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English Teachers Share their Favorite Books of 2022
The members of the Belleville West English Department recently compiled a list of their favorite books from 2022. These are books that teachers read during the past year, but they were not all published in 2022.
Mr. Brunner
Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit
Ms. Chalmers
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Mrs. Coyne
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Ms. Droege
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
Mr. Garland
Dawn by Octavia Butler
Ms. Guebert
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Mr. Herron
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Mrs. Hunter
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Mr. Jenkins
Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible
edited by Catherine Burns
Mr. Johnson
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon
Ms. Kurtz
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Mrs. Lewis
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
Mr. Lodle
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Mrs. Mims
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin
Mr. Reidelberger
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Ms. Richardson
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Ms. Schaab
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Ms. Schloesser
Southernmost by Silas House
Mr. Schobert
Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday
Mrs. Short
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
Mr. Spriggs
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
Mrs. Story
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Ms. Thurnau
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Dr. Ursani
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
BW Students Read almost Two Million Pages in First Semester
At the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, 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.
The SENIOR CLASS finished the semester with 362,772 pages of pleasure reading. The seniors read 136,130 pages in the third triad (their best triad this year!), an average of 339 pages per senior. These senior classes read the most pages per student:
Mr. Lodle, sixth hour – 591 pages per student
Mr. Lodle, fifth hour – 532 pages per student
Ms. Thurnau, seventh hour – 516 pages per student
Ms. Thurnau, third hour – 441 pages per student
Mr. Reidelberger, third hour – 402 pages per student
The JUNIOR CLASS finished the semester with 423,384 pages of pleasure reading. The juniors read 151,014 pages in the third triad (their best triad this year!), an average of 351 pages per junior. These junior classes read the most pages per student:
Mr. Schobert, sixth hour – 885 pages per student
Mr. Schobert, third hour – 699 pages per student
Mr. Garland, second hour – 679 pages per student
Mr. Garland, third hour – 621 pages per student
Ms. Chalmers, sixth hour – 447 pages per student
Mr. Schobert, fifth hour – 429 pages per student
Mr. Brunner, first hour – 412 pages per student
Mr. Schobert, second hour – 400 pages per student
The SOPHOMORE CLASS finished the semester with 630,880 pages of pleasure reading. The sophomores read 264,252 pages in the third triad (their best triad this year!), an average of 534 pages per sophomore. These sophomore classes read the most pages per student:
Mr. Johnson, second hour – 4649 pages per student (not a typo!)
Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 654 pages per student
Ms. Chalmers, first hour – 648 pages per student
Ms. Chalmers, second hour – 595 pages per student
Ms. Schloesser, sixth hour – 529 pages per student
Ms. Kurtz, first hour – 507 pages per student
Ms. Kurtz, third hour – 496 pages per student
Mr. Johnson, fourth hour – 448 pages per student
Dr. Ursani, sixth hour – 417 pages per student
The FRESHMAN CLASS finished the semester with 551,319 pages of pleasure reading. The freshmen read 212,094 pages in the third triad (their best triad this year!), an average of 402 pages per freshmen. These freshman classes read the most pages per student:
Ms. Thurnau, first hour – 1720 pages per student
Ms. Thurnau, second hour – 894 pages per student
Mrs. Hunter, fourth hour – 714 pages per student
Mrs. Coyne, first hour – 550 pages per student
Ms. Thurnau, fifth hour – 539 pages per student
Ms. Guebert, third hour – 419 pages per student
Mrs. Short, sixth hour – 401 pages per student
Keep reading, Belleville West! With winter break starting today, grab some good books to enjoy over the next couple weeks!
Harambee Students Organize Annual Toy Drive
Members of Harambee, the BW Black student organization, collected more than 100 new toys in their December toy drive. They will donate the toys to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. (Harambee students are joined in this picture by officers from the National English Honor Society, who held a holiday book drive for children.) The Harambee adviser is English teacher Ms. Carnetta Chalmers.
Speech Team Scores More Awards at Final Tourney of 2022
Members of the Belleville West Speech and Acting Team took second place at the Harrisburg SISAL Tournament on Saturday, December 10.
