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Children’s Play Auditions in First Week of November
Auditions for the 2015 children’s play, Peter Pan, will be held after school on Wednesday, November 4. The show offers more than 40 roles, and students from all grade levels are encouraged to audition. Audition materials are available in room B327 and in room B232.
Chess Club Offers “Varsity Nerd” T-Shirts
The BW Chess Team is selling “Varsity Nerd” t-shirts. The shirt features all Belleville West clubs, activities, and sports. Students can purchase the shirt, mark their extracurricular activities, and proudly let the world know that they are “nerdy” about those activities. Order forms are available in the bookstore and in room B340. Students can also check their student email accounts to order online.
The Chess Team is sponsored by English teacher Mr. Lucas Spriggs.
English Department, Student Newspaper Host Annual Trivia Night
The BW English Department and the BW student newspaper, the Hy News, will sponsor the fourteenth annual Belleville West Trivia Night on Saturday, November 7. Doors open at 6:30, with the first round of trivia beginning at 7:00.
Tables seat eight competitors, and tickets are still just $10 per person. The top tables will win cash prizes, and drawings for door prizes will be held throughout the evening. To reserve a table, call 222-7622 or email hynews@bths201.org.
All profits benefit the BW English scholarship fund and the BW student newspaper.
Varsity Football Cheerleaders Cheer for the Cure
Every year, the varsity football cheerleaders participate in a “Cheer for the Cure” week, raising both awareness and funds that are donated to breast cancer research.
- Selling breast cancer awareness t-shirts
- Selling various pink items (such as pens, pencils, sunglasses, car magnets, etc.)
- Bake sales
- Collecting donations through the week at school and at the football game during half time
- Powder Puff football game (with all proceeds from ticket sales donated)
This year was a huge success. The squad raised over $2500 to donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, where 91% of all money donated goes directly to research.
The football cheerleaders also helped spread awareness by making posters that displayed stories of local individuals who have suffered from breast cancer. The “wall of hope” is displayed on the windows of the cafeteria through the week.
Additionally, the girls volunteered their time to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. They performed a special cheer to kick off the event, led the group to the starting point, and cheered on participants as they walked. The team sold more pink merchandise and donated over $200 to Making Strides.
The cheerleading squad is coached by English teacher Ms. Ashley Mims.
Students Write, Revise, and Share for National Day of Writing
As part of the National Day of Writing on October 20, students in Belleville West English classes composed short stories and poems, revised their work in peer groups, and read their work aloud to classmates. Below are students participating in writing activities with Mr. Stephen Garland, Mr. Nick Johnson, Ms. Lindsay Karban, and Ms. Soune Ursani.
Belleville West Celebrates National Day of Writing
Belleville West High School joins the celebration for the National Day of Writing during the week of October 19. This week, many English classes will incorporate some creating writing, including short fiction and poetry connected to A Monster Calls (our “One Book, One School” selection).
BW Reading Program Featured on KMOV
Belleville West’s “One Book, One School” program—with all students and staff members reading Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls—was recently profiled on KMOV and on the KMOV website. Ms. Mary Barteau, BW Library Director, and Mr. John Lodle, BW English Department Chair, both spoke about this unique program.
To view the KMOV feature story, just click on the screen shot below.
Follow the BW Student Newspaper Online
Follow the Hy News podcast, West Side Stories, at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgQIE8ZNtAYI1EwUzkf4FA
You can also find the Hy News blog, which is updated monthly, at this link:
http://blog.bths201.org/hynews/
The Belleville West student newspaper is advised by Mr. Stephen Garland.
BW Theatre Opens 2015-2016 Season This Week
The Belleville West Little Theatre will present its annual fall play this Thursday through Saturday, October 15 through 17. This year’s offering is Almost, Maine, a comedic drama by John Cariani.
On a clear, cold, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.
Easton (sophomore Wade Cook) discovers love in his own back yard, when hiker Glory (senior Bailey Guinn) sets up her tent there. Jimmy (senior Henry Holm) bumps into an old flame (senior Hannah Higgins), only to learn that she has moved on with her life.
Marvalyn (junior Janae Robinson) meets Steve (sophomore Miles Wadlington), an unusual young man who can’t feel pain, in the laundry room of her apartment building. Married couple Phil (senior Alan Estrada) and Marci (junior Rachel Deschaine) try to rekindle their romance at the local skating rink. And tomboy Rhonda (junior Tiffani Volkman) starts to see her friend Dave (senior Romeo Spells) in a new way.
This light-hearted show is appropriate for all members of the family. The production is directed by Ms. Laurie Bielong and Mr. John Lodle. The student director is senior Chloe Frisby. Student technical directors are seniors Heather Holdman, Brandi Karbowiak, Alexis Radden, and Michelle Woods.
Performances are at 7:00 each evening in the Belleville West Performing Arts Center, located at 4063 Frank Scott Parkway West. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults.
Students and Teachers Gather for Book Discussion
Members of the Belleville West Book Club held their first meeting on Wednesday, October 7. Students and teachers met at The Abbey to discuss Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See.