May 6 - May 10, 2024

Hoover's Student Week At a Glance (SWAG) is intended to provide students, staff, and families with timely information about upcoming events and important announcements for the coming week!

HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Monday, May 6

Tuesday, May 7

Wednesday, May 8

Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10

Saturday, May 11

Never Tardy Party!

Let's party like you're never tardy! Have no more than two tardies and no unexcused absence from April 29 to May 17 and celebrate with an extended lunch and free frozen yogurt on Thursday May 23 in the front quad. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Scholarship Opportunity and Art Workshop 

College Signing Day 

May 20 @ Lunch 

Seniors please register for lunch time event!

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SHOUT OUTS

Aspen Challenge: Resilience Award

On Wednesday May 1st, Hoover's Aspen Challenge team presented their proposed solution: M.I.N.D. (Mental Illness Notice and Disrupt); Shaping a brighter future: a digital beacon for youth mental health. While they didn't place in the Top Three, Hoover won the Resilience Award! Congratulations to all of our student participants and their coaches, Ms. Towers & Mr. Wetzel! Reminder, you can access some of their mental health resources here! They offer guided meditation, journaling prompts, mental health resources, and more!

Spread the Word Campaign

Thank you Cardinals for coming out this week at lunch and making ALL students feel seen, heard,and included. We wrapped up our Spread the Word Campaign with several hundred pledges from students and staff, lots of student engagement, and smiles. If you are interested in joining Circle of Friends and being a part of a student youth leadership team to plan inclusive events on campus please use this link to sign up! 

Hoover Wins Big at Trills & Thrills!

On April 27, Mr. Gonzales, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Tapia took band, choir, and orchestra students up to Knott's Berry Farm to participate in the Trills and Thrills Music Festival with 14 other schools from across the nation.  This unique opportunity motivates young performers for months during preparation, and after the festival when they have received feedback of their performances. The Trills and Thrills Adjudicators reinforce the high musical standards that our music department teachers instill in their classrooms. Our young vocalists and musicians scored high and represented Hoover High School well with their performances.  These memories will last a lifetime!

FUNDRAISERS

SENIOR UPDATES

Sign-ups for Senior Walk to our cluster schools is NOW OPEN. Seniors may sign up using: bit.ly/hhsw2024 or QR code on flyer. Space is very limited and will fill up quickly. 

City College Application & Promise Application Support 

Please stop by May 6 from 1pm - 3pm in Counseling Center to get assistance with completing application for City College and/or PROMISE. 

Class of 2024 End of the Year Activities

Grad Nite Updates

2024 Grad Nite is Wednesday, May 15 to Thursday, May 16th

● Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. on May 15, 2024

● We will board buses for Disneyland Resort at 10:00 a.m.

● Departure for Disneyland by 10:30 a.m.

● Boarding the bus for Disneyland Resort at 10:30 a.m.

● You must bring Picture I.D. to Grad Nite.

● No switching buses. You will travel to/from Disneyland Resort on the bus you were assigned.

● We will board buses in Disneyland Resort to return to Hoover at 2:00 a.m. Anyone not on the bus at 2:00 a.m. will be left behind. The contact parent number provided will be notified and informed, to pick you up.

● Students will be checked for weapons, alcohol, or drugs of any kind.

● We will return to Hoover by 5:00 a.m. on May 16, 2024

Class of 2024 Senior Prom: Golden Gala

Updates to Financial Aid 

The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) has opened the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) to students experiencing difficulties with the 2024-25 FAFSA and who meet all of the following criteria: 

First-time financial aid applicants who have never applied for financial aid / submitted a FAFSA 

*CSAC is working towards a solution to allow renewal students (students who have completed a FAFSA or CADAA in previous years) to submit a CADAA if they are facing similar challenges with the FAFSA. Once the CADAA is made available to renewal students, CSAC will follow up with students immediately through email or a phone call. 

Have at least one FAFSA contributor (parent(s)/spouse) without a Social Security Number (“non-SSN contributor”)

Unable to submit a complete FAFSA due to challenges with processing non-SSN contributors’ section(s)

Students intending to go to a four-year university have until May 2, 2024, to complete the CADAA in order to meet the state priority deadline for state financial aid programs, such as the Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship. Students attending a community college have until September 2 to complete a financial aid application and be eligible for state aid