BW Students Read 1.2 Million Pages in First Two Triads

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 triad with 226,642 pages of pleasure reading.  The seniors read 122,293 pages in the second triad, an average of 304 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student:

Mrs. Lewis, third hour – 729 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, fifth hour – 603 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, third hour – 536 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger, second hour – 468 pages per student

Mr. Brunner, fifth hour – 419 pages per student

Mr. Lode, fifth hour – 408 pages per student

The JUNIOR CLASS finished the triad with 272,370 pages of pleasure reading.  The juniors read 137,196 pages in the second triad, an average of 319 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student:

Mr. Schobert, sixth hour – 667 pages per student

Mr. Garland, third hour – 525 pages per student

Mr. Garland, second hour – 492 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, sixth hour – 462 pages per student

Mr. Brunner, first hour – 449 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, fifth hour – 439 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, fifth hour – 430 pages per student

Mr. Garland, fifth hour – 409 pages per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS finished the triad with 366,628 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomores read 182,270 pages in the second triad, an average of 368 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the moist pages per student:

Mr. Johnson, second hour – 738 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 707 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, first hour – 661 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, second hour – 573 pages per student

Ms. Kurtz, first hour – 556 pages per student

Ms. Kurtz, third hour – 523 pages per student

Ms. Kurtz, seventh hour – 512 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, second hour – 486 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 452 pages per student

The FRESHMAN CLASS finished the triad with 339,225 pages of pleasure reading.  The freshmen read 190,378 pages in the second triad, an average of 361 pages per freshmen.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student:

Ms. Thurnau, second hour – 791 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, first hour – 689 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, fifth hour – 612 pages per student

Mrs. Coyne, first hour – 596 pages per student

Ms. Mims, seventh hour – 514 pages per student

Ms. Mims, sixth hour – 453 pages per student

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

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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.