Browse past news stories for Hoover High School in Des Moines, IA.

• Bullying, harassment prevails at high schools, survey finds (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:10:50 am
  Bullying and harassment of gay and lesbian students remains prevalent in Iowa high schools, a recent survey found, despite a two-year-old state law aimed at protecting all students.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Small fires reported at two Des Moines high schools (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 02:34:05 pm
  School administrators at Hoover High School and Lincoln High School in Des Moines are reporting cases of arson.
• High court won’t hear case of girl, 11, who nearly drowned (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 09:08:17 am
  The Iowa Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of an 11-year-old who allegedly suffered permanent brain damage after she nearly drowned in a swimming pool at Des Moines’ Hoover High School.
• Iowa court declines to hear case involving swimming incident (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 07:06:30 pm
  The Iowa Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of an 11-year-old who suffered permanent brain damage after she nearly drowned in the Des Moines Hoover High School swimming pool.
• History class dumps books, gets personal (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:18:02 am
  Students in three Des Moines high schools have shelved their history books and now are learning about the past through firsthand accounts and primary documents.
• Chase ends with teenagers’ car hitting light pole (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 09:25:44 am
  Four Des Moines high school students face charges after they allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that ended with their vehicle crashing into a light pole on the east side of downtown Wednesday afternoon.
• FlipSide Face- Charles Zanders (The Simpsonian)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:34:44 am
  Assistant men's basketball coach and head junior varsity coach, Charles Zanders, is one busy bee. When he's not coaching alongside head coach Bruce Wilson, Zanders is acting as an academic liaison. Zanders is a liaison for numerous sports at Simpson College including basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and tennis.
• Hoover senior fulfills his sky-high dreams (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 09:22:07 am
  Daniel Klinefelter’s plans for the future are up in the air.
• The ’nieces’ and ’nephews’ of the Foster Aunt and Uncle Project (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 09:21:10 am
  Here are the stories of some of the teens in the Foster Aunt and Uncle Project, as described by the founder of the charity, Roger Ferguson of Des Moines, and the teens.
• Well Done in Des Moines (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 09:15:20 am
  Achievements
• Former D.M. Hoover pitcher makes jump to triple-A (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 03:35:33 am
  Right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hellickson has made the jump from double-A Montgomery to triple-A Durham, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
• High School Reunions: How social networking has changed reunions (Juice)
  posted on July 21, 2009 at 11:47:25 pm
  Try to imagine the pain of tracking down old classmates without Google or Facebook.
• Treatment ordered for Des Moines man charged in mother’s stabbing (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on July 15, 2009 at 09:18:27 am
  A Des Moines man who allegedly stabbed his mother dozens of times over a two-hour span in May will undergo mental health treatment before it is determined whether he’s mentally competent to stand trial.
• Son charged in stabbing spoke of devil, refused help (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on July 5, 2009 at 09:18:41 am
  Lolita Windsor could hear her adult son in the darkened kitchen as he rummaged through drawers.
• In the loop: Jennifer Barringer, Jon Tink, Don Showalter, Dennis Olejniczak, Bruce Henderson, Greg Guinn, Adam ... (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 01:33:49 am
  Iowans featured in Sports Illustrated
• Slain football coach was pillar of tiny Iowa town (Asbury Park Press)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 10:46:54 am
  A troubled young man with a pistol walked into a school building Wednesday morning and gunned down legendary high school football coach Ed Thomas, police said.
• Parkersburg shooting: ’We lost an icon’ in Ed Thomas (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 09:14:57 am
  Ed Thomas, admired for the football program he built, the men he shaped and the town he helped rebuild, is shot and killed. A former player is charged.
• Update on Iowa high school football coach's murder (The Springfield News-Leader)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 11:36:22 pm
  Police had asked to be informed when suspect was released from hospital.
• The Scout (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 08:29:38 am
  DES MOINES -- Former University of Iowa basketball standout Adam Haluska led Global Financial to a gold medal in the 2009 Summer Iowa Games Adult Men's Basketball tournament on Saturday at the Knapp Center on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines.
• Scrub Day planned today at Hoover in Des Moines (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on June 20, 2009 at 09:12:48 am
  Residents can dispose of tires, appliances and other items from 7 a.m. to noon today during Scrub Day in the Hoover High School parking lot, 4800 Aurora Ave.
• Schools, parks offer free meals this summer (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on June 5, 2009 at 09:30:57 am
  School is out, but students can still get breakfast and lunch at many sites thanks to the Des Moines district’s summer food service program.
• Cyclone trio primed for State Tennis (The Harlan Tribune)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 07:08:17 pm
  Three Harlan Community High School girls tennis players will participate in the 2009 Girls Tennis State Singles and Doubles Tournament. Abby Svendsen and Jana Wolken, both seniors, are state qualifiers for the doubles bracket, and junior Megan Kaufman will be competing in singles.
• 2 D.M. teenagers earn prep, 2-year college degrees (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 09:18:17 am
  When two Des Moines teenagers collect their high school diplomas, they will also receive college associate of general studies degrees.
• Fort Des Moines Museum has free events (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 09:21:28 am
  Des Moines, Ia. — The Fort Des Moines Museum has several free Memorial Day events planned, starting today.
• Student conduct proposal raises eyebrows (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 09:17:39 am
  Tougher discipline policies that include barring Des Moines high school students in sports and other activities from being around underage drinking would bring the city’s schools in line with other large districts in Iowa, say officials who will debate the changes tonight.
• Des Moines south news (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 09:15:19 am
  Watrous South group to meet tonight
• Fort Des Moines Museum to hold memorial, open house (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on May 8, 2009 at 09:09:46 am
  The Fort Des Moines Museum will host a Memorial Day service for men and women in the Armed Forces at noon May 21.