September 23, 2011 — Amazing Week at Hoover High !!!

What an amazing week at Hoover High  School !!!

 

Thursday -We had a wonderful Open House. This is always such a special time of the year for our Hoover Families to come together. We started off in the big gym to welcome all the parents and students. Of course, there were performances by our inspiring Drum Line and Cheerleaders. I can’t even tell you how much I love the sound of Cheerleader stomps and the drum line resonating thought our historic Hoover gym. Of course it is hard not to be inspired with all of the pictures of great the Hoover Alumni—including Ted Williams hanging high on the wall of this 80 years old landmark.

 

Friday – We had a rally in the Big Gym at lunch with more students than I have ever seen for a lunchtime rally—700+ students!!!  Watch out Hoover community, our students are catching Cardinal Fever and showing their school pride. This is absolutely what the High School Experience is all about.

 

Hoover Students and families:

Amazing Facts about Hoover –Did you know…

  • Hoover High has increased 219 point on our State accountability API measure (10 year gain).  Hoover has had the largest in San Diego Unified School District School District  (more than La Jolla High, Scripps Ranch High, Serra High, Kearney Construction High and Crawford). Are we proud? YES WE ARE!!!

 

  • 37 point API growth (this past year) is one of the largest in San Diego Unified

 

  • Hoover High is the only high school in San Diego Unified School District with guaranteed admission via College Avenue Compact to SDSU —this is all for our Hoover students and families

 

  • Last year alone –Hoover High increased our graduation rate +5% (last year)

  

  • We have a NEW FACES Medical Academy Program with internships to all areas of the Children’s Hospital –including surgical rotations

 

  • Our Hoover Academy of Information and Technology (AOIT)- has a partnership with Qualcomm and is a Model Academy for the State of California

 

  • Over 400 student are part of our AVID academy and receive daily support about college study skills, applications and financial aid—our AVID is also a model program for San Diego County

 

  • Hoover High has a Comprehensive Community Health Center (on the Hoover campus) with 2 nurses, 2 full time therapists and even a dental clinic

 

  • We have a fully staffed Parents Center with social workers available to parents all day (5 days per week)

  

  • Our Hoover Cluster meets each moth with all Cluster Elementary, Middle and High schools.  Each month all of these amazing partners (Parents, Teachers, Students, Administrators, Community Business leaders) focus on student success and shared decision-making.

 

  • Each year we give away over $800,000 to our graduating seniors. Our Hoover students go off to places like UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UCSD, SDSU, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, Brown University–just to name a few

We are incredibly Proud at Hoover of our Cardinal Spirit! And academic growth!!!

  

Are we Proud at Hoover—YOU BET WE ARE !!!

 

 

I wish you a fantastic School Year,

 

-Chuck Podhorsky 🙂

Chuck Podhorsky, Ed. D.

Principal – Hoover High School

Phone: 619-283-6281 x2104

Fax: 619-280-5837

 

Hoover High School (Future Distinguished School)–

Doing “Whatever It Takes” to help all students succeed!!!

 

cpodhorsky@sandi.net

 

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