Jordan Tran is an exemplary student-athlete at Hoover High School. Born on Christmas Eve, he is 17 years old, soon to be 18. He was born in San Diego, California, and is raised by his grandparents who he holds dear and cherishes deeply. Jordan plays badminton competitively, though he also views it as a hobby and has been...

The Cardinal honors Ms. Victoria Martinez to close its tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month.  She is a well known and lovely biology teacher at Hoover High School who has been teaching for 10 years and has strong passion for her work and students. She first began her journey to teaching by attending South Western college and...

Vicente Fernandez, also known as “Chente” was an icon. He was known as Mexico’s symbol of National Pride. He was known for embracing his deep connection to Mexican traditions wearing charro outfits, performing with his horses, acting in films and telenovelas. His acts helped shape the Mexican traditions/culture we have...

Adrian Uribe, better recognized for his character as El Vitor or “The Hurrah” Poncho Aurelio, as well as many other roles, is a Mexican actor, comedian and show host. Adrian Uribe was born on September 8, 1972 within the settlement of Mexico City and had begun his career of acting during the early 1990’s. Prior to starting...

“Train to Busan”, a Korean action/horror movie that was released in 2016, remains one of my top movies on my list of films that I have watched. The plot places a workaholic divorced father, Seok-Woo, who’s constantly under pressure at work as a fund manager, and his daughter, Soo-an, who craves to return to her mother’s...

Tacos El Panson, right across from Hoover High School in City Heights, is more than just a taco shop, it feels like home. After school when we have time to kill or just simply want to enjoy each others company and stuff our face in Mexican food, my friends and I always go for the carne asada fries topped with pico de...

Julion Alvarez (Julio caesar Alvarez Montelogo) is a Mexican singer specialized in regional Mexican music. Born on April 11, 1983, in Chiapas, just two hours away from Tuxtla Gutierrez, Alvarez is the second of four children to Cesar Alvarez Villapando and Maria Montelongo Esquivel. At school is where his passion for singing...

Family is the one thing on this earth that I will never take for granted and will always be grateful for. Some people may think that family isn’t the most important thing in teenagers life, while on the other hand I arguably disagree with that. From my perspective, family is the most important thing to me. As teenagers...

Hoover’s annual haunted house, created by the drama department, has started to take shape in the Performing Arts Complex, and will be ready to scare unsuspecting customers at the end of October. Seniors Jenifer Lopez and Jasmine Rodriguez are overseeing this year’s haunted house titled, “Caitlin’s Watching…” “We...

Ms. Westfall Ms. Jane Westfall is a teacher at Hoover high school who teaches Health science careers, Biology, and is the new director of the AHHC Academy. When Ms. Westfall was younger, she fell in love with teaching and aspired to become a teacher when she grew up. As she grew and went into high school, she wasn’t...

Ms. Hollman Ms. Hollman was a first generation student, who was born and raised in San Diego, and most people don't know or believe that she is bilingual, but her first language is Spanish. Ms. Hollman wanted to become a counselor to be the support that she didn't have. She wanted to help students navigate high school,...