March Madness Ends this Week

In celebration of March Madness, the BW English Department is sponsoring a contest for students to select their favorite book from the BW Library.  Each week in March, students can vote for their favorite books by visiting this link.  Every student who participates will be entered in a drawing, with the prize winners announced at the end of the month.

This week, the final two books face off:  The Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian Gibson and Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes.  The deadline for voting is this Friday, March 25.

Students Choose Final Four in March Madness

In celebration of March Madness, the BW English Department is hosting a contest for students to select their favorite literature from the BW Library.  Each week in March, students can vote for their favorite books by visiting this link.  Every student who participates will be entered in a drawing, with the prize winners announced at the end of the month.  The deadline for the third week of voting is Friday, March 18.

Abraham Lincoln Voting Ends this Week

Students who have read any four or more books from this year’s Abraham Lincoln reading list can vote for their favorite at this link through this Thursday, March 10.  The winner of the state-wide vote will be announced in April.

2021-2022 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOKS

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Brazen: Rebel Ladies who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu

Catfishing on Catnet by Naomi Kritzer

The Companion by Katie Alender

The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

Dig by A.S. King

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake

If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Not Your Princess by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy

Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

We are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

March Madness Continues in the BW English Department

In celebration of March Madness, the BW English Department is asking students to participate in a game of brackets to select their favorite books from the BW Library.  Each week in March, students can vote for their favorite books by visiting this link.  Every student who participates will be entered in a drawing, with the prize winners announced at the end of the month.  The deadline for the second week of voting is Friday, March 11.

BW Readers Pass 2.75 Million Pages in Fourth Triad

The BW English Department has 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 fourth triad, how is each class doing in this year’s competition?

At the end of the fourth triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS has 765,489 pages of pleasure reading.  The freshmen are currently in first place, and they’re more than 75% of the way to the goal.  The freshmen read 161,813 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 317 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Ms. Thurnua, fifth hour – 812 pages per student

Ms. Mims, sixth hour – 719 pages per student

Ms. Kurtz, first hour – 633 pages per student

Mrs. Story, sixth hour – 569 pages per student

Ms. Mims, seventh hour – 489 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, third hour – 415 pages per student

At the end of the fourth triad, the SENIOR CLASS has 730,833 pages of pleasure reading.  That puts the seniors almost three-quarters of the way to the goal.  The seniors read 160,994 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 450 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the moist pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Lodle, sixth hour – 1708 pages per student

Mr. Lodle, fifth hour – 1008 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, first hour – 835 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger, seventh hour – 835 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger, third hour – 465 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, seventh hour – 444 pages per student

At the end of the fourth triad, the SOPHOMORE CLASS has 665,751 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomore class is approximately two-thirds of the way to the goal.  The sophomores read 161,336 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 362 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Mr. Johnson, fourth hour – 1691 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, sixth hour – 744 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 560 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, third hour – 534 pages per student

Mr. Johnson, second hour – 485 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger, second hour – 473 pages per student

At the end of the fourth triad, the JUNIOR CLASS has 621,970 pages of pleasure reading.  The junior class is not quite two-thirds of the way to the goal, so the juniors need to step up their reading pace a bit.  The juniors read 169,211 pages in the fourth triad, an average of 411 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the fourth triad:

Ms. Chalmers, fourth hour – 933 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, seventh hour – 776 pages per student

Mr. Garland, first hour – 739 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, second hour – 716 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, sixth hour – 596 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, third hour – 527 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, first hour – 507 pages per student

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