Hoover Represents!

September 15, 2023

Staff writer Oliver Almeida ’25, Junior Editors Natalie Molina ’25 and Alejandra Ramirez ’25, and Associate Editor Jesus Gastelum ’23, pose in front of The Cardinal First Place win.

The Cardinal won first place at the San Diego County Fair for its student-focussed and student lead website.

Since its inception in 2016, The Cardinal has won first place every year it has entered the student showcase for school newspapers online. The Cardinal will continue to focus on student achievements and successes through out the 2023/2024 school year. The new staff is eager to report on topics and concerns that best represent Hoover High School.

Also, the Hoover High School yearbook, Dias Cardinales, took home third place for the 2023 edition of “Anything’s Possible.” Lead by Associate Editor, Jesus Gastelum ’23, and supported by Junior Editors Natalie Molina and Alejandra Ramirez, the staff created a yearbook that best represented another post-Covid year. It is the hope of this year’s staff to earn a first place at the 2024 San Diego County Fair.

About the Contributors

Natalie Molina, Junior Editor

Natalie Molina is a junior in Hoover High School. Her birthday is March 21st and she enjoys hanging out with friends, and still playing Animal Crossing but barely. Music brings Natalie peace and helps her disconnect from the outside world. This is her 2nd year of yearbook and excited to be an editor!

Natalie and friends are in a so-so situation for her. She either wants to be alone or needs someone to hang with. Being a massive introvert comes with its hardships but a gateway of opportunity. She tries to make everyone satisfied with how she behaves, but at the same time, she loves to be open to any funny, silly situation.

Although sports are not something she excels in, she really depends on academics as one of her safe places. If Natalie understands the curriculum, she excels in that category. Anything academic, Natalie is a scholar. No matter how hard it is or even how easy it is, she tries her best and works hard to achieve the highest she can receive.

She isn't excited about her junior year at the moment but hopefully, she can change herself for the better like she hopes to. With all the obstacles in her way, she breaks through them with help and support from everyone around her.

Alejandra Ramirez, Junior Editor

Alejandra is a Hispanic 16-year-old high school student, and now in her junior year at Hoover High School. She was born on January 25th. She hopes to get accepted into her dream college. Alejandra is very opinionated about her likes and dislikes. She likes the color green and brown, cats, music, and shopping, and going out with her friends. This contributes to some of her favorite things like socializing with her friends, cats, getting things done and feeling a sense of accomplishment, making her family proud, quiet places, all kinds of shoes (especially converse), music (except for country), jewelry, dippin’ dots ice cream.