Austin Thonglek is an inspirational and dedicated senior at Hoover High School. He is a part of the health academy, AHHC, and is the vice president of Hoover’s ASB. Austin comes from a diverse family background; Cambodian, Thai, and Lao. Growing up he went to Euclid Elementary and later went to Clark Middle School. He always...

Ivanna Ramirez is a senior golf player in the AHHC academy at Hoover High School and is captain of the golf team. She first became interested in golf at a young age by the relaxation of the game. Golf is not just a sport to her but something that she has found herself to be dedicated to. She shows her dedication and commitment...

Hezekiah Manuel is a 16 year old sophomore at Hoover High School who plays for the varsity football team. This is Hezekiah's second year playing for the Hoover varsity football team, and although he’s been playing since he was younger, he has made great improvements along the way. Hezekiah is one of the reasons we are currently...

Xavier Lopez Rodriguez, more commonly known in Hispanic households as ‘Chabelo’ was a Mexican actor, presenter, comedian and children’s music singer. On February 17, 1935, Rodriguez would take his first breath into the world, within the city of Chicago, Illinois. Around the era of the Cold war, Rodriguez would be drafted...

Celia Cruz is known as the ‘Queen of Salsa’, a latin music icon. The only woman who was able to reach success in the male dominated ‘salsa’ world. She is known as the pioneer of Afro-Latinidad as her music and lyrics focused on her African Identity. Cruz was born on October 21 in Havana, Cuba. Her father’s wish was...

Javier Hernandez best known as “Chicharito” is a Mexican professional soccer player who plays as a striker for La Liga MX club Guadalajara. He was born on June 1st, 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Chicharito was the first Mexican soccer player to play for the European club Manchester United in 2010. He played four seasons...

They usually say that a child's rebellious phase is during high school while they're in their teen years. If a teenager is going through a rebellious phase usually their relationship with their parents hits a rocky point. Teens have different ideas about certain things, different priorities and different experiences. Even...

Morals are part of learning what's wrong and right as a human being. Morals are what allow societies and people to exist with a purpose in life. To many people morals are the thoughts or feelings that allow them to think with purpose. Morals are defined as a concern for right and wrong and what determines the good and bad in...

Roblox is important to a teen's life. Roblox helps you find others and make friends. It helps to find your passion for what things you like and find other people who have the same passion as you. I think Roblox can help with your creative growth because it expresses your creativity. Millions of people play Roblox every day...

Mrs. Erica Barcelo-Carrillo is in her second year as principal at Hoover High School, but this will be her 25th year in education as a whole. Her passion for becoming a principal came from her time at the University of California, Riverside, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. She became a social worker a year following...

Dr. Cherese Wiltshire is the associate principal in charge of the newly branded Leadership Education Advocacy Determination (LEAD) Academy formerly known as SJA. This year is her second year being a part of Hoover's administration team and she couldn’t be more honored to be a part of it. She also oversees the English and...

For about two years now, one of the associate principals of Hoover High, Mr. Joe Boertmann, has been able to provide a positive impact for students and the environment around him. Originally from the Los Angeles area, growing up Mr. Boertmann had attended multiple schools, including Woodrow Wilson High School. Within days...

Mr. Armando Leon is an Associate Principal at Hoover High School. He has been working at Hoover for two years now. He is also a graduate from Hoover and always thought about one day coming back to work here. When the AP position opened up at Hoover, he was so excited to apply! Something he wants the community to know about...

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,...