Junior Class Eyes One Million Pages of Pleasure Reading

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 fourth triad, the JUNIOR CLASS is still in the lead.  With 938,938 pages of pleasure reading, they already have one million pages in sight!  The juniors read 206,687 pages in the fourth triad.  That’s an impressive number, but it’s actually their lowest triad of the year, at an average of 423 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Garland—second hour:  1739 pages per student*

Mr. Garland—fifth hour:  935 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—first hour:  741 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—third hour:  635 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—second hour:  623 pages per student

Mr. Spriggs—sixth hour:  551 pages per student

Mrs. Story—second hour:  516 pages per student

Mr. Spriggs—first hour:  512 pages per student

* This is the highest average of ALL grade levels!

At the end of the fourth triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS stays in second place.  With 768,484 pages of pleasure reading, the freshmen are more than three-quarters of the way to a million pages!  The freshmen read 168,330 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 354 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  774 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—first hour:  766 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  693 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  502 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—second hour:  471 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS remains in third place, with 707,983 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomores read 174,834 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 329 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  836 pages per student

Mr. Jenkins—third hour:  701 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—second hour:  543 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers—seventh hour:  517 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers—first hour:  495 pages per student

The SENIOR CLASS is still at the back of the pack, with 679,882 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s just past two-thirds of a million pages.  The seniors read 164,978 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 387 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  1318 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  856 pages per student

Mrs. Lewis—second hour:  518 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  467 pages per student

Mrs. Story—sixth hour:  456 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 16,274 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 814 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 sophomores pass the freshmen in the next triad?  Can the seniors jump ahead of the sophomores?  Keep reading, Belleville West!

Library Offers Free SAT Prep Resources

The Belleville West Library has developed a page of online SAT prep resources for students.  The page includes directions for the Khan Academy, testing dates, links to resources, and free phone apps.

http://libguides.bths201.org/SAT

In addition, the library has created an SAT prep table, which includes free practice tests and worksheets with tips and strategies.

This year’s SAT test will take place on Tuesday, April 10.