Freshmen and Seniors Lead this year’s Million Page Challenge

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 second triad, how is each class doing in this year’s competition?

At the end of the second triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS has 402,364 pages of pleasure reading.  The freshmen are currently in first place, and they’re more than 40% of the way to the goal.  The freshmen read 233,184 pages in the second triad, an average of 426 pages per freshman.  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mrs. Story, sixth hour – 1106 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, seventh hour – 786 pages per

Ms. Thurnau, fifth hour – 665 pages per student

Mrs. Story, seventh hour – 660 pages per student

Ms. Guebert, third hour – 657 pages per student

Ms. Mims, sixth hour – 637 pages per student

Ms. Comley, fifth hour – 636 pages per student

Ms. Mims, seventh hour – 622 pages per student

Ms. Comley, first hour – 555 pages per student

Ms. Schaab, second hour – 544 pages per student

At the end of the second triad, the SENIOR CLASS has 346,403 pages of pleasure reading.  That puts the seniors in second place and on track to read more than one million pages this year.  The seniors read 181,954 pages in the second triad, an average of 403 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mr. Lodle, sixth hour – 1270 pages per student

Mrs. Story, second hour – 782 pages per student

Mrs. Story, third hour – 737 pages per student

Mr. Lodle, fifth hour – 732 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau, first hour – 436 pages per student

At the end of the second triad, the SOPHOMORE CLASS has 332,806 pages of pleasure reading.  That’s just under one-third of a million pages.  The sophomores read 174,531 pages in the second triad, an average of 357 pages per sophomore.  These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mr. Johnson, fourth hour – 1212 pages per student

Mrs. Lewis, second hour – 1061 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, seventh hour – 756 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser, sixth hour – 648 pages per student

Mr. Reidelberger, second hour – 586 pages per student

Mr. Johnson, fifth hour – 470 pages per student

At the end of the second triad, the JUNIOR CLASS has 277,586 pages of pleasure reading.  The juniors read 136,406 pages in the second triad, an average of 293 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Ms. Chalmers, fourth hour – 910 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, second hour – 557 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, sixth hour – 542 pages per student

Mr. Schobert, sixth hour – 513 pages per student

Ms. Chalmers, seventh hour – 446 pages per student

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

Registration for Read for a Lifetime Program is Now Open

Belleville West students who wish to participate in the 2021-2022 Read for a Lifetime program may register between now and November 12 at this link.  Students who enroll in the program and read any four books from the list below are eligible for prizes in the spring and to vote for their favorite book in April.  This annual program is sponsored by the state of Illinois.

2021-2022 READ FOR A LIFETIME BOOKS

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

All Boys aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

The Assignment by Liza Weimer

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Clap when You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

Everybody Looking by Candice Iloh

Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 by Claire Hartford

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

The House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynne Barnes

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

English Teachers Win Grants for their Classroom Libraries

Congratulations to Belleville West English teachers Kelcie Comley, Julie Schloesser, and Lannette Story! They were recently awarded grants for their classroom libraries from the McKendree University “Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors” book program.