BW Readers Begin School Year with Impressive Numbers

Once again this year, Belleville West students are reading!  The BW English Department challenged the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes to each read ONE MILLION PAGES of pleasure reading during this school year.

At the end of the first triad, the SOPHOMORE CLASS has read the most total pages, with 214,820 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 406 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages over the triad:

Ms. Schloesser—third hour:  23,180 pages

Ms. Schloesser—seventh hour:  20,371 pages

Ms. Chalmers—first hour:  19,143 pages

Ms. Schloesser—sixth hour:  14,211 pages

Mr. Reidelberger—third hour:  14,204 pages

Mr. Johnson—second hour:  13,899 pages

Mr. Jenkins—seventh hour:  9,591 pages

Mr. Johnson—first hour:  9,205 pages

The FRESHMAN CLASS currently stands in second place, with 193,573 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 346 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages over the triad:

Ms. Thurnau—sixth hour:  20,890 pages

Ms. Loesche—third hour:  17,820 pages

Ms. Thurnau—third hour:  16,273 pages

Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:  14,384 pages

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  12,375 pages

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  12,296 pages

Mrs. Story—second hour:  9,237 pages

The JUNIOR CLASS is in third place, with 188,371 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 377 pages per junior.  (That’s more pages per student than the freshman class!)  These junior classes read the most pages over the triad:

Mr. Garland—sixth hour:  20,445 pages

Mr. Spriggs—first hour:  16,199 pages

Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  15,767 pages

Mr. Brunner—sixth hour:  13,799 pages

Mr. Brunner—first hour:  12,818 pages

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  12,703 pages

Ms. Guebert—seventh hour:  11,053 pages

Mr. Spriggs—sixth hour:  10,064 pages

The SENIOR CLASS is currently at the back of the back—but they’re sticking close to the juniors—with 188,252 pages of pleasure reading.  (That’s just 119 pages—not even one page per student—behind the juniors.)  The seniors read an average of 368 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages over the triad:

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  27,903 pages

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  19,636 pages

Mr. Schobert—second hour:  19,226 pages

Ms. Mims—fourth hour:  11,021 pages

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  9,241 pages

Ms. Short—first hour:  9,214 pages

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT started the year with 14,303 pages, an average of 715 pages per English teacher.

All four classes are off to a great start!  Every class has more pages at this point in the year than any class did at the end of the first triad last year!

Can the sophomores maintain their lead?  Will the seniors pass the juniors—and maybe the freshmen?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!