Browse past news stories for Hoover High School in Hoover, AL.

• City literary agent has best year ever (The Charleston Gazette)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:06:33 pm
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Christine Witthohn knows a good story when she sees it. In her line of work, she had better. A Charleston-based literary agent, the 42-year-old has seen thousands of query letters from dreamy authors hoping to find t...
• Cross Country. Scott Novack & Laurel Pritchard: A Special Bond (Auburn Tigers)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 03:38:00 pm
  Cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track are unlike any sport out there. When not racing, running, throwing or jumping, or warming up to do one of the four, you spend most of your time supporting your teammates, socializing with each other as well as other athletes. For some it is just a way to pass the time, for others, it is something more. For Scott Novack and Laurel Pritchard, it is a ...
• Phil McCracken: Dedicated journalist and mentor (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:24:01 am
  Phil McCracken started his journalism career in 1949 as a copy boy at The San Diego Union, filling gluepots, sharpening pencils and running errands. By the time he retired as assistant managing editor in 1988, he had helped engineer the newspaper's move from downtown San Diego to Mission Valley and played an important role in introducing the newsroom to the age of computers.
• Citizens urge city to fund parks, services (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:09:22 am
  With the city staring down a possible $179 million deficit next fiscal year, the San Diego City Council opened the floor to residents and community leaders yesterday morning to hear their suggestions on what services to keep and cut.
• ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Tide seniors honored (Montgomery Advertiser)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 10:12:52 am
  TUSCALOOSA — Twenty-seven seniors were recognized in pregame ceremonies at Bryant-Denny Stadium before playing their final home game. The senior class compiled a 46-17 record, including a 30-6 mark at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The list included a pair of players who did not play this season for medical reasons (Byron Walton and Evan Cardwell) as well as several walk-on players, such as backup punter ...
• Educators notes (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 03:22:45 am
  Mount Union College recently honored two alumni. This year’s recipient of the Alumni Service Award is Thelma E. Slater (Class of 1942). Dan Griffith (Class of 1999) received the Young Alumni Award.
• Public weighs in on city’s $179M deficit (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 10:04:55 pm
  With the city staring down a $179 million deficit, the San Diego City Council opened the floor to residents and community leaders Saturday morning to hear their suggestions on what services to keep and cut.
• Williams’ abilities elevate UWA program (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 09:33:15 am
  By Andrew Carroll Sports Writer Competing for the first time in a college playoff game, quarterback Deon Williams displayed his resiliency last week.
• SDSU Applications for Fall 2010 Ahead of Pace (La Prensa San Diego)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 08:13:22 pm
  Students strongly encouraged to apply before the November 30 Application deadline With two weeks remaining until the application deadline, San Diego State University has received 5,400 more undergraduate applications for the fall 2010 semester compared to the same time last year. Still, the university is encouraging all local high school and community college transfer students to [...]
• Stark Health Department to give free H1N1 flu vaccines; only certain people eligible (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 05:31:38 pm
  The Stark County Health Department will offer free H1N1 flu vaccines for Tier 1 Priority Group members between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday at several locations.
• OCEANSIDE: High school coach accused of sex with student (North County Times)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:05:06 am
  Police arrested Oceanside High School's boys varsity basketballcoach Thursday on suspicion of having unlawful sex with a student,authorities in the coastal city said.
• Potter looks forward to coming home for art show (Charleston Daily Mail)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:37:35 am
  CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Sue Gregg admits shes exhausted from life events over the past year, but she doesnt want to miss a trip home to Charleston for the Capital City Art and Craft Show.Fortunately, the teacher turned insurance agent turned potter has plenty o...
• W. Basketball. Women's Basketball Signs Five For 2010-11 Season (Auburn Tigers)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:53:00 pm
  The Auburn women's basketball team signed five players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period for the class of 2010. Peyton Davis, a 6-5 center from Birmingham, Ala., Camille Glymph, a 5-10 guard from Greenville, S.C., Courtney Strain, a 5-9 guard from Woodland, Ala., Tyrese Tanner, a 6-2 forward from Birmingham, Ala., and Jassany Williams, a 6-2 forward from Davie, Fla ...
