Christian Martinez, is an outgoing senior in Hoover High School who strives to be on top of his work and music. Christian is part of the FACES For The Future program. He says being a part of FACES is interesting to him, and states that they can help you build strong communication skills, along with expanding your acknowledgement...

Amy Munoz is a 15 year old sophomore student currently attending Hoover High School with hopes of going to cosmetology school. Amy is involved in Hoover by being associated as a mariachi musician. She plays the vihuela and this school year will  be her second year being a part of the music realm. She claims that being a...

Alan Figueroa is a senior during the 2024-2025 school year here at Hoover High School. Alan is an intellectually advanced student. He is also very interested in science related fields, like STEM. He is always willing to help others academically, and overall lend a helping hand. His current favorite subject in school would...

"Everyone right now is kind of in a distress mode since Trump got elected and is making it seem like Trump is going to take over the world and start World War Three. But I feel like people should calm down and see where things go first because, most of the time, these candidates say they're going to make these changes and whatnot,...

Karol G’s real name is Carolina Giraldo Navarro and she was born on February 14, 1991 in Medellin, Colombia. She is the youngest child of three children. She first posted covers of songs by artists like Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill on Youtube in hopes of being discovered like Justin Bieber. She is a Colombian reggaeton singer...

Grupo Codiciado is a music band and the main lead singer is Erick Aragón. Aragón was born on February 19, 1993, in Tijuana, Mexico, in Baja California. Aragón is the most known one in the band and has a massive fan base around himself. He first started in 2015 when he co-founded Grupo Codiciado and launched their first...

One of my favorite places to grab a bite is Gallego’s Mexican restaurant, which is located at 4728 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105. The atmosphere at Gallego’s is perfect for family dinners and casual hangouts with friends. The interior is very welcoming, with colorful decorations and with many paintings depicting...

My all time favorite movie has to be Good Will Hunting and I could watch it over and over again because of how much I liked the character devolpment of the main character Will Hunting and the feeling I felt when I saw Will’s emotional scenes because it felt very real to me. The life of Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a brilliant...

Mental health can play a big part in who we become or why we are the way we are. It’s not always understood and heard. Mental health is important and it is something that deserves more attention. People battling mental health deserve to feel heard and understood, and they shouldn’t have to hide their feelings or bottle...

One of my all time favorite movies will forever be Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban which is the third in the whole series. The magic of this movie and the relationships between the characters are the main reason why I love watching it. In this movie, the main character, Harry Potter, is starting his third year at...

Makeup holds a big amount of importance to its many users all around the world for many different reasons. Some of its users wear makeup as a form to express themselves in a more creative manner. This is especially accurate because makeup can give you the ability to create your own form of art by using different colors and...

Ms. Carillo Ms. Carillo, as she prefers to be called, always wanted to be an actor or a lawyer but she became a teacher by accident. She never wanted to be a teacher because she was scared that karma was going to get her and it did. Everything she gave to her teachers, she got double of it. What motivated her  to keep...

Ms. Munoz Ms. Andrea Munoz is currently the Academy of Health and Healthy Communities counselor and head counselor of Hoover High School. She originally started school with the intention of becoming a lawyer. However, after getting involved in community service at a middle school, she discovered a passion for volunteering...

Ms. Westfall Ms. Jane Westfall is the director of the Academy of Health and Healthy Communities (AHHC), and has been teaching at Hoover for eight years. Ms. Westfall was born and raised in Ocean Beach, here in San Diego. When she was younger, she wanted to be a scientist out in the environment and she did that for a...