BW Readers Finish Strong First Semester

First semester is almost over, and the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are all on pace to read more than one million pages this year!

At the end of the third triad, the freshman class has read the most total pages this semester, with 656,358 pages of pleasure reading.  (That’s almost two-thirds of the way to one million pages in only the first semester!)  The freshmen read 246,540 pages in just the third triad, the most pages of any class during any triad this semester.  That’s an average of 383 pages per freshman during the third triad.  These freshman classes read the most pages during the first semester:

Mrs. Thurnau—5^th hour:  54,785 pages  
Ms. Ursani—2^nd hour:  51,971 pages
Mrs. Thurnau—6^th hour:  43,997 pages
Mrs. Thurnau—3^rd hour:  43,948 pages
Ms. Ursani—1^st hour:  43,647 pages
Mrs. Spriggs—1^st hour:  42,713 pages
Ms. Bielong—1^st hour:  34,290 pages
Mr. Garland—7^th hour:  32,071 pages

The junior class is just behind the freshmen, with 587,764 pages of pleasure reading for the first semester.  The juniors read 185,000 pages in the third triad.  That’s an average of 357 pages per junior during the third triad.  (Sorry, juniors, but that means that the freshmen read the most pages and that the sophomores read the most pages per student during the third triad!)  These junior classes read the most pages during the first semester:

Ms. Sage—3^rd hour:  45,492 pages
Ms. Chalmers—4^th hour:  44,791 pages
Ms. Chalmers—6^th hour:  43,046 pages
Mr. Spriggs—5^th hour:  39,315 pages
Dr. Roberts—6^th hour:  38,544 pages
Mr. Brunner—2^nd hour:  35,948 pages
Ms. Hoelscher—1^st hour:  30,377 pages

The sophomore class is better than half-way to the goal, with 510,250 pages of pleasure reading for the first semester.  The sophomores read 215,330 pages in just the third triad—their highest total for the year and better than the junior class for this triad.  That’s an average of 388 pages per sophomore during the third triad—the highest average per student of all three classes.  These sophomore classes read the most pages during the first semester:

Ms. Bielong—6^th hour:  86,513 pages
Mr. Reidelberger—3^rd hour:  39,607 pages
Mrs. Hunter—4^th hour:  35,778 pages
Ms. Bielong—5^th hour:  34,395 pages
Ms. Chalmers—2^nd hour:  32,580 pages
Mr. Spriggs—7^th hour:  31,604 pages

The teachers in the English department read 15,121 pages during the third triad—an average of 720 pages per teacher!

Can the freshmen continue to open their lead over the juniors and sophomores?  Can the sophomores continue their incredible pace from the third triad?  Can the juniors regain their spot as the pages-per-student leaders of the competition?

Don’t forget to take your pleasure reading books home with you for the winter break.  Any pages you read over the break will count toward your class’s fourth triad total.

Keep reading, Belleville West!