Juniors Hold Commanding Lead in Million Page Challenge

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 fifth triad, the JUNIOR CLASS has already passed one million pages!  With 1,227,908 pages of pleasure reading, this year’s junior class could finish the year with the highest page total in the history of the million page challenge.  The junior class read 259,951 pages in the fifth triad, an average of 532 pages per junior.  These junior classes each read more than 500 pages per student in the fifth triad:

Mr. Garland—second hour:  2841 pages per student*

Mr. Spriggs—sixth hour:  811 pages per student

Mr. Spriggs—fifth hour:  773 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—third hour:  744 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—fifth hour:  708 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  695 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—second hour:  687 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—seventh hour:  668 pages per student

Mr. Spriggs—first hour:  608 pages per student

Mr. Garland—fifth hour:  598 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  565 pages per student

* This is the highest average of ALL grade levels!

At the end of the fifth triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS is very close to the goal, with 986,217 pages of pleasure reading.  The freshmen read 201,145 pages in the fifth triad, an average of 442 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes each read more than 500 pages per student in the fifth triad:

Mrs. Hunter—first hour:  1008 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—sixth hour:  921 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  791 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  742 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  552 pages per student

Mrs. Short—fourth hour:  525 pages per student

Mr. Garland—sixth hour:  505 pages per student

The SENIOR CLASS has passed the sophomore class to claim third place, with 909,070 pages of pleasure reading.   The seniors read 216,825 pages in the fifth triad (their best triad of the year!), an average of 509 pages per senior.  These senior classes each read more than 500 pages per student in the fifth triad:

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  1237 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  1088 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—first hour:  867 pages per student

Mrs. Story—sixth hour:  702 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  619 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—third hour:  551 pages per student

Mr. Garland—third hour:  541 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger—sixth hour:  535 pages per student

Mrs. Story—third hour:  534 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—seventh hour:  532 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS slipped into fourth place during the fifth triad, with 882,643 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomores read 174,660 pages in the fifth triad (their lowest total since the first triad of the year), an average of only 329 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes each read more than 500 pages per student in the fifth triad:

Ms. Schloesser—sixth hour:  520 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—third hour:  507 pages per student

Mrs. Pettus—seventh hour:  504 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 21,941 pages in the fifth triad, an average of 1097 pages per English teacher—the best triad for the teachers so far this year.

Can this year’s juniors finish the year with the highest total ever in the history of the Million Page Challenge?  Can the seniors pass the freshmen in the next triad?  Can the sophomores climb out of last place?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!