James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, and was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll...

Pearl Mae Bailey was born on March 29, 1918 and was an American actress and singer.  She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in nearby Norfolk, Virginia, the first city in the region to offer higher education for black students. She made her stage-singing debut when she was 15 years old. In 1967, Bailey and...

Faith Clark is a junior at Hoover High School, and her hobbies are drawing, singing, writing, and taking pictures. Faith is in the Social Justice Academy. Some of her favorite foods are chicken alfredo And French fries. Faith lives with her mom, grandmother, and her two younger brothers. During her free time she likes to draw,...

This week's athlete of the week goes to the astonishing and remarkable Serenity Chheun. Serenity is a freshman at Hoover High and a part of this year's Girls Varsity Basketball team. Basketball is one of her passions as she has been playing for around 8 years. Serenity is a phenomenal player on the court as she plays with her...

JROTC, or the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, is a leadership and citizenship development course offered to Hoover students of all grade levels. Aligning with the Army Values, cadets learn to live their lives with loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. The course also serves...

In the past years that I have been at Hoover, the bathrooms have been kinda plain. In the 200 building, the bathrooms are the most updated but have gradually declined from what they use to be. Many students have vandalized the bathrooms but know it’s not a place where you leave trash or leave tissues everywhere. I think...

Peer Pressure is a feeling present in all teens. Teens are so focused on trying to fit in with other teens that they do things that can potentially ruin their lives. Your teenage and high school years play an immense role in shaping the person you eventually are going to become in the future. Although we go to school to receive...

Nadja West was born on March 20, 1961 in Washington D.C. She was soon orphaned but was adopted into a family at two years old along with two other adopted children. She is the youngest of 12 adopted children. Not knowing her biological parents did not stop her from going on to change history, however. In 1982, she earned her...

Daisy Bates was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.  She was born in Huttig, Arkansas in 1914. At the age of three, her mother was killed by three white men which upon being just a child, caused both an emotional and...

Jazz Singer, Billie Holiday is an African American who had a singing career for over 30 years. Born in April 17, 1915 with the name of Elinore Harris, Holiday grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where she was inspired by jazz singers like Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. She began singing in nightclubs in Harlem and was signed to...

Bessie Coleman was born in a shack with one room, in Texas in 1892. She attended school faithfully and was an active member of her Baptist Church, when she was not needed in the cotton fields to help her family survive. She work as a laundress in order to save money to attend college in Oklahoma, but she ran out after one semester....

Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), was a powerful influential woman who used both her platform and her voice to advocate for racial equality and anything she believed in. Her music would speak out during the civil rights movement and would have lyrics that would make monumental significance. In addition, since she was a young girl,...

Priscilla Torres is 17 years old and was born in San Diego California, on July 10. She attended all four years of high school at Hoover. She is the oldest of two and also works part time. Many would describe Priscilla as, outgoing, a leader, blunt, caring, responsible and optimistic. Priscilla is part of the ALMA academy....

Ashely Alvardo is a junior who is currently attending Hoover High and in the Academy of Health and Healthy Communities (AHHC). She was born on June 9th in San Diego and lives in City Heights. During her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, hanging out with friends and also being with her dog. Her favorite color is green and...

The Ocean Discovery Institute is a nonprofit organization that uses ocean science to empower young people from underserved urban communities to transform their lives, their community, and the world as science and conservation leaders. Working in the San Diego community of City Heights, they provide continuous science opportunities...