!). 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 To make things simple, we often round pi up to 3.14, but many people have challenged themselves to memorize and recite as many digits as possible. In the Guinness Book of World Records, the record is currently held by Rajveer Meena, who recited pi to the 70,000th digit on March 21, 2015. And he did it all while blindfolded!
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EAT SOME PIE Another popular way to enjoy Pi Day is to bake and eat pie. This dessert is perfect because it’s both a homophone (same pronunciation as “pi” but with a different spelling and meaning) and a circle. Challenge your friends to a pie- baking contest, or buy your favorite pie from the store and have a pie-eating contest. And, while this may be a controversial stance, we believe pizza pie deserves a place in Pi Day celebrations, too.
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Here’s to Pi Day: the tastiest, nerdiest holiday of the year!
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