Belleville West Begins 2014-2015 Million Page 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 SENIOR CLASS has read the most total pages, with 189,997 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 398 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages over the triad:

Mrs. Lewis—seventh hour:  24,621 pages
Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  22,365 pages
Mr. Jenkins—fourth hour:  18,858 pages
Mr. Brunner—fifth hour:  18,248 pages
Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  13,087 pages
Ms. Chalmers—second hour:  12,808 pages
Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  10,438 pages

The SOPHOMORE CLASS currently stands in second place, with 178,952 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 322 pages per sophomores.  These sophomore classes read the most pages over the triad:

Mr. Jenkins—second hour:  19,573 pages
Mr. Jenkins—sixth hour:  18,234 pages
Ms. Schloesser—fourth hour: 11,439 pages
Ms. Chalmers—first hour:  9,402 pages
Mr. Johnson—first hour:  9,390 pages
Ms. Schloesser—sixth hour:  8,968 pages
Ms. Story—seventh hour:  8,917 pages

The JUNIOR CLASS is in third place right now, with 161,168 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 281 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages over the triad:

Mr. Spriggs—fifth hour:  15,913 pages
Mr. Brunner—second hour:  13,389 pages
Mr. Brunner—first hour:   12,124 pages
Mr. Spriggs—third hour:   11,931 pages
Ms. Chalmers—seventh hour:   10,538 pages
Ms. Story—fourth hour:   9,493 pages
Ms. Story—second hour:   9,284 pages

The FRESHMAN CLASS has started the year with 134,602 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s an average of 251 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages over the triad:

Ms. Thurnau—sixth hour:  13,927 pages
Mr. Garland—first hour:   8,747 pages
Ms. Thurnau—third hour:  8,196 pages
Ms. Sage—first hour:   7,385 pages
Mr. Garland—sixth hour:   7,372 pages
Ms. Hunter—sixth hour:   7,214 pages
Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:   7,062 pages

How are your English teachers doing?  In the first triad, they read 14,733 pages of pleasure reading—an average of 737 pages per English teacher!

Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!

Belleville West Celebrates Follett Challenge Victory

Representatives from the Follett Corporation visited Belleville West on Friday, September 19, to present the school with the grand prize trophy for the 2014 Follett Challenge.  The Follett Challenge, a national competition which recognizes innovation in education, honored Belleville West for its “Community of Readers” program.  Members of the Follett team toured the Belleville West campus, visited English classrooms, and interviewed students and staff. 

The day concluded with the presentation of the grand prize trophy at the “Maroons are Great” pep assembly.  In preparation for the assembly, Belleville West students made posters celebrating their love of reading, members of the BW Varsity Cheerleading Team perfected a special cheer in honor of Follett, and English teacher Mr. Nick Johnson created a reading challenge video that featured students from all four classes.