Belleville West Students Reach 3.25 Million Pages of Pleasure Reading

At the start of the 2025-2026 academic year, the BW English Department challenged the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes to READ for pleasure reading during this school year.

The SENIOR CLASS finished the third quarter with 475,909 pages of pleasure reading, with an average of 478 pages per senior in the third quarter.  These senior classes read the most pages per student:

Dr. Brunner, fifth hour – 1188 pages per student

Mr. Armknecht, third hour – 1048 pages per student

Ms. Schaefer, fifth hour – 813 pages per student

Ms. Schaefer, sixth hour – 673 pages per student

Mr. Herron, first hour – 592 pages per student

Ms. O’Malley, seventh hour – 584 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, fifth hour – 558 pages per student

Mrs. Story, second hour – 547 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, fourth hour – 520 pages per student

Ms. Schaefer, seventh hour – 513 pages per student

Mr. Lodle, second hour – 511 pages per student

The JUNIOR CLASS finished the third quarter with 568,441 pages of pleasure reading, with an average of 442 pages per junior in the third quarter.  These junior classes read the most pages per student:

Mr. Schobert, first hour – 905 pages student

Dr. Brunner, third hour – 811 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers – first hour – 807 pages per student

Dr. Brunner, second hour – 783 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, fourth hour – 735 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, fifth hour – 666 pages per student

Mr Schobert, sixth hour – 626 pages per student

Dr. Brunner, first hour – 566 pages per student

Ms. Hodson, seventh hour – 528 pages per student

Mr. Garland, first hour – 517 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, sixth hour – 504 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS finished the third quarter with 642,822 pages of pleasure reading, with an average of 476 pages per sophomore in the third quarter.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 1060 pages per student

Ms. Schlich, third hour – 840 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, seventh hour – 724 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, sixth hour – 707 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, fourth hour – 662 pages per student

Mr. Armknecht, fourth hour – 639 pages per student

Mr. Armknecht, seventhhour – 638 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, second hour – 631 pages per student

Mrs. Lewis, first hour – 629 pages per student

Ms. Hodson, first hour – 546 pages per student

Ms. Hodson, third hour – 542 pages per student

The FRESHMAN CLASS finished the third quarter with 557,225 pages of pleasure reading, with an average of 484 pages per freshman in the third quarter.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Guebert, first hour – 1021 pages per student

Ms. Mims, second hour – 886 pages per student

Mrs. Story, third hour – 849 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, seventh hour – 792 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, fifth hour – 736 pages per student

Mrs. Coyne, second hour – 676 pages per student

Mrs. Short, seventh hour – 616 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, second hour – 607 pages per student

Mrs. Story, seventh hour – 606 pages per student

Ms. Mims, fourth hour – 559 pages per student

Mrs. Coyne, first hour – 520 pages per student

At the end of the third quarter, the sophomores still have a strong lead.  They’re followed by the juniors, with the freshmen close behind in third place.  The seniors are currently at the back of the pack.  Visit the library, find some good books, and make the fourth quarter your best numbers of the year!