Herbert Hoover High School (Des Moines)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Herbert Hoover High School
principal = Doug Wheeler
vice principals = Melvin Green Jr. & Janine Schochenmaier
dean of students = Fran Graziano

established = 1967
grades = 9-12
enrollment = 1,212cite paper | author=Des Moines Public Schools | title=Enrollment Report as of September 16, 2005 |date=2005 | url=http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2005.pdf ]
colors = Green and Gold
address = 4800 Aurora Avenue
website = [http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/3Hoover/index.html dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/3Hoover/]
city = Des Moines
state = Iowa
country = USA
type = Public School
campus = Urban
oversight = Des Moines Public Schools
mascot = Huskies

Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as "Hoover High School" or "Hoover", is a secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 31st United States president Herbert Hoover. The school sports team is called the Huskies.

tudents

As of the 2005–2006 school year, there were 1,212 students enrolled at Hoover.

Enrollment Figures

Faculty

* Chet Culver was an instructor and sports coach at Hoover High School and is now the governor of Iowa. Timm Pilcher is the advisor for the award-winning newspaper, The Challenger. He is the current president of the Iowa High School Press Association. The principal is Doug Wheeler, 30, who previously served under Connie Cook as vice-principal. The band director is Randall E. Hoepker.

Extracurricular activities

Hoover High School's boys basketball team was undefeated, and won the state championship in the 2005/2006 school year. They also won the sportsmanship award.Jeremy Hellickson, the 8th ranked prospect for the Tampa Bay Rays, attended the school.The girls' swimming team is known as the Marlins, unlike the other sports teams, which are the Huskies. When the school opened in 1967, the swimming team decided they wanted to be different, and the alternate name was born.

Curriculum

Starting the 2008-2009 school year Hoover will start a block scedule. Each day there with be four periods, about 80 mninutes in length. This allows for a longer teaching time, and the student also receive a 45 minute lunch. The days are split into green and gold days, which alternate every other day for a total of 8 classes every two days.

Students are required to take at least three years of all core classes. PE is only required for four semesters. The district decides on how many credits a student must have to graduate.

See also

* Des Moines Public Schools for other schools in the same district.

References

External links

* [http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/3Hoover/ Herbert Hoover High School Homepage]
* [http://hooverchallenger.com Challenger Online - Hoover's student run newspaper]