Updates from the Hoover School District

NEWS FROM HOOVER CITY SCHOOLS

HCS STEM teams dominate state competitions

Recently, STEM Teams from around the district competed in TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science), an annual, theme-based competition that gives middle school and high school students the chance to learn more about engineering and see their potential to make a difference in the world.

The top-three middle school teams from the state were all Hoover City Schools.

• Berry Engineering and Science (B)- Coached by Kevin Pughsley • Berry Engineering and Science (A)- Coached by Kevin Pughsley • Bumpus Middle (A)- Coached by Shanna Hays

At the ninth and 10th grade level in the state, the top four were all Hoover City Schools.

• Hoover High School (A)- Coached by Janet Ort • Spain Park High School (A) Coached by Scottie Wilson • Hoover High School (B) Coached by Janet Ort • Spain Park High School (B) Coached by Scottie Wilson

At the 11th and 12th grade level in the state, the top five were all Hoover City Schools.

• Hoover High School (C)- Coached by Janet Ort • Hoover High School (A)- Coached by Janet Ort • 3 Hoover High School (B)- Coached by Janet Ort • 4 Hoover High School (D)- Coached by Janet Ort • 5 Spain Park High School (A)- Coached by Scottie Wilson

In the overall national rankings at the 11th- and 12th-grade level, two Hoover High School teams placed in the top-10 (seventh and ninth overall).

Fowler hired as new superintendent

Dee Fowler, a retired deputy superintendent for the Alabama Department of Education and former superintendent for Madison City Schools, has been appointed as the new superintendent for Hoover City Schools. He spent 41 years with Madison City Schools (including 10 as the system’s superintendent) before joining the Alabama