Edgar Pacheco is a senior at Hoover High School and in the MET academy. He has taken AP US history honors, Honors American literature, and honors chemistry classes this past year. Edgar works really hard for his classes, maintaining all As. He maintains a 4.14 GPA. Even as a senior right now, Edgar still holds his above 4.0...

Briana Ly is an outstanding 15 year old volleyball player at Hoover High School who has made phenomenal performances. Briana began to play volleyball in 5th grade and has been playing ever since. She is only a freshman and has made this year's varsity volleyball team. She says that the reason she joined volleyball was because...

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...

My favorite food establishment is the Chinese Super Buffet. What I like about this place is that it's something new and different from what I usually eat. The food here is on display like any buffet but I like the variety of selections that they have to offer. The choices consist of the normal food items such as chicken,...

Natanael Cano was born in Hermosilla, Sonora, Mexico on March 27th, 2001. He's been a musician since the age of 11, when he performed at gigs with his first guitar. He is from a low income family in Mexico where he developed his love for music, specifically corridos. His inspirations for music were many as he even decided to...

50 First Dates is a comedy and romance movie, and my favorite movie of all time. This movie brings me a comforting and lovely feeling. As much as I always watched this movie, like millions of times, I still watch it because it makes me believe how love is everywhere and I love seeing love in my surroundings making me feel...

Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her Father, Abraham Quintanilla, was a former musician. Her Mother, Marcella Ofelia Samora, was a homemaker. Selena grew up speaking English, but her dad taught her to sing in Spanish so she could resonate with the Latino community. She began performing...

Nicole Murray Ramirez is a Latino drag queen better known as “Empress Nicole the Great,” and is a longtime LGBTQ+ and Latino rights activist in Southern California. Murray was born in San Bernardino, California, to Mexican parents, whose expectations for him were high, especially from his father. He was involved in politics...

Ana Mendieta was a Cuban American artist. She was born on November 18, 1848, in Havana, Cuba. Mendieta was a pioneering earth artist, which means she used natural landscaping as the art form. She also used her own body outline along with the outside views to show her art. She was also an ecofeminist, which means she wanted women's...

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,...