Ta’ani Tuipulotu is a sophomore football player at Hoover High School who has shown love and passion for the sport from the very beginning. Ta’ani has been playing football for seven years, starting at a young age and has been improving with every game he participates in. The love for the sport earned him a spot on varsity...

Alysson Garcia is a current senior at Hoover High and in the MET Academy. She is an incredibly sweet person and someone who is easy to talk to. Her birthday is on March 9 and she loves pasta, which has always been her favorite food. Some of her interests include math, interior design, architecture and fashion. One of her...

When I’m alone. I drift to the thought of what people think about me. Do they think I laugh too loudly and obnoxiously, or that I can never stop talking? I usually don’t dig too deep into it because it makes me go into a never-ending spiral of what I assume people think of me.  Every interaction replays in my head over...

Whenever my family and I, or friends feel like going out for brunch, our top pick is always Cocina de Barrio. With 3 locations open in San Diego, all three are very popular. Cocina de Barrio is known for their amazing and authentic Mexican dishes. Some of my favorite dishes are the Chilaquiles Verdes, Enmoladas, and their...

My favorite movie that I've seen more than one time is Cloverfield. I enjoy watching this movie because it has the camera shooting style of a first-person raw footage. The entire movie is shot to mimic the feeling of being filmed with one single person camera. The suspense of what's going on and what could be terrorizing...

My favorite artist is Rauw Alejandro, whose real name is Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz. He was born on January 10, 1993, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alejandro grew up surrounded by music, as his dad played the guitar and his mom sang, which helped inspire him to become a performer. When he was younger, Alejandro actually wanted...

Video games, an art form of interactive media that utilizes user interface, possesses an enormous impact on culture. While some may only dismiss gaming as a mere hobby, it is evident that, video games have the capacity to convey powerful narratives with real life world themes. There is quite a wide array of titles across...

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,...