March Madness Continues in BW English Department

In celebration of March Madness, the BW English Department is asking students to participate in a game of brackets to select their favorite literature from the BW Library.  Each week in March, students can vote for their favorite books by visiting this link.  Every student who participates will be entered in a drawing, with the prize winners announced at the end of the month.  The deadline for the second week of voting is Friday, March 15.

West Students Finish Fourth Triad with 3.2 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.  At two-thirds of the way through the year, how are our four classes doing?

At the end of the first semester, the FRESHMAN CLASS has already PASSED THEIR GOAL, with 1,100,094 pages of pleasure reading!  At this rate, the freshman class can read more than 1.5 million pages by the end of this school year!  The freshmen read 314,210 pages in the fourth triad, their best triad so far and an average of 564 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  1312 pages per student

Mr. Garland—third hour:  1075 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—second hour:  1056 pages per student

Mr. Thurnau—fifth hour:  1032 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  915 pages per student

Mr. Garland—second hour:  848 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—sixth hour:  839 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—seventh hour:  833 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—sixth hour:  730 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—seventh hour:  615 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—second hour:  526 pages per student

At the end of the first semester, the SENIOR CLASS maintains its standing in second place, with 805,273 pages of pleasure reading—more than 80% of the way to the goal!  The seniors read 183,202 pages of pleasure reading in the fourth triad, an average of 430 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  1648 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—first hour:  928 pages per student

Ms. Thurna—seventh hour:  829 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  704 pages per student

Mrs. Story—fourth hour:  503 pages per student

The JUNIOR CLASS remains in third place, with 664,630 pages of pleasure reading—which means that they’ve slipped under pace to reach the goal this year.  The juniors read 159,476 pages of pleasure reading in the fourth triad, an average of 320 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  806 pages per student

Mr. Garland—sixth hour:  736 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers—fourth hour:  629 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—third hour:  547 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—first hour:  524 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS is still at the back of the pack, with 614,198 pages of pleasure reading—getting closer but still under pace to reach one million pages this year.  The sophomores read 169,262 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 363 pages per sophomore.  (This is the best triad so far for the sophomores!  If they continue to increase their reading pace in the fifth and sixth triads, the sophomores can still reach one million pages this year.)  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Johnson—second hour:  997 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—second hour:  735 pages per student

Mrs. Pettus—third hour:  598 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—first hour:  488 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  457 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 22,086 pages in the fourth triad, their best triad this year, with an average of 1104 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!

Annual March Madness Reading Event Starts Next Week

In celebration of March Madness, the BW English Department invites students to participate in a game of brackets to select their favorite book from the BW Library.  Each week in March, students can vote for their favorite books by visiting this link. Every student who participates will be entered in a drawing, with the prize winners announced at the end of the month.  The deadline for the first week of voting is Friday, March 8.