West Students Finish Semester with 2.15 Million Pages of Pleasure Reading

Once again this year, the BW English Department challenged the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes to each read ONE MILLION PAGES of pleasure reading during the school year.  With the first half of the year wrapped, how are our four classes doing?

At the end of the first semester, the FRESHMAN CLASS holds a commanding lead, with 718,596 pages of pleasure reading—over 70% of the way to their goal!  The freshmen read 254,999 pages in the third triad, an average of 479 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Mrs. Hunter—first hour:  1125 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—second hour:  1042 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  950 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—second hour:  899 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—third hour:  845 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—sixth hour:  749 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:  610 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  550 pages per student

Ms. Comley—second hour:  533 pages per student

At the end of the first semester, the SENIOR CLASS maintains its standing in second place, with 499,528 pages of pleasure reading—almost half-way to the goal.  The seniors read 139,865 pages of pleasure reading in the third triad, an average of 281 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  1065 pages per student

Mrs. Short—first hour:  528 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  473 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  462 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—first hour:  377 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS is currently in third place, with 483,893 pages of pleasure reading—just shy of half-way to the goal.  The sophomores read 161,142 pages of pleasure reading in the third triad, an average of 281 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Ms. Schloesser—first hour:  935 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—third hour:  637 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—fourth hour:  522 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—second hour:  491 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  480 pages per student

The JUNIOR CLASS is at the back of the pack, with 448,583 pages of pleasure reading.  The juniors read 143,014 pages in the third triad, an average of 308 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Ms. Guebert—second hour:  719 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  668 pages per student

Mr. Garland—second hour:  626 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  599 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers—second hour:  434 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 18,897 pages in the second triad, an average of 945 pages per English teacher.

Can the freshmen reach one million pages by the end of the fourth triad?  Can the seniors catch them?  Can the juniors and sophomores increase their reading pace?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!