Start the Year with a Reading Challenge

At the start of 2018, resolve to make time to read every day.  Try the BW English Department reading challenge, or try one of the other 2018 reading challenges below!

BW ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2017-2018 READING CHALLENGE

BOOK RIOT 2018 READ HARDER CHALLENGE

2018 POP SUGAR READING CHALLENGE

Make Reading Plans for the Holiday Season

The holidays are a great time for reading! Take time to read to the little ones in your life this holiday season.

BW Readers Pass Two Million Pages

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 third triad, the JUNIOR CLASS has built an even bigger lead, with 732,251 pages of pleasure reading.  The juniors read 267,862 pages in the third triad.  That’s their highest total of any triad this year and an average of 551 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Mr. Garland—second hour:  2487 pages per student*

Mr. Garland—fifth hour:  1649 pages per student*

Ms. Guebert—first hour:  917 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—fifth hour:  778 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—third hour:  722 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  645 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  620 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—first hour:  593 pages per student

* These two classes also have the highest averages of ALL grade levels!

At the end of the third triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS stays in second place, with 600,154 pages of pleasure reading.  The freshmen read 224,437 pages in the third triad—that’s their best triad so far, with an average of 488 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Mrs. Hunter—first hour:  1018 pages per student

Mrs. Pettus—third hour:  764 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  703 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—second hour:  691 pages per student

Mrs. Hunter—sixth hour:  678 pages per student

Mrs. Short—fourth hour:  663 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  631 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS remains in third place, with 533,149 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomores read 170,081 pages in the third triad, an average of 328 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  856 pages per student

Mrs. Pettus—sixth hour:  790 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—fourth hour:  539 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—sixth hour:  499 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—third hour:  484 pages per student

The SENIOR CLASS is still at the back of the pack, with 514,499 pages of pleasure reading.  The good news is that the seniors had their best reading triad to date—with 213,727 pages, an average of 465 pages per senior—which puts them on pace to surpass one million pages this year.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the third triad:

Mr. Schobert—first hour:  1082 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  946 pages per student

Mrs. Story—third hour:  842 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  761 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—second hour:  615 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  572 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—seventh hour:  520 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 14,124 pages in the third triad, an average of 706 pages per English teacher.

Can the juniors pass one million pages by the end of the fourth triad?  Can the sophomores pass the freshmen in the next triad?  Can the seniors jump ahead of the sophomores?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!