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Hoover school board approves $13.5 million renovation contract for Riverchase career center
Stone Building was the lowest of three bidders for the project, which is slated for completion by the end of June 2019. more
Submitted by Hoover City Schools
Students from Hoover named semifinalists in 2019 National Merit Scholarship program
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. more
Photo by Sarah Finnegan.
Not your papa’s school lunch
New food vendor and creative menus help Hoover lunchrooms draw more customers. more
Photo by Sydney Cromwell.
HHS students organize environmental cleanups with CleanHoover Initiative
Maredia and Lother started the CleanHoover Initiative in December to clean up some of the city’s parks and talk with businesses about reducing their environmental impact. more
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BPES receives makerspace grant
Bluff Park Elementary School received a $2,500 Cawaco Resource, Conservation and Development (RC&D) grant in September to implement 'Moving Towards Makerspaces.' more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Hoover school board passes $191 million budget for fiscal year 2019
The budget projects $13.3 million will be needed to convert the former Riverchase Middle School into a skilled trades center called the Riverchase Career Connection Center. more
Photo courtesy of Prince of Peace Catholic Parish
POP garage sale raises $11,000
This annual fundraiser for the youth group received a record number of donations this year. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Foundation gives $35,000 in grants to Hoover teachers
Here’s a look at the projects that received regular grant money this year. more
Meet your new PTA, PTO, PTSO presidents
Here are the presidents of the parent organizations at each Hoover school and what they said about their goals for the 2018-19 school year. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Assistant superintendent finds new role in career center
Dodson has been named director of the new Riverchase Career Connection Center, which will help prepare students for skilled trades. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
School bus driver shortage, strong demand causing challenges for Hoover
School officials are hiring extra bus drivers to help take care of an unexpected demand for bus service. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Hoover City Schools celebrates 30 years at back-to-school gathering
Superintendent Kathy Murphy encouraged faculty to build on the vision of those who started the system. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Assistant Superintendent Ron Dodson to lead Hoover's new skilled trades center
Dodson will become director of the Riverchase Career Connection Center on Oct. 1. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
New principal takes reins at Shades Mountain Elementary
Shades Mountain Elementary School’s new principal, Melissa Hadder, spent most of her career working with high school students, but her new role is a return to where she began her education career. more
Photos by Jon Anderson
School rezoning becomes reality
The Hoover school rezoning effort that began four years ago with former Superintendent Andy Craig is taking effect with the first day of school on Aug. 8. more
Photo from Spain Park High School website
Melissa Hadder named new principal at Shades Mountain Elementary School
Hadder has been an assistant principal at Spain Park High School. more
Photos by Jon Anderson.
Cooper signs off after 10 years on school board
Only a few people have been asked to serve more than one five-year term on the Hoover school board, and Green Valley resident Earl Cooper is one of them. more
Hoover’s ‘tough love’ Principal Don Hulin to retire after 10 years
Some principals come across as intimidating to students, maintaining their distance and casting threatening glares. more
Photo by Jon Anderson.
Juli Feltham, a rock at Shades Mountain, to retire after 20 years
For 20 years, Shades Mountain Elementary School has known only one principal, but Juli Feltham has finally reached the point where she’s ready to hand over the school keys to someone else. more
Photo by Jon Anderson
Hoover schools shut down education, IT academies
The Hoover school system is shutting down its information technology and education academies for high school students due to declining interest, school officials say. more
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