• Kimble-Schrader wedding (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 05:09:00 am
  Loading multimedia... Rhonda Kimble and Adam Schrader, both of North Canton, were married July 25, 2009, at Beech Mennonite Church by the Rev. Dan Hooley.
• Hoover club joins Rotary (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:10:09 pm
  Loading multimedia... Hoover High School’s Leadership-Interact Club has become a charter member of Rotary International. Members were recognized at a special meeting of the North Canton Rotary Club at the Tri-Star Restaurant at Hoover High School recently.
• Hoovers Fields didnt always want to play football (Charleston Daily Mail)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:52:05 am
  FALLING ROCK, W.Va. -- Zach Fields did not want to play football.When the Herbert Hoover High School senior first suited up at 8 years old for Elk District midget league, it was because his parents had signed him up."Ever since then Ive liked it,&quot...
• VETERANS' VALOR: Several events are planned to honor Iowa's veterans (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:27:59 pm
  The state is honoring Iowans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan along with veterans from all wars. Several ceremonies are planned for Veterans Day, but perhaps the largest will take place at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
• Hoover High 'H' survives apparent prank (The Glendale News-Press)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:06:47 am
  A week before the long-standing rivalry football game between Hoover and Glendale high schools, the ‘H’ on the hillside above Brand Boulevard appears to have been vandalized.
• Armenians protest protocols (The Glendale News-Press)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:00:57 am
  GLENDALE — Chanting and signs filled Pelanconi Park and its surrounding streets Sunday as thousands of people gathered to rally against the protocols for new talks between Armenia and Turkey.
• Hoover honors area veterans (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:45:01 am
  Wednesday is Veteran’s Day. Have you thanked a veteran for his or her service?
• Wednesday is Veterans Day. Have you thanked a veteran for his or her service? (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 08:30:11 pm
  About 100 veterans and community members attended a Veterans Day program at Hoover High School on Tuesday morning , which was televised on North Canton City Schools Channel 11.
• Chiodo helps students in, and not in, trouble (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:08:11 am
  Hoover High School’s resource officer from the Des Moines Police Department is pleased to be back in school.
• An SDSU Admissions Guarantee for S.D. Unified? (KPBS San Diego)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 01:27:56 am
  SAN DIEGO — San Diego State University officials say they're open to creating a special admissions guarantee for students in the San Diego Unified School District. The university's interest is due in part to a district hearing on the matter yesterday.
• Veterans Day events (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:15:11 am
  Loading content... The University of Akron will begin its Veterans Day events at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Martin University Center at 105 Fir Hill. Vanita Oelschlager, author of “Postcards from a War,” and U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan and Betty Sutton will speak.
• BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS (The Glendale News-Press)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 07:15:27 am
  Meetings on winter storm preparations Officials from several government agencies will host the first of two community meetings Saturday on steps being taken to prepare for possible mud and debris flows this winter in the scorched hills above north Glendale and La Crescenta.
• H.S. cross country: Hoover girls take third at state meet (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 02:42:57 am
  Led by a pair of All-Ohio finishes from Allison Peare and Erin Garfield, the Hoover High School girls cross country team finished third at the Division I cross country meet Saturday.  
• Area Veterans Day events (The Canton Repository)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 01:00:01 am
  The University of Akron will begin its Veterans Day events at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Martin University Center at 105 Fir Hill. Vanita Oelschlager, author of “Postcards from a War,” and U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan and Betty Sutton will speak.
• Dragons defeat rival Spartans (The Lexington Dispatch)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:23:26 am
  By Owen Schwartz Correspondent TYRO | Not only was Friday night’s Central Carolina Conference game between Central Davidson and West Davidson a renewal of a yearly rivalry, but it also doubled as an elimination round for the right to a coveted playoff berth.
• Pranksters mess with Hoover's 'H' (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:02:55 am
  Rival pranksters may have been messing around with Hoover High's 'H'.
• ROLLING ON THE RIVER: “Music Man’s” small town of River City comes to life with a large cast and a little Iowa stubborn (Portage Daily Register)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:48:51 am
  Iowa stubborn. Minnesota nice. And that nickname for our neighbors to the south that cannot be printed here. Cultural names we have given our surrounding Midwest neighbors have stuck for generations.