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Auditions Now Open for Spring Musical
Auditions are now open for the Belleville West Little Theatre spring musical, The Prom: School Edition. Students can follow this link for more information and to complete the audition form. Auditions are due by February 2. Students in all grade levels are eligible to audition.
Advance Yearbook Orders Close Next Friday
Advance copies of the Bellevinois, the Belleville West yearbook, are on sale through next Friday, January 31. Students and parents can order now at this link.
English Department Welcomes the Class of 2029
On Wednesday, January 22, Belleville West sponsored a freshman orientation for the Class of 2029. Student members of the BW Book Club, the Bellevinois (the Belleville West yearbook), the Hy News (the Belleville West newspaper), and the Little Theatre welcomed next year’s freshmen.
English Department Offers Additional Electives for Senior Students
Next week, Belleville West students will register for their 2025-2026 classes. In addition to their English 7-8 course, seniors may enroll in additional elective courses through the BW English Department. The department offers a wide array of electives to enhance and supplement knowledge and skills that students develop in the English 7-8 course.
Little Theatre Presents Popular Children’s Show this Week
Belleville West Little Theatre presents Frozen Jr., the 2025 children’s play, this Thursday and Friday, January 23 and 24, at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are available at this link.
Speech Team Takes Three Dozen Awards in Final Tourney of Regular Season
The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team took second place at the final SISAL tournament of the year, hosted at Belleville West on Saturday, January 18.
The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:
Peyton Long – first place in Original Comedy
Peyton Long and Eleanor Schmitz – second place in Humorous Duet Acting
Theo Rickert – second place in Humorous Interpretation
Sylvi Segraves – second place in Dramatic Interpretation
Eric Perschbacher and Theo Rickert – third place in Humorous Duet Acting
Eleanor Schmitz – third place in Humorous Interpretation
Quintin Brown – fourth place in Original Comedy
Morgan Seagle – fourth place in Oratorical Declamation
Natalie Hall and Sylvi Segraves – fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Natalie Hall – fifth place in Poetry Reading
Olivia Bush – sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation
Chloe Dietz and Katie Kammann – sixth place in Humorous Duet Acting
Elda Thacker – sixth place in Prose Reading
The following students on individual awards in the next-in varsity finals:
Olivia Bush – second place in Poetry Reading
Katie Kammann – second place in Dramatic Interpretation
Morgan Seagle – third place in Radio Speaking
Kaylee Caldwell – fourth place in Prose Reading
Elizabeth Naylor – fourth place in Dramatic Interpretation
Megan Groom – fifth place in Impromptu Speaking
The following students won individual awards in the junior varsity division:
Ellori Douglas-Hill and Annabelle Spriggs – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Bree Aplin – second place in Original Comedy
Eliana Cruz – second place in Radio Speaking
Ashlyn Brannaman – third place in Original Comedy
Kaidyn Jones – third place in Original Oratory
Aurora Winters – third place in Prose Reading
Ellori Douglas-Hill – fourth place in Radio Speaking
Finn Decareaux – fifth place in Impromptu Speaking
Evan Hall – fifth place in Informative Speaking
Savannah Hay – fifth place in Humorous Interpretation
Annabelle Spriggs – fifth place in Special Occasion Speaking
Ashlyn Brannaman – sixth place in Humorous Interpretation
Eliana Cruz and Aurora Winters – sixth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Finn Decareaux – sixth place in Oratorical Declamation
Cole Hines – sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking
Cole Hines – seventh place in Impromptu Speaking
Julia Stock – seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking
The speech team coaches are Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Tyler Herron, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger, and Mrs. Anna Schlich.
Book Club Members Ponder Other Lives with Latest Reading Selection
Members of the BW Book Club met on Wednesday, January 15, for a discussion of Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library. Book Club members invite all BW readers to join their spring discussion, slated for April 9.
Belleville West Students Share Reading Recommendations
Throughout this year, members of the BW chapter of the National English Honor Society are creating book displays in the BW Library. The fourth set of books features author Lucy Score, author Ruta Sepetys, books about war, classics that every high schooler should read, dystopian novels, favorite books from middle school, and mysteries.
Applications Available for 2025-2026 Honors Courses
Applications are now available for honors English courses for the 2025-2026 school year. Any student enrolled in English 1-2, English 3-4, or English 5-6 who is interested in the honors curriculum may submit an application form through his/her English teacher. Placement in the honors program is based on course grades, test scores, writing sample, and student application. Applications are due by Friday, January 17.