Hoover High School and Des Moines Public Schools were well represented at the annual Outstanding Iowa Teachers Recognition event. Our own Amber Davison, a U.S. and World History teacher here at Hoover, was honored for being a finalist for the Iowa Preserve America History Teacher of the Year award.

Hoover’s Social Science Government classes recently did a mock trial over two recent Supreme Court cases. As part of our unit on policymaking institutions students researched the cases and were assigned roles of either a judge, lawyer or …

Mr. Blair’s physics classes used a 1/5 scale catapult to study projectile motion on Monday and Tuesday, October 15th and 16th. Students from previous years built the catapult, more correctly known as a trebuchet, and the classes launched …

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a national pre-engineering program associated with several Universities across the nation. In Iowa, PLTW is associated with the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. At Hoover we currently offer two PLTW …

On Saturday October 13, over 100 families came to Hoover for our 3rd ELL Saturday parent academy. Parents had the chance to hear from school and community presenters on subjects varying from graduation requirements to how to use a fire extinguisher.

This fall Hoover Drama presents John Lennon & Me, a play about a young aspiring actress, Star, who also happens to have cystic fibrosis.  Spending much of her life in Heart House has kept Star from making many …

Hoover High School dedicated an American flag in the Technology Learning Center in honor of Sergeant Steven W. Mullins on October 3rd.