Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Students Complete First Triad of Annual Reading 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 first triad, the JUNIOR CLASS has read the most total pages, with 223,202 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 459 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student:

Mr. Garland—fifth hour:  1742 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  1477 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—fifth hour:  697 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—first hour:  668 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—sixth hour:  583 pages per student

Mr. Garland—second hour:  546 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—third hour:  522 pages per student

The FRESHMAN CLASS currently stands in second place, with 166,869 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 363 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  617 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—seventh hour:  607 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:  586 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  584 pages per student

Mrs. Short—fourth hour:  489 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:  487 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  482 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS is in third place, with 162,450 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 314 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Ursani—fifth hour:  896 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—second hour:  517 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—sixth hour:  511 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—fourth hour:  492 pages per student

Mrs. Pettus—sixth hour:  406 pages per student

Mr. Johnson—fifth hour:  405 pages per student

The SENIOR CLASS is currently at the back of the pack, with 125,983 pages of pleasure reading.  The seniors read an average of 274 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Thurnau—seventh hour:  503 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  456 pages per student

Ms. Mims—fifth hour:  448 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  432 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT started the year with 13,406 pages, an average of 670 pages per English teacher.

All four classes are off to a good start, but the juniors are the only class currently on pace to reach one million pages by the end of the year.

Can the juniors maintain their lead?  Can the freshmen or sophomores catch them?  Can the seniors pick up their reading pace?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!

English Department Presents New Reading Challenge

For the 2017-2018 school year, the teachers in the BW English Department encourage students to read beyond their comfort zones.  To help students try new genres, the English teachers have developed a list of book categories, with each teacher contributing one category (and several recommended books in that category).  How many of these book categories can you read in the 2017-2018 school year?