Jazmine Hernandez is a resilient senior at Hoover and in the VAPA academy. Jazmine is involved in a few programs and organizations such as Avenue for Success, Young Life, and Hoover’s choir. These extra curricular activities allow her to stay engaged as well as create bonds with new people. She is an amazing leader in...

Kitzia Angulo was born on January 30 and is a senior in the VAPA academy. Kitzia loves being artistic and expressing her creativity, and always encourages others to be their authentic selves. She loves being in the VAPA academy because of the community, especially how sweet and welcoming everyone is. Her favorite class is...

Jennifer Hernandez is a reserved but dedicated 18 year old senior at Hoover High School in the AHHC academy. In alignment to Jennifer’s academy, she wishes to pursue a career in health care. A dream goal of hers is to someday become a nurse to spread the joys of helping others. Following another ambition of hers which is...

I think we should have two weeks of spring break, instead of one. School can be very stressful for many students. Students often miss school since they feel like they need a day off or two. And numerous teachers can also lead to them assigning lots of work, which can put a strain on the average student in completing and turning...

Easter is a fun day where children get to go out and hunt for Easter eggs and eat lots of candy. On Easter many debate on which candy is better. These are my top five favorite candies to eat on Easter. Reese's Peanut Butter Egg  This chocolate has a soft, sweet peanut butter center covered in smooth milk chocolate and...

Whenever I think of Easter, I think of the egg hunts most families host for the children in their family to have a bit of fun and be able to eat candy to make them happy. I know Easter is much more than egg hunts and good candy but I think it's nice to think back to when we were kids running around in grass looking for plastic...

I was born and raised in a Catholic household where Easter is celebrated every year, in which we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Good Friday was the day Jesus Chist was crucified, and Easter was the day he was resurrected. The day he rose from the dead is the day he ascended into heaven to God our king....

Easter has a history that dates back to ancient times, and the Easter Bunny has become a widely recognized symbol of the holiday in modern culture. While the Easter Bunny is predominantly popular in Western cultures, its origins can be traced back to pagan springtime celebrations. Pagans are individuals who hold religious...

Every year, Easter is celebrated and it is a holiday that lots of kids and adults look forward to. Although it’s celebrated globally not many people are aware of its history or its meaning. Christians around the world celebrate this holiday as many consider it a Christianity holiday because it celebrates the resurrection...

This year's 2025 yearbook is now on sale in the finance office. Editor-in-Chief, Alejandra Ramirez, lead her staff in creating a book that was reflective of the current year, after Hoover had one of its challenging years in 2024.  She wanted to create a book that was fun and that reminded the student body of the great things...

At the beginning of the new year, the academy known as ALMA will now be called VAPA, which stands for visual and performing arts. According to VAPA Director, Mr. Michael Heu, the change was needed because programs in the academy are growing.  Also, there is funding available for arts programs in public schools and the VAPA...

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...