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Theatre Season Kicks Off with Virtual Auditions Next Week
Auditions for the 2020 fall play, Fully Committed, will be held online next Tuesday, August 25.
This devastatingly funny play follows a day in the life of Sam (or Samantha) Callahan, an out-of-work actor who runs the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s number-one restaurant. Coercion, threats, bribes, histrionics—a cast of desperate callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation or the right table.
This year’s play offers roles for as many as 33 actors. Interested students can follow the link below for more information and to complete the audition form. Audition forms are due by 8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 24.
New School Year (Virtually) Starts Today
The Belleville West English Department is excited to start the new school year. We’re working to make remote learning engaging and effective for all of our students, and we look forward to the time when we’ll be able to welcome our students back to campus in person.
English Department Welcomes New Teacher
Belleville West welcomes Mr. Tyler Herron to the English Department. Mr. Herron is a graduate of Belleville West and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He will be teaching English 1-2 classes this year.
Get Ready to Read with these Abe Lincoln and Read for a Lifetime Titles
2020-2021 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOKS
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Devils Within by S.F. Henson
Dress Code for Small Towns by Courtney C. Stevens
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Internment by Samira Ahmed
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Obsessed: My Life with OCD by Allison Britz
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Price of Duty by Todd Strasser
Slay by Brittney Morris
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss
2020-2021 READ FOR A LIFETIME BOOKS
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
A Curse so Dark and Lovely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dig by A.S. King
Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillippe
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
The Haunted by Danielle Vega
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
I was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Jackpot by Nic Stone
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D Jackson
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Finish Your Summer with One (or More) of These Favorite Books
With two weeks until the start of the new school year, you still have time for a little more pleasure reading this summer. Why not pick up one of these student favorites?
BW Grad Wins Optimist International Award
Recent Belleville West graduate Jaylon Muchison is the winner of the 2020 Optimist International Oratorical World Championship. This year’s contest asked students to write and perform a speech on the topic “Imagine a World without Boundaries.”
Keep Reading this Summer with New Read for a Lifetime Books
Add some of these 2020-2021 Read for a Lifetime books to your summer reading list. Then watch for information from the BW Library this fall to sign up for the program.
2020-2021 Read for a Lifetime Book List
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
A Curse so Dark and Lovely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dig by A.S. King
Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillippe
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
The Haunted by Danielle Vega
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
I was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Jackpot by Nic Stone
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D Jackson
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Keep Reading this Summer with New Abraham Lincoln Books
Add some of these 2020-2021 Abraham Lincoln books to your summer reading list. Then watch for information from the BW Library this fall to sign up for the program.
2020-2021 Abraham Lincoln Book List
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Devils Within by S.F. Henson
Dress Code for Small Towns by Courtney C. Stevens
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Internment by Samira Ahmed
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Obsessed: My Life with OCD by Allison Britz
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Price of Duty by Todd Strasser
Slay by Brittney Morris
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss
Speech Students Finish Season with National Awards
Members of the Belleville West Speech and Acting Team competed in the National Speech and Debate Tournament last week. The event was held via Zoon due to the coronavirus restrictions. The following students earned individual awards:
Jaylon Muchison (Class of 2020): National champion in Humorous Interpretation
Maxwell Juhas (Class of 2020): 9th in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
Delaney Holliday (Class of 2020): 13th in Program Oral Interpretation
JoJo Holm (Class of 2020): Top 30 in Prose Reading
Isa Karathanos (Class of 2020): Top 30 in Expository Speaking
JoJo Holm (Class of 2020): Top 60 in Expository Speaking
For the third straight year, the team was also named one of the top twenty teams in the nation. Congratulations to these students and to their coaches–Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelbergr, Ms. Julie Schloesser, Ms. Anna Kurtz, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.
Recent Belleville West Grad Earns National Honor
Last week, recent BW graduate Jaylon Muchison was named 2020 National Student of the Year by the National Speech and Debate Association. Congratulations to Jaylon and to the BW speech team coaches–Adam Jenkins, Russ Reidelberger, Julie Schloesser, Anna Kurtz, and Leigh Reidelberger!