The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:
Brock Becker — first place in Humorous Interpretation
Zaria Houston — first place in Oratorical Declamation
Mia Kramer — first place in Informative Speaking
Sydni Juhas — first place in Informative Speaking
Jerry Aplin — second place in Radio Speaking
Wini James — second place in Prose Reading
Jerry Aplin — third place in Impromptu Speaking
William Bazar and Sydni Juhas — third place in Humorous Duet Acting
Zaria Houston and LaImani Silas — third place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Wini James — third place in Poetry Reading
Mia Kramer — third place in Radio Speaking
Eric Perschbacher — third place in Oratorical Declamation
Theodore Rickert — third place in Original Comedy
Lucy Wilson — third place in Prose Reading
Brock Becker and Ryann Gordon — fourth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Peyton Long — fourth place in Original Comedy
Lukas Pellmann — fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking
Eric Perschbacher — fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking
Theodore Rickert — fourth place in Humorous Interpretation
Eleanor Schmitz — fourth place in Informative Speaking
Lucy Wilson — fourth place in Oratorical Declamation
Natalie Hall and Eleanor Schmitz — fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Natalie Hall — fifth place in Original Oratory
Ryann Gordon — sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation
Emma York — seventh place in Oratorical Declamation
The following students won individual awards in the junior varsity division:
Peyton Long — first place in Dramatic Interpretation
I’Yonna Brown — second place in Original Oratory
Trevor Curtis — second place in Original Comedy
Sylvi Segraves — second place in Radio Speaking
LaImani Silas — second place in Poetry Reading
Elda Thacker — second place in Humorous Interpretation
Zoe Wallis — second place in Prose Reading
Chloe Dietz — third place in Radio Speaking
Lukas Pellmann — fourth place in Humorous Interpretation
Mouna Seck and Kailee Williams — fourth place in Humorous Duet Acting
Elda Thacker — fourth place in Poetry Reading
Jordyn Struense — fifth place in Poetry Reading
Jordyn Struense — fifth place in Special Occasion Speaking
Ayla Christian — sixth place in Poetry Reading
Covina Ward — seventh place in Impromptu Speaking
The team coaches are Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Tyler Herron, Ms. Anna Kurtz, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.
English Honor Society Gives Books this Holiday Season
The BW chapter of the National English Honor Society thanks all the students who donated nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars to the NEHS holiday book drive. The group raised over $775 to purchase new books for children this holiday season.
Belleville West Readers Share their Favorite Books
Throughout this year, members of the BW chapter of the National English Honor Society are sharing their favorite books with the school.
Speech Team Takes Awards at Two Weekend Tournaments
The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team split in half on Saturday, December 3, competing in two tournaments and placing in both. Team members who competed in the Elk Grove Varsity Tournament took fifth place overall. Team members who competed in the Carbondale SISAL Tournament took fourth place overall.
The following students won individual awards at the Elk Grove Varsity Tournament:
Lucy Wilson – third place in Prose Reading
Brock Becker and Ryann Gordon – fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Jerry Aplin – sixth place in Radio Speaking
Wini James – sixth place in Poetry Reading
Brock Becker – seventh place in Humorous Interpretation
The following students won individual awards in the next-in finals at the Elk Grove Varsity Tournament:
Wini James – first place in Prose Reading
Sydni Juhas – second place in Informative Speaking
Marissa Kearns – second place in Humorous Interpretation
William Bazar and Sydni Juhas – third place in Humorous Duet Acting
Elda Thacker – fourth place in Humorous Interpretation
Eleanor Schmitz – fifth place in Informative Speaking
Natalie Hall and Eleanor Schmitz – sixth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Theo Rickert – sixth place in Humorous Duet Acting
Eric Perschbacher – seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking
The following students won individual awards in the varsity division at the Carbondale SISAL Tournament:
Teona Mosley – second place in Original Oratory
Lukas Pellmann – fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking
Peyton Long – fifth place in Original Comedy
Mouna Seck and Kailee Williams – sixth place in Humorous Duet Acting
Sylvi Segraves and Zoe Wallis – sixth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Peyton Long – seventh place in Dramatic Interpretation
The following students won individual awards in the junior varsity division at the Carbondale SISAL Tournament:
Ayla Christian – first place in Dramatic Interpretation
Zaria Houston and LaImani Silas – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Sylvi Segraves – first place in Radio Speaking
Chris Belli and Cecilia Maeder – second place in Humorous Duet Acting
Zaria Houston – second place in Oratorical Declamation
Zoe Wallis – third place in Prose Reading
Chris Belli – fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking
Teona Mosley – fourth place in Oratorical Declamation
Lukas Pellmann – fourth place in Humorous Interpretation
Mouna Seck and Covina Ward – fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting
Colin Wiltsie – fifth place in Extemporaneous Speaking
LaImani Silas – sixth place in Poetry Reading
The speech team coaches are Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Tyler Herron, Ms. Anna Kurtz, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.
Little Theatre Holds Contest Play Auditions This Week
Auditions for the 2023 contest drama, Over the Tavern, will be held virtually all this week. Students in all grade levels are eligible to audition. Interested students may scan the QR code on posters around school for audition information and materials. Audition forms and videos are due by this Friday, December 2.
Belleville West Readers Share their Favorite Books
Throughout this year, members of the BW chapter of the National English Honor Society are sharing their favorite books with the school.
