Registration Now Open for Read for a Lifetime Program

Belleville West students can sign up now for this year’s Read for a Lifetime program.  Participating students need to read any four of the books on this year’s RFL list by April.  Students who complete the program will receive an invitation to the annual Reader’s Breakfast in the BW Library, which includes a raffle of treats, books, and a Chromebook.  Participants also receive a special certificate from the Illinois Secretary of State.  Students can register in the BW Library or at this link.

2019-2020 READ FOR A LIFETIME BOOKS

American Street by Ibi Zoboi

Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Ari Folman

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich

Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

Dry by Neal Shusterman

Educated: a Memoir by Tara Westover

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka

I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner

We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Students Continue Tenth Annual Reading Challenge

Once again this year, Belleville West students are reading!  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.

At the end of the second triad, the FRESHMAN CLASS has jumped from fourth place to first place, with a commanding lead of 463,997 pages of pleasure reading—almost half of the goal!  The freshmen read 306,485 pages in the second triad, an average of 577 pages per freshman—and almost double what they read in the first triad!  These freshman classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mrs. Hunter—first hour:  1398 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—first hour:  1144 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—third hour:  1094 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—sixth hour:  1045 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—second hour:  981 pages per student

Mrs. Story—second hour:  763 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—seventh hour:  754 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—sixth hour:  727 pages per student

Ms. Comley—second hour:  671 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—fifth hour:  610 pages per student

Ms. Mims—first hour:  568 pages per student

Ms. Hunter—sixth hour:  565 pages per student

Ms. Thurnau—sixth hour:  535 pages per student

At the end of the second triad, the SENIOR CLASS is in second place, with 352,747 pages of pleasure reading—more than a third of the way to the goal!  The seniors read 180,414 pages of pleasure reading in the second triad, an average of 362 pages per senior.  These senior classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mr. Lodle—fifth hour:  1073 pages per student

Mr. Brunner—fifth hour:  772 pages per student

Ms. Short—second hour:  585 pages per student

Mrs. Lewis—fourth hour:  542 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—second hour:  508 pages per student

Mr. Lodle—sixth hour:  501 pages per student

The JUNIOR CLASS is in third place, with 305,569 pages of pleasure reading.  The juniors read 141,426 pages in the second triad, an average of 305 pages per junior.  These junior classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Mr. Brunner—second hour:  648 pages per student

Mr. Schobert—sixth hour:  486 pages per student

Ms. Guebert—seventh hour:  431 page per student

The SOPHOMORE CLASS is currently at the back of the pack, with 304,485 pages of pleasure reading.  The sophomores read 140,441 pages of pleasure reading in the second triad, an average of 245 pages per sophomore. These sophomore classes read the most pages per student in the second triad:

Ms. Ursani—first hour:  685 pages per student

Ms. Schloesser—first hour:  597 pages per student

Ms. Ursani—second hour:  576 pages per student

The teachers in the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT read 16,367 pages in the second triad, an average of 818 pages per English teacher.

Can the freshmen continue to increase their lead over the other classes?  Can the seniors catch up?  Can the juniors and sophomores get on pace to reach ONE MILLION PAGES by the end of the year?  Visit the library, find some good books, and keep reading!