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Mr. Aaron Pores

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and you know what that means, a week where we appreciate teachers! Hoover has its share of great teachers in San Diego. This week, The Cardinal spotlights Hoover’s teachers!

Melanie Ledesma, Staff Writer

May 6, 2026

Melanie Ledesma

Mr. Aaron Pores is a dedicated and committed English teacher a part of the LEAD academy, Leadership, Education, Advocacy, and Dedication, previously well known as SJA.

Not only is Mr. Pores an important teacher but also the academy director of LEAD. His leadership means having to create school events in honor of your academy. Previously, LEAD has hosted the blood drive, eligible for those healthy cardinals of at least 17 years of age, who are willing to help out those in need. In order to fit into the requirements cardinals would have to have lab tests done before actually starting the process to donate blood. Through this advocacy work for healthy bodies, this shows the strength within our communities by taking time out of your busy schedule to donate blood that could potentially contribute to saving someone’s life. Therefore, Mr. Pores is a part of the change in our diverse school community, uniting students and teaching them to look out for one another. Essentially earning him a spot as one of Hoover’s most valuable and inspiring teachers for aspiring students wanting to make the world a better place.

Mr. Pores is a big believer of education, promoting that knowledge is power, and the importance of advocacy in a society where sometimes our voices can’t be heard. Nowadays in our current society, young people are the ones with the voice and should be willing to stand up for what is right. In the LEAD academy, students are taught social skills and how to advocate for not only themselves but also for minorities.

Mr. Pores is constantly looking out for his students and making sure they feel inspired in order to continue their advocacy work and education, never once doubting his students’ abilities of becoming significant figures in our world.

About the Contributor

Melanie Ledesma, Staff Writer

Melanie Ledesma is a 17-year-old Junior currently attending Hoover High School for the 2025-2026 school year. She enjoys traveling, shopping, and going to concerts. Every year she travels back to her home country, Mexico and goes to Guanajuato and Jalisco. She likes spending time with her family, making sure everyone feels loved and appreciated. In addition, her shopping addiction tends to get out of hand sometimes, spending way more money than she should. As a result, causing her to be a compulsive shopper, later regretting her purchases but too lazy to return any of it. To add on, her love for concerts also contributes to her bad spending habits, spending hundreds of dollars at a time in order to get a good seat. Her all-time favorite concert that she has ever attended was Junior H, who is a Mexican singer-songwriter. During this concert she got very sentimental, and sang her heart out to all of her favorite songs. She believes society can change and people can learn to love, forgive, and care for each other. She thinks it is important to learn to love even your enemies, making the world a better place. Also, she has dreams of being able to help her community and those less fortunate, once she reaches a position of financial stability. This is because she has witnessed the struggle people in poverty face, especially those living in Mexico, where it’s harder to receive help. She feels that presently, most people aren’t grateful for the things they have when someone else is praying for them. In the end, Melanie stands by helping others and never judging anyone, since no one is perfect. Melanie plans on attending San Diego State University.