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Ft. Hood tragedy felt at San Jac
At the U.S. Army base Fort Hood, the largest military installation world-wide, an Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire on a Soldier Readiness Center last Thursday, a rampage that killed 13 people and left 31 wounded in what concluded the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.…
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ALL LIT UP
Teachers dressed up for Get Lit, from a 1920's flapper to the Wicked Witch of the West. In addition, many people read from the podium at the event, which featured famous characters from great literary works throughout history. …
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Smith is far from a conventional instructor
By JENNIFER PEARSON
San Jacinto Times
Teacher: Greg Smith
What he teaches: English
Why he's interesting: An unconventional professor who truly cares about his students.
With barely masked glee, Greg Smith opened the doors of the exclusive Texana Collection to reveal a myriad of antique books, all prim and tucked neatly into dust-free shelves whose compartments were filled to capacity.
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Teacher loves spider monkeys, movies and journalism classes
Teacher: Fred Faour.
What he teaches: Journalism, Mass Communications.
Why he's interesting: Spider Monkeys, among other things.
According to National Geographic, "Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America and have long, lanky arms and prehensile tails that enable them to move gracefully from branch to branch and tree to tree.
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