High Schools
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Hoover City Schools career center opens in Riverchase
After more than two years of planning and renovation work, the Hoover school system’s Riverchase Career Connection Center is now open and running. Read more
Photo courtesy of Janet Ort.
Breathing it in: HHS students work with air quality particles through Gasp
Hoover High School senior Christian Pegouske has always loved being outside in nature. So, he got involved with the BioBucs, HHS’s environment science research competition team. Read more
Photo by Erin Nelson.
New academy to give students a taste of food, hospitality industries
More than 150 students from Hoover, Spain Park and Homewood high schools have registered for the Culinary and Hospitality Academy in its first year, Chris Villa said. Read more
Photo by Erin Nelson.
Hoover, Spain Park health science academies to combine at RC3
More than 300 students from Hoover and Spain Park high schools are signed up for the Health Science Academy at the Riverchase Career Connection Center, which opens for the first time with the start of school on Aug. 8. Read more
HHS basketball fundraises for Make-A-Wish
In the 2018-2019 school year, 16 Alabama schools raised $56,862 for wishes in Alabama. Read more
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Hoover High School Class of 2019 receives $47 million in scholarship offers
The 719 members of the graduating class are believed to be the largest high school graduating class in Alabama this year. Read more
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Spain Park launches 384 seniors from Class of 2019 into the world
In all, 23% of the graduating class ended with a GPA of 4.0 or higher. Read more
Photo courtesy of Shehzan Maredia
Hoover STEM team ranks internationally
The Hoover High School STEM Team was created last September and began preparing to compete in the International Science Olympiad and TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude for Mathematics and Science) competitions. Read more
Photo courtesy of Tiffany Lind, Hoover City Schools
HHS holds job fair
The Cooperative Education Department held Hoover High School's spring job fair on April 23, specifically targeted for local businesses seeking out high schools students as employees. Read more
HHS senior wins Amazon scholarship, internship
“I’m just very excited to learn and be part of such an amazing group of humans that were selected,” Bradley said. Read more
Photo courtesy of Dustin Helmer, SPHS Theatre Director
Spain Park to present spring play
Spain Park High School’s S’Park Theatre will put on its spring production this month. Read more
Photo by Jasmyne Ray.
Making a difference
The Student Activism for Women club, founded in 2017 by a group of senior students, is striving to empower female students through community service and activism. Read more
New captain ready to steer the Buccaneer ship
When John Montgomery came to Hoover High School more than seven years ago as an assistant principal, he thought he might stay a few years and move somewhere else. Read more
Hoover High Assistant Principal John Montgomery appointed to replace Principal Don Hulin
Montgomery, who has been an assistant under Hulin for 7 1/2 years, will take over when Hulin retires at the end of December. Read more
Photo by Todd Lester
Hoover band prepares for 2018 Invitational Marching Festival
Fifteen high school marching bands are expected to participate in Hoover High School’s 2018 Invitational Marching Festival on Oct. 20 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Read more
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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. Read 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. Read more
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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. Read 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. Read more
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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. Read more
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