Zahira is a senior at Hoover High School and has been attending since the start of her freshman year. She was born and raised in San Diego, California but grew up living in City Heights. Her birthday is on June 20th. Her interests include watching crime documentaries and seeing cases being solved. Another interest of hers is...

I’ve had several teachers in my life that have helped me in a multitude of different ways but one that stuck with me would have to be my freshman math teacher, Ms. Moreno.  As a freshman, transitioning into high school was somewhat difficult, and having Ms. Moreno as a supportive teacher was very helpful. She was kind from...

This week, while we appreciate our teachers, I want to honor and pay respect to my Academy of Health and Healthier Communities (AHHC) students, past and present. This past year, as COVID settled down like a heavy weight on all of us, we all know that those with pre-existing mental health issues have suffered even more. My 13-year...

Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear and particle physics. She is known as the “Chinese Marie Curie” and the “Queen of Nuclear Research.” She was born on May 31, 1912, Liuhe, Taicing, Suzhou, China. She however moved to the U.S. in 1939. She played...

A series that people should be watching is Big Time Rush on Netflix. Especially if they want to have a good laugh and a sense of being in elementary school again. It is about a group of four friends from Minnesota that manage to get a record producer to make them into a boy band. Their names are Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan...

The following businesses are offering discounts to teachers!  Enjoy! 1800Flowers.com: NEA members can save 20% on flowers and gift baskets. 23andMe: Teachers save $20 to $100 on select DNA kits. Adobe Creative Cloud: Teachers save 60% off monthly Creative Cloud subscriptions. A.C. Moore: Present your school ID,...

It was announced on April 23 that this year’s 2021 valedictorian, Yosief Abraham was awarded the Gates Scholarship.  Yosief plans to attend Stanford in the fall where he will study environmental engineering. Yosief states he’s dreamt about Stanford since he was in middle school. Now, four years later he received his...

Joselyn Luvianos was born on May 4, and yes, she loves Star Wars so she is kinda lucky.  She was born and raised in San Diego, California. Joselyn is 16 years old and is a junior at Hoover High school in the ALMA academy. She has four older siblings and one younger brother. Joselyn loves to play soccer and plays for the Hoover...

Not that long ago, the San Diego Unified School District decided to let some students go back if they chose, and if it was in their best interest to attend for a couple of days of the new hybrid schedule. I was one of the students that decided to go back because I felt that I could focus on school more rather than at home...

The Mummy is a 2017 American dark fantasy action-adventure horror film directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dylan Kussman, with a story by Kurtzman, Jon Spaihts, and Jenny Lumet. This new version is a reboot of The Mummy franchise, and stars Tom Cruise as U.S. Army Sergeant Nick...

A series everybody should watch is When They See Us on Netflix which came out in 2019. The mini-series begins in 1989, when a female jogger in New York City was assaulted and raped in Central Park.  The story revolves around the lives and families of the five young men who were falsely charged. They were labeled as the Central...

Confirmed by the chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Nathan Fletcher, San Diego moved from the red tier to the orange tier on Wednesday, April 7. The red tier means that there is a “substantial spread” with 4 to 7 new cases a day for every 100,000 residents. Different tiers set different levels of restrictions...

Yesterday, a jury reached a verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd, and found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter. Chauvin has been held accountable after the video of him kneeling down on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded for help started...

Cateryne Reyes is an 18 year old senior at Hoover High School. She was born on April 18, in San Diego, California. School has been stressful for her. At times she has moments when she's on top of what she needs to get done and other times she tends to slack off. She thinks that if it weren't for the support her teachers provide...

DMX, born Earl Simmons in Mount Vernon, New York on December 18, 1970 was an American rapper, actor, and songwriter. He had a troubled and abusive childhood which turned him into a “violent” person growing up. He spent time living in group homes and survived on the streets by robbery which got him in trouble with the law....

Godzilla or the monkey himself, King Kong? Their fight was amazing and totally legendary. Warner Bros. delivered a heart stopping, jaw dropping action movie. Here was the epic clash between the two eponymous giant creatures with histories of being dominant. The action is intense, especially the final battle where I was left...

President Joe Biden just moved in, and already he’s the guy with … that dog. Major, a 3-year-old rescue from a Delaware shelter and the youngest of the two German shepherds, has been “agitated” at the White House, jumping, barking, and “charging,” according to CNN’s reporting. Around the beginning of March,...

In-person learning begins today, April 12, for those who have chosen to participate. Onsite/online (hybrid) learning will begin on campus for students/families who have selected this option.  Students/families who opted for online only will continue as they have, with instruction at home. Prior to learning on campus, all...

  “Going back to school would be beneficial because it’s much easier to pay attention and learn. I have trouble doing online learning because there are lots of things that distract me. If we go back to school, we would have an easier time with lessons because learning in person is more productive. Even now, we’re...

Hoover High School opened in 1930, and was established in 1931.  Something about this school is that, as soon as you walk into campus, you get the sensation that you belong and will be accepted no matter where it is that you come from.  Our school is diverse! We have students with different backgrounds, who share their culture...