Belleville West High School 2011

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The Million Page Challenge
"Students are getting excited where students must read at freshman class to read
about reading," said librarian least four books from a I ,000,000 pages by the end of
Mrs. Connie Culbertson. For selected list. When the school year. As of
example, the class of 20 I 3 completed, students receive a October 24, 20 I 0, they have
recommends a variety of Barnes & Noble discount card read a total of I 17,073 pages,
books, such as The Green Mile and a certificate from Jesse according to the library's
by Stephen King, Peak by White, Illinois' Secretary of website. The teachers at
Ronald Smith, and Nicholas State. Also, the West Library Belleville West are
Sparks' The Notebook. Some holds the Abe Award, where emphasizing the importance of
say that reading is dead, that students read four books from reading. English teacher Andy
reading is overshadowed by a predetermined list and vote Brunner said, "Readers are
T.V. and video games. This is for their favorite book. These more successful in school and
not true at Belleville West. programs have made the in life. They are more
Each year, West holds three library increasingly popular. educated and more cultured.
reading programs: Read for a "The book circulation has This is another way for the
Lifetime, the Abe Award, and rapidly increased; one day, students to realize that
newly implemented Read more than 800 students visited reading is enjoyable and
I ,000,000 Page Challenge, to the library. This year, we've important."
promote recreational reading. had more students interested
Every year, the in reading," said librarian Mrs. By: Amber Swogger
Belleville West Library Culbertson.
promotes a reading program The Read I ,000,000
called Read for a Lifetime, Page Challenge encourages the
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