For myself, privacy means to keep your stuff and family separate from your friends. I keep my privacy private on social media because I never use it a lot of the time. I maintain it differently and I never use my phone to take a lot of pictures of myself and/or others. I completely trust my friends and I sometimes share with...

School spirit is what every school needs. It makes up the school and allows people to bring out their creative side. It brings meaning to coming to school and cheering for your teammates. Hoover High School has no school spirit at all anymore. It feels empty. No one really goes and supports any teams at Hoover much, either because...

Machair is a sophomore here at Hoover High School and is one of the athletes of the week. She confesses she wasn't always a good runner. She started running because she wanted to do something different and challenging. The hardest part when she was starting was staying committed, but what motivates her are her teammates that...

Javier Mundo is a 17 year old senior who is currently in the Social Justice Academy (SJA.) A couple of things about Javier is that he enjoys playing soccer, his favorite color is black, and hid favorite food is rice and beans, since he is a vegetarian . He’s been one for approximately two years now. His birthday is on  March...

Sports physicals are important to student athletes at school because without the physicals being completed, students won’t be able to be treated by the trainer if hurt during the school year. Are you trying to join a team at school? Well it’s required to have your sports physical to be able to play. You cannot tryout...

Lack of sleep negatively affects students in many ways. We need about eight hours of sleep per day however most students sleep for about six hours maximum. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that, ”Adolescents need eight to ten hours of sleep per night. But, more than two-thirds of US high school students...

The 2018 annual haunted house, Hoover’s Asylum, will end this week with two more days of fear. It will open tonight, October 29, and the last day is tomorrow, October 30. The time is from 5 -8 pm. Due to the fact that Hoover is going under construction this year’s haunted house will not be held in the auditorium but has...