Senior Itenda Makanda one of the fastest high schoolers in San Diego. Itenda is on the Hoover High School's track team. He is a leader and has been on the track team all his four years. Itenda says he started running when he would go get groceries for his mom and would run to where he had to get as fast as he could. His favorite...

Mr. Gernesto Rivera from the County Office of Education came by with three employers from the San Diego Zoo to offer Hoover students the opportunity to apply for summer jobs. The San Diego Zoo is getting ready to hire over 200 plus positions for this summer and most of those positions are filled by high school students. “The...

My high school experience so far has been average nothing really exciting or or upsetting has happened. Freshman year was a mix of good and bad. Because on one side I have somewhat easy classes that I’m passing and I have been involved in many different clubs. While on the other side there's a chance that I’ll break the...

On April 20 from 8 – 12 pm, Hoover will be conducting its first Peace Conference Against Gun Violence in the small gym and annex. The idea came from a group of publications students who went to a KPBS event to hear Bishop Cornelius Bowser speak on gun violence and how it affects everyone directly and/or indirectly.  Hoover...

Knowing she was the Athlete of the Week means a lot to freshmen Johanna Piza. She is extremely grateful for being chosen because it’s her first time to achieve something this grand and out of her team, she was chosen so it really means a lot. Johanna takes practice really seriously because she really loves track and being...

The Cardinal asks the candidates why they are running for office. Wendy Reyes(Class of 2020, President)- “To make 2020 unforgettable.” Sonia Lopez(ASB Treasure)- “I want 2020 to be the best year of our high school experience.” Sarai Maganda( Class of 2020, Vice President)- “It’s important for...

April Fool's Story #1 Thank you for allowing The Cardinal staff to carry on this annual tradition! Next year, IHigh will no longer be available at Hoover.  The district has looked at Hoover’s data on student failures in certain classes and has decided that IHigh is not beneficial.  Also, it costs more money to have...

April Fool's Story #2 Thank you for allowing The Cardinal staff to carry on this annual tradition! Recently, Mr. Babineau and the alumni association met with representatives from Geico.  The insurance company has agreed to sponsor Hoover High School and the amount of money is substantial.  However, there will be two...

Melody Vilitchai is a sophomore at Hoover High school. She was born here in San Diego and is in Cardinals Interact and FACES for the Future. She’s wants to be a gastroenterologist, which is someone that diagnoses and cures diseases that are located in the liver, esophagus, small intestine and large intestine. She is president...

April Fool's Story #3 Thank you for allowing The Cardinal staff to carry on this annual tradition! Hoover High School administration and academy directors have made the decision to enforce a new school uniform policy for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. During spring break, the administration held an all day meeting...

April Fool's Story #4 Thank you for allowing The Cardinal staff to carry on this annual tradition! Hey Hoover Students!  We are excited to announce that Hoover will be getting a new lunch menu. However, students will now have to pay for their lunch. After careful consideration, it was decided to give students healthier...

On March 1, 2019, Principal, Mr. Jason Babineu and students from the Hoover Student Council were invited to sign the last beam that was put into place on the new theatre building. During this special event, representatives from the construction company and the architect firm were invited to speak on the current progress....

There are a lot of people that have low self-esteem about how they look like because in the society we live in, there is this perfect image of having a perfect body. Social media plays a huge part because there are models and their perfect bodies which gives people the idea of that’s how they have to look.  But everyone...

On Saturday, January 26, a new cross academy fellowship, The Brothers of Excellence, established itself on Hoover’s campus.  15 African American students welcomed author, and one of Hoover’s new student teachers, Mr. R. Preston Clark who read and discussed excerpts from his book Vinnie: a love letter.  The novel is from...