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BW Book Club Announces First Selection for 2016-2017
The Belleville West Book Club will sponsor its first discussion of the year on Wednesday, October 5. The group will meet at The Abbey on West Main Street from 4-5 p.m. The group’s first selection is The Book of Unknown Americans, a novel by Cristina Henriquez. Any student interested in joining the Book Club can pick up a membership card from Ms. Ursani (in room B323), from Mr. Garland (in room B325), or from Mr. Lodle (in room B331). Copies of the first book are available at the circulation desk in the BW Library.
THE BOOK OF UNKNOWN AMERICANS by Cristina Henriquez
When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. The Book of Unknown Americans is a stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American.
BW Book Club Holds Informational Meeting
The BW Book Club will hold a short informational meeting this Thursday, August 25, at 3:30 in room B323.
The Belleville West Book Club is open to students in all grade levels. The group meets four times during the school year (in October, December, January, and April) to discuss books selected by the club members. Discussion sessions are held after school at The Abbey on West Main Street.
All interested students are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn more about the group.
English Department Welcomes Two New Teachers
The Belleville West English Department is pleased to welcome two new members to the faculty, Mrs. Erin Pettus and Ms. Kay Guebert.
Mrs. Pettus taught at Central Community High School in Breese beginning in 2002. She is teaching English 1-2 and English 3-4 Title classes this year.
Ms. Guebert taught in the Chicago Public Schools system since 2008. She is teaching English 5-6, Advanced Writing Skills, and Early World Literature.
Welcome to West, Mrs. Pettus and Ms. Guebert!
Auditions for Fall Play Take Place This Week
Auditions for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet—the 2016 fall play—will be held this Wednesday, August 17, at 3:45 in the BW Performing Arts Center. Roles are available for almost 30 young men and women. Students from all grade levels are encouraged to audition.
Audition packets are located on the theatre bulletin board and outside the English office (room B331). The packets include material to help students prepare for the audition. Applications for student directors and student technical directors are also available.
Grab One of These Books to Finish your Summer Reading
With a couple weeks until the start of the new school year, you still have time for a little more pleasure reading this summer. Why not pick up one of these student favorites?
Belleville West Theatre Announces Fall Play Auditions
Belleville West Little Theatre will open the 2016-2017 season with The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Auditions for the play will be held after school on Wednesday, August 17.
The show requires a large cast of almost 30 young men and women. The directors plan to cast several roles in a gender-blind manner, meaning that the parts can be played by either men or women. Students in all grade levels are encouraged to get involved.
Auditions packets are available on the theatre bulletin board (located in the hallway by the Performing Arts Center) and outside the English office (room B331).
Keep Reading This Summer with Abe and RFL Books
Looking for some good books this summer? Check out the 2016-2017 Abraham Lincoln and the 2016-2017 Read for a Lifetime books. Then sign up to participate in the Abe Lincoln and RFL programs in the BW Library when school starts in August.
2016-2017 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOKS
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
Caged Warrior by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
Fake ID by Lamar Giles
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Grace Mercy by Robin LaFevers
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
October Mourning by Leslea Newman
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
2016-2017 READ FOR A LIFETIME BOOKS
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Audacity by Melanie Crowder
Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson
Boys Don’t Knit by T.S. Easton
Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip M. Hoose
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
Elena Vanishing by Elena Dunkle
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
The Martian by Andy Weir
Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez and Jenna Glatzer
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Riders by Veronica Rossi
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Symphony for the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Zeroboxer by Fond Lee
Belleville West Student Wins National Speaking Title
At this summer’s National Speech and Debate Tournament in Salt Lake City, Belleville West student Sam Geiger (class of 2016) won the national championship in expository speaking. Also placing in the event, which started with approximately 250 competitors, were Belleville West speakers Brooke Ingram (class of 2016) in tenth place and Donnie Bland (class of 2016) in eleventh place.
Other competitors from Belleville West included Sarah Hayden (class of 2018), Henry Holm (class of 2016), and Tiffani Volkman (class of 2017). Overall, the tournament hosted more than 4200 students from 1200 high schools across the nation.
The students were coached by Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.
Class of 2019 Names Favorite Books
At the close of the 2015-2016 school year, members of the class of 2019 (the freshman class) selected their favorite books. These are some of their top selections for pleasure reading:
A 52-Hertz Whale by Bill Sommer and Natalie Haney Tilghman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
American Sniper by Chris Kyle
Ashfall by Mike Mullen
Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Pena
The Battle of Jericho by Sharon Draper
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Black and White by Paul Volponi
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders by Geoff Herbach
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Hate List by Jennifer Brown
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
I am the Weapon by Allen Zadoff
If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Jake, Reinvented by Gordon Korman
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker
November Blues by Sharon Draper
The Perfect Shot by Elaine Marie Alphin
Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Summer Ball by Mike Lupica
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach
Sunrise the Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Tyrell by Coe Booth
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
We Were Here by Matt de la Pena
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Zach’s Lie by Roland Smith