BW Students Read 5.2 MILLION pages in 2014-2015

CONGRATULATIONS, BELLEVILLE WEST READERS!  As the 2014-2015 school year draws to a close, each class has read more than one million pages of pleasure reading!  Combined, the students at Belleville West read a grand total of 5,197,707 PAGES OF PLEASURE READING over the past nine months.

What does that mean?

If those pages were laid end-to-end, they would stretch almost 700 MILES—that’s all the way from Belleville West to New Orleans!  Plus another 21 miles!

If one person wanted to read that many pages, he or she would need to read one page every minute for TEN YEARS!  Without ever stopping to eat or sleep!

If you had one penny for every page read by a Belleville West student this year, you would have $51,997!

How did the classes stack up against each other?  The CLASS OF 2017 (the sophomore class) read the greatest number of pages this year.  But the CLASS OF 2015 (the senior class) read the most pages per student this year.

The CLASS OF 2018 (the freshman class) read 1,287,654 pages of pleasure reading this year.  That’s an average of 2,471 pages per freshman.  The freshman classes with the highest reading totals for the sixth triad are:

Ms. Thurnau’s sixth hour – 29,389 pages

Ms. Thurnau’s third hour – 19,305 pages

Dr. Etter’s sixth hour – 16,305 pages

Ms. Thurnau’s fifth hour – 15,790 pages

Ms. Ursani’s first hour – 15,236 pages

Ms. Hunter’s seventh hour –13,545 pages

Mr. Garland’s sixth hour – 11,931 pages

Ms. Hunter’s sixth hour – 10,046 pages

The CLASS OF 2017 (the sophomore class) read 1,399,832 pages of pleasure reading this year.  That’s an average of 2,626 pages per sophomore.  The sophomore classes with the highest reading totals for the sixth triad are:

Ms. Schloesser’s sixth hour – 35,586 pages

Mr. Johnson’s second hour – 23,213 pages

Mr. Johnson’s first hour – 21,509 pages

Ms. Schloesser’s fourth hour – 18,771 pages

Mr. Jenkins’s second hour – 17,102 pages

Ms. Story’s seventh hour – 16,121 pages

Ms. Lewis’s second hour – 13,854 pages

Mr. Reidelberger’s third hour – 12,224 pages

Ms. Lewis’s fourth hour – 11,395 pages

Mr. Reidelberger’s fourth hour – 10,055 pages

The CLASS OF 2016 (the junior class) read 1,281,679 pages of pleasure reading this year.  That’s an average of 2,396 pages per junior.  The junior classes with the highest reading totals for the sixth triad are:

Mr. Brunner’s sixth hour – 29,581 pages

Ms. Story’s second hour – 18,022 pages

Mr. Brunner’s second hour – 17,702 pages

Mr. Spriggs’s third hour – 16,188 pages

Mr. Spriggs’s fifth hour – 12,798 pages

Mr. Brunner’s first hour – 10, 889 pages

Mr. Spriggs’s sixth hour – 10,270 pages

The CLASS OF 2015 (the senior class) read 1,228,542 pages of pleasure reading this year.  That’s an average of 2,960 pages per senior.  The senior classes with the highest reading totals for the sixth triad are:

Mr. Lodle’s sixth hour – 33,814 pages

Ms. Story’s sixth hour – 13,163 pages

Mr. Garland’s third hour – 11,822 pages

Mr. Schobert’s sixth hour – 10,709 pages

Ms. Hoelscher’s second hour – 10,479 pages

Mr. Lodle’s fifth hour – 10,429 pages

Ms. Story’s third hour – 10,411 pages

The ENGLISH TEACHERS read 22,214 pages in the sixth triad, for a total of 112,301 pages this year.  (That’s 5,615 pages per English teacher.)

Congratulations to all four classes!  Keep reading this summer!

Belleville West Students Celebrate Reading

To recognize the outstanding reading accomplishments of Belleville West students, the English Department sponsored a reading celebration on Friday, May 8.  The reading celebration included a Skype visit with award-winning author Patricia McCormick, a book swap held in the BW Library, book trivia, reading time, literature circle discussions, snacks, and prizes for top readers. 

Author Patricia McCormick talks about her novel Sold.

Sophomores gather in the gym to participate in the Skype visit with Patricia McCormick.

One of Mrs. Lewis’s students asks Ms. McCormick a question about her writing.

Student prize-winners gather in the Belleville West Library.

BW Students Share a Love of Reading

Belleville West students enjoy books in their classrooms, in the hallways, and around the campus as part of the 2015 Reading Celebration Day.

English Department Holds Annual Reading Celebration

This Friday, May 8, the Belleville West English Department will hold its annual reading celebration day.  Activities will include a book swap, book chats, reading time, and a Skype visit with author Patricia McCormick.  Books and other reading-related prizes will be awarded throughout the day.

BW Students Plan Skype with Best-Selling Author