One of the familiar Faces of Hoover is Phuong Nguyen, but Kathy is her preferred name, and she is currently a junior. She was born and raised in San Diego, and had spent the most of her youth in California, except having relocated to Texas and then returning to California. Her birthday is November 17, and she is a Scorpio. She...

The first annual Hoover Film Festival was established when multiple classes on Hoover's campus were creating films as part of their curriculum.  This also allowed students who were creating films outside of school to enter their work.  The deadline to submit films is May 25.  Originally the deadline was this week, but some...

According to the National Education Association, a survey by The U.S. Travel Association, which polled 400 adults, half who took field trips in their youth and the other half had not, found an interesting correlation to those who did.  The study discovered that children who go on school field trips have better grades (59%)...

Philip Vera Cruz was a Filipino American who advocated for labor rights and led several social justice initiatives for agricultural workers. He was born on December 25, 1904 and passed away June 12,1994. After immigrating to America from the Philippines, he picked grapes and lettuce. Like many farm workers, he has faced rough...

Within City Heights, there lies an area with great meaning to me known as Little Saigon  – a small enclave along El Cajon Boulevard, brimming with Vietnamese culture. With its many Vietnamese restaurants, stores, and small businesses, it feels unique and welcoming to me. Though much of the stores are Vietnamese, there are...

There are a lot of movies with the name, The Protector. I’m not talking about the one Jackie Chan did in 1985. Nor am I talking about the series that’s on Netflix. I’m talking about the 2005 Thai martial arts action film that stars Tony Jaa. Many people love it, I love it too. The Protector is so surreal and that’s...

Bruno Mars or Peter Gene Hernandez was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is an American singer and songwriter who is well-known for his music. Bruno Mars has had five number one hit songs and has won over 19 awards for his songs. There is no denying how successful Bruno Mars is in the music industry, and with...

Kiyoshi Kuromiya was born in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II.  Kuromiya was born on May 9, 1943 in Wyoming at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Both Kuromiya's parents were born in California and Kuromiya was a third-generation Japanese American and grew up primarily attending Caucasian schools in...

Donnie Yen was born on July 27, 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Yen is a famous Chinese actor, martial artist, film director, producer, action director, and choreographer. He is also the star of such films as Shanghai Knights, The Monkey King, Ip Man, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. His father, Kylster Yen, was a newspaper editor and amateur musician, while his mother, Bow-SiMark, was a kung fu master....

Troy Aumua Polamalu was born Troy Benjamin Aumua April 19, 1981, and is a former American football strong safety who played his entire 12-year career for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC) and earned consensus All-American...

Khang Phan is a freshman student at Hoover High School. Born on June 3,  Khang is part of the ALMA Academy. Khang has a huge passion for volleyball. He is part of the Juniors Varsity team and practices daily. Volleyball to him feels like a community, and his teammates are like his own family members. Volleyball helped him improve...

One of the most important people in American history was Japanese-American activist Fred Korematsu. He was born on January 30, 1919 in Oakland, California. He attended Castlemont High School. He was known for refusing to enter an internment camp and went into hiding.  Because of this, he was known for Korematsu v. United States...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet or just wanted to learn a new skill? Crocheting is the act of looping yarn with a hooked needle to make different kinds of patterns with fabric or other materials. You can make things like beanies, scarfs, gloves, etc. If you answered yes to one of those questions, then the Crochet...

Mental health disorders affecting children and adolescents can range from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to autism, depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and others. Students suffering from these conditions face significant barriers to learning and are less likely to graduate from high school. Many...

You've seen kids with tardy passes around the school right? There are tons of reasons why they’re late to school and class every day. Sometimes students make up excuses to their teachers, so much so they’ve heard every excuse in the book: “I had to walk.” “I missed my bus.” “I couldn’t get a ride.” “The...

On April 25, Cardinal Juniors began taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, or SBAC, during the school day. The SBAC is a digital assessment based on Common Core Standards that evaluates how well students understand and can apply concepts and skills in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. These summative...

Spring break is a time to enjoy your time off before you have to give it your all for the end of the school year at least that's how I see it. Therefore one week in my opinion is nowhere near enough time because you can't even enjoy the week without worrying that you are going back to school in a few days, and that really...

It's Teacher Appreciation Week and you know what that means, a week where we appreciate teachers! Teachers are not praised enough. Imagine having to teach kids every day and seeing them for so long. Being a teacher has so many responsibilities. It is an important career because they have to educate their students but it can...