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Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Furr is adjacent to Hermann Brown Park and the Songwood subdivision.〔Russell, Rucks. "(East Houston residents blame park, truant students for rash of burglaries )." ''KHOU-TV''. Thursday May 1, 2008. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.〕 Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program. The HISD charter school REACH Charter is located at Furr.〔Downing, Margaret. "Homeless High." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 2, 2010. (1 ). Retrieved on December 7, 2011.〕 ==History== The district broke ground for the Furr building in 1960; the campus opened in fall 1961.〔"(History )." ''Furr High School''. Accessed October 11, 2008.〕 The school was named after Ebbert L. Furr, a landholder who owned the land that Furr High School is located on.〔"(School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Accessed September 24, 2008.〕 Prior to 1997 residents zoned to Furr also had the option to attend Austin and Milby high schools; in 1997 the school district canceled the option.〔"(1996-1997 HISD ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES )," ''Houston Independent School District''. June 30, 1997. Retrieved on December 13, 2010. "CANCEL the options for students in the East End to attend Austin or Milby from Furr"〕 Before 2000, Furr High School had a larger attendance boundary than it does as of 2010.〔"(High Schools )." ''Houston Independent School District''. April 13, 2002. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.〕 After the 2000 opening of Chávez High School, portions of the former Furr boundary were reassigned to Austin and Milby high schools.〔"(Austin High School Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010.〕〔"(Milby High School Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010.〕 After 2002, the Furr high school yearbook was discontinued. The final printing had a financial loss of around $3,000.〔Viren, Sarah. "(Yearbooks vanish from Houston schools in Facebook era )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday May 13, 2008. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.〕 In 2003 a riot occurred at Furr. While many assistant principals wanted to send the 42 involved children to CEP, a disciplinary school, Bertie Simmons, principal of Furr, called them into her office to have a discussion. The students said that they did not believe that the September 11 attacks occurred, and that they believed the authorities were trying to deceive them. Simmons told them that she would take them to New York City in the June following that school year if the school remained at peace. After the school term completed, the students traveled to New York City.〔Downing, Margaret. "Homeless High." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 2, 2010. (2 ). Retrieved on December 7, 2011.〕 In 2010 Simmons was ranked as the 2010 ''Houston Press'' best school principal.〔"(Best Principal - 2010 Bertie Simmons )." ''Houston Press''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.Furr is adjacent to Hermann Brown Park and the Songwood subdivision.Russell, Rucks. "(East Houston residents blame park, truant students for rash of burglaries )." ''KHOU-TV''. Thursday May 1, 2008. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program.The HISD charter school REACH Charter is located at Furr.Downing, Margaret. "Homeless High." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 2, 2010. (1 ). Retrieved on December 7, 2011.==History==The district broke ground for the Furr building in 1960; the campus opened in fall 1961."(History )." ''Furr High School''. Accessed October 11, 2008. The school was named after Ebbert L. Furr, a landholder who owned the land that Furr High School is located on."(School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Accessed September 24, 2008.Prior to 1997 residents zoned to Furr also had the option to attend Austin and Milby high schools; in 1997 the school district canceled the option."(1996-1997 HISD ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES )," ''Houston Independent School District''. June 30, 1997. Retrieved on December 13, 2010. "CANCEL the options for students in the East End to attend Austin or Milby from Furr" Before 2000, Furr High School had a larger attendance boundary than it does as of 2010."(High Schools )." ''Houston Independent School District''. April 13, 2002. Retrieved on May 6, 2009. After the 2000 opening of Chávez High School, portions of the former Furr boundary were reassigned to Austin and Milby high schools."(Austin High School Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010."(Milby High School Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010.After 2002, the Furr high school yearbook was discontinued. The final printing had a financial loss of around $3,000.Viren, Sarah. "(Yearbooks vanish from Houston schools in Facebook era )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday May 13, 2008. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.In 2003 a riot occurred at Furr. While many assistant principals wanted to send the 42 involved children to CEP, a disciplinary school, Bertie Simmons, principal of Furr, called them into her office to have a discussion. The students said that they did not believe that the September 11 attacks occurred, and that they believed the authorities were trying to deceive them. Simmons told them that she would take them to New York City in the June following that school year if the school remained at peace. After the school term completed, the students traveled to New York City.Downing, Margaret. "Homeless High." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 2, 2010. (2 ). Retrieved on December 7, 2011.In 2010 Simmons was ranked as the 2010 ''Houston Press'' best school principal."(Best Principal - 2010 Bertie Simmons )." ''Houston Press''. Retrieved on December 13, 2010.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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