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'{{For|other high schools named after [[Herbert Hoover]]|Herbert Hoover High School}} {{Infobox school |name = Herbert Hoover High School |image = |motto = |established = 1929 |type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] |affiliation = |district = Glendale Unified School District |grades = |president = |principal = Kevin Douche |head of school = |dean = |faculty = |staff = |students = Approximately 7,638,560 |enrollment = |athletics = |conference = |colors = {{colorbox|purple}} {{colorbox|white}} Purple and White |mascot = Tornadoes |free_label = |free_text = |free_label2 = |free_text2 = |location = 651 Glenwood Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90017 |information = Phone: (818) 555-FUCK Fax: (818) 666-BANG |website = http://aminah.org/ }} '''Herbert Hoover High School''' is a ghetto public [[high school]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. The school's colors are purple and white. Hoover High School, named after [[Herbert Hoover]], the 31st president of the [[United States]], is located on {{convert|18.6|acre|m2}} in Glendale. The original campus was erected in 1929 and served students until 1966 when, with the exception of the auditorium and physical education facilities, the buildings were demolished and replaced by a new facility completed in 1969. In 1990, due to continual and anticipated growth in the number of students entering Hoover, a 33-classroom facility was built and completed in 1992. The Campus is currently going through a construction and is planned to finish by the end of 2009. Hoover High School is still a vibrant part of a neighborhood cluster that includes [[Mark Keppel elementary schools]] and [[Toll Middle School]]. The Hoover High School of today has approximately 1,950 students which includes a wide range of socioeconomic, educational, and cultural backgrounds. Some 56.9 % of the students are [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] (mostly Armenian); 29.6% [[Hispanic]] 4.5% [[Asian people|Asian]]; 9.7% [[Filipino people|Filipino]]; 9% [[African-American]]; and 0.2% other. ==Academics== In 2001, Hoover High School met its school wide API (Academic Performance Index) and has received over $150,000 in Governor's Incentive Award money. The Hoover staff is keenly focused on standards-based instruction and consistently uses data to chart and plan for improvement. Hoover High School offers 22 different Advanced Placement (AP) classes which span a wide variety of disciplines including history, English language and literature, science, foreign language, math, economics, art, psychology, music theory, and computer programming. For the past two years, 40% of the graduating seniors planned to attend a four-year college. Some 44.4% of graduating seniors meet the [[University of California]] A-G requirements. Hoover High School is an integral part of the city of Glendale which now has over 200,000 residents. National studies, realtor's, and residents all concur that Glendale's excellent schools, picturesque neighborhoods, commercial industries, shopping facilities, and strong municipal agencies are motivating factors that keep and attract families and businesses in the community. Glendale has become one of the largest financial, commercial, retail, and motion picture animation centers in the state of California. The school was founded in 1929 during the Hoover administration. The school claims to be the only high school named after a then sitting president. For years now Hoover has been known as a battlefield for students, commonly Armenian and Latino students.Racial tensions escalate which cause students to start brawls, these brawls sometimes go to about 100 students. Ever since the tragic death of two students in 2001, School board and police have been trying to quell the tension. Fortunately, the fighting has dropped the past 4 years. ==Athletics== Hoover High School Provides a wide variety of different sports to students including Boys Water polo (3rd place, 2008-2009 season) & Girls Water polo,Boys & Girls Volleyball, Boys & Girls Soccer (2006-2007 league champions), Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys Football (girls are also welcome), Baseball & Softball, Track, Cross Country, Golf,Pep Squad, and Swim. Although the school doesn't have a wrestling team, there have been many arguments towards making the sport possible in the future. A significant aspect of the school's history is the long time cross-town rivalry with [Glendale High School (Glendale, California)]."BGD" known as "Big Game Day" or "Beat Glendale Day" is the biggest social/athletic event of the school year. Even though every sport has its own "BGD" game, Football is the biggest of them all. On the big football game, the school provides events such as "The Poster Drop" Which is a competition towards every grade (9-12) taking place on the Friday morning of the game, spirit assemblies, and many different activities. The game usually takes place at Glendale High School because Hoover High School does not have a "proper" field and will not get it fixed due to the construction of the quad. The mascot is "The Tornadoes" but was temporarily changed in the past to the Wind Gusts when a [[Kansas]] team whose town had just been ravaged by tornadoes came to visit. ==Miscellaneous Activities== '''BETA''' Beta is a business academic program where a student must process an application if they are interested in the program. Those who are accepted are required to take at least 5 semesters of business classes. Which are Business Technology, Keyboarding, Virtual Enterprise, and Intro to Business. '''Debate Club''' Students compete with other schools debating about a topic (different topics are chosen every week) '''Fine Arts Academy''' Students are nominated to the Hoover High School Fine Arts Academy. Academy students are invited to take advanced classes at Hoover to create a Fine Arts Emphasis in their Degree Program. Students must take 3 years of Arts classes while enrolled at Hoover in order to be considered an Academy graduate. Of these 3 Courses at least 2 must be at Hoover High School. Along with the academic distinction that comes with being an Academy student you will be eligible to participate in events at the Hoover Arts Gallery. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Herbert_Hoover_High_School_(Glendale)" ==Notable alumni/attendants== * [[Steven Banks]], Actor, TV Star "The Steven Banks Show" * Bob Gagliano, QB for 7 NFL teams, 1981-1993 * Forrest Beaty, National H.S. Record Holder 220yd dash (1961), co-holder 100 yd dash record (1962) * [[Richard Boone]], actor star of "Have Gun Will Travel" television series * [[John Cho]], actor best known as Harold Lee in [[Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle]] * Bill Craig, Gold Medalist, swimming, 1964 Olympics * [[Jack Davis]], 2-time Silver Medalist, 110M high hurdles, 1952 & 1956 Olympics * Glenn Dumke, Chancellor, California State University System, 1962-82 * [[Joseph Hahn]], [[DJ]] for the band [[Linkin Park]] * Lee Hartwell, Nobel Prize for Medicine, 2001 * Paul Ignatius, Secretary of the Navy, 1967-69 * [[Maren Jensen]], actress co-star in the original [[BattleStar Galactica]] television series, 1978-79 * Rich McGeagh, world record, 100 meter backstroke, 1964 * [[Eva Mendes]], actress * [[Francine Dee]], Import/Nude Model, class of 1997 * Danielle Castano, Miss World-Philippines * [[Juno Stover-Irwin|Juno Stover]] - Two-time Olympic diving medalist; two-time USA-[[AAU]] champion; two-time [[Pan-American Games]] medalist * Nancy Evans, 1993 CIF Player of the Year in softball, 1998 NCAA Player of the Year * Joe Hillman, single season scoring record in basketball, 41.3 points per game * Nicole Lohe, Model, American pornographic actress. Also goes by Nikki Loren * Hector Lopez, Silver Medal, 1984 Olympics Silver Medal in boxing * Wally Ritchie, former Major League Baseball pitcher * Ray Lamb, MLB pitcher with Cleveland Indians and L.A. Dodgers * Stirling Silliphant, Academy Award, screenwriter "In the Heat of The Night" * Anthony Velez "ANT V", Executive Producer, Nomadic Minds Productions - Music, T.V, Film/HBO documentaries, also a post-op transsexual. * [[Gerald Quist]], 4-time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup (including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and "Quantum Leap"); 19 Emmy Award nominations * Tony McClain Football Coach at Mesa College in Mesa Arizona. Member of the 2007 staff that won the Valley of the Sun Bowl game over Fort Scott Community College 47-31. This was 1 of only 5 National Bowl games played at the Junior College level. Coach McClain is the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator. ==External links== * [http://hooverhs.org/ Hoover High School website] * [http://gusd.net/cgi-bin/schools/schools.idc?site_code=3 School profile on GUSD] * [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=hooverpepteam School's Pep Team] Director Ron Underwood; City Slickers, Speechless, Stealing Sinatra, In The Mix, Mighty Joe Young, Puto Nash, Santa Baby, etc. Has also directed episodes of: Eli Stone, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, Monk, etc. Has won the Eastman Kodak Award, the Peabody Award Anita Jones Garner: Air personality at KCET and KBIG, Los Angeles. gay Author {{coord missing|Los Angeles County, California}} [[Category:High schools in the San Fernando Valley]] [[Category:High schools in Los Angeles County|Hoover]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1929]] [[es:Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)]]'