BW READS!

In their challenge to read one million pages of pleasure reading this year, both the freshman and sophomore classes have cruised past the half-way point.

The class of 2014 (the sophomore class) read 233,287 pages of pleasure reading during the third triad!  That’s an average of 405 pages per student.  The sophomores have now read a total of 715,740 pages since the start of the school year.

The sophomore classes with the highest reading totals for the third triad are:

Mrs. Sprigg’s third hour class:  26,963 pages
Ms. Bielong’s fifth hour class:  21,188 pages
Mr. Johnson’s fourth hour class:  19,729 pages
Mr. Reidelberger’s second hour class:  18,494 pages
Ms. Bielong’s sixth hour class:  17,394 pages

The class of 2015 (the freshman class) read 206,547 pages of pleasure reading during the third triad!  That’s an average of 394 pages per student.  The freshmen have now read a total of 674,319 pages since the start of the school year.

The freshman classes with the highest reading totals for the third triad are:

Ms. Thurnau’s second hour class:  26,165 pages
Mrs. Matysik’s fifth hour class:  18,917 pages
Ms. Bielong’s fourth hour class:  17,394 pages
Mrs. Matysik’s first hour class:  15,574 pages
Mrs. Matysik’s sixth hour class:  14,547 pages
Mrs. Thurnau’s seventh hour class:  13,880 pages

The Belleville West teachers read 47,053 pages of pleasure reading during the third triad!  That’s an average of 349 pages per teacher—more than they’ve read in any other triad.  (Freshmen and sophomores, the teachers are getting closer.)

Keep reading, Belleville West!

Shop at Schnucks and Help Kids Read!

DO YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING ATAND HELP THE BELLEVILLE WEST READING PROGRAM!

1.  Pick up a Schnucks eScrip Community Card at the courtesy desk of any area Schnucks store.

2.  Register your card by calling 1-800-931-6258.

OR register your card by visiting www.escrip.com/schnucks.jsp.

• Scroll down to click on “Schnucks eScrip Community Card.”
• Scroll down to click on “Register Online Now.”
• In step one, search for our group name, “Belleville West HS Reading Challenge,” or for our group ID, 500030574.  Select “Belleville West HS Reading Challenge.”  Click on Next.
• In step two, enter your personal data.  Click on Next.
• In step three, choose “eScrip – Schnucks” and enter the number from your new Schnucks Community Card.  Click on Next.
• Step four allows you to register additional credit and debit cards.  You don’t need to do anything here.  Click on Next.
• Step five is for retail and drug stores.  This is not applicable.  Click on Next.
• In step six, confirm that all information is correct.  Click on Confirm.

Each time you shop at Shnucks, be sure to have the cashier scan your Schnucks Community Card.  Schnucks will contribute up to 3% of each purchase to our program.  At the end of the year, money from this program will be used to donate books to grade-school students at Belleville schools.

Freshman and Sophomore Classes READ

In their challenge to read one million pages of pleasure reading this year, the freshman and sophomore classes are setting an amazing pace!

The class of 2014 (the sophomore class) read 298,809 pages of pleasure reading during the second triad.  That’s an average of 519 pages per student.  The sophomores have now read a total of 480,801 pages since the start of the school year.

Special recognition goes to the following sophomore classes:

Mr. Spriggs’s 7^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 434%.
Mr. Jenkins’s 4^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 384%.
Ms. Chalmers’s 3^rd hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 316%.
Mr. Johnson’s 4^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 294%.
Mr. Jenkins’s 5^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 286%.
Mr. Johnson’s 3^rd hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 260%.

The class of 2015 (the freshman class) read 277,686 pages of pleasure reading during the second triad.  That’s an average of 530 pages per student.  The freshmen have now read a total of 467,772 pages since the start of the school year.

Special recognition goes to the following freshman classes:

Mrs. Dachsteiner’s 6^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 418%.
Mr. Brunner’s 2^nd hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 217%.
Mr. Brunner’s 5^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 216%.
Ms. Sage’s 2^nd hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 208%.
Mrs. Hunter’s 3^rd hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 206%.
Mrs. Thurnau’s 7^th hour students, who increased their pleasure reading pages by 206%.

Per person, Mrs. Thurnau’s 2^nd hour class read an average of 1088 pages this triad.
Per person, Mrs. Spriggs’s 1^st hour class read an average of 953 pages this triad. 

The Belleville West teachers read 42,018 pages of pleasure reading during the second triad.  That’s an average of 311 pages per teacher.  Members of the English department read 19,058 pages (an average of almost 1000 pages per teacher).

So…the sophomores have read the most pages, and the freshmen have read the most pages per person.  Teachers, you’re falling behind!

Keep reading, Belleville West!