"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." --Voltaire

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Congratulations, Name That Book Team!

After reading more than 30 books & 10,000 pages, the Furr High School Name That Book Team competed on Wednesday, 26 March, against other area high school teams in the HISD Name That Book Competition at the Doris Miller Center. In five rounds, they beat Kashmire High School 6 to 2.
Pictured above with team co-sponsor, Ms. Shaw are team members Cherie Bugtong, Bo-Maria Taltique, Ashley Salinas, and Christina Vazquez

Above, the team members take their places for the competition.

Conferring between rounds

The Name That Book Team with their medals.

(Ms. Shaw, Mr. George, & Ms. Saucier in back.)

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Spotlight on Tibet




Tibet is once again in the news with the recent protests against Chinese oppression in the region. Read more about it in the Furr Library. The key word is "Tibet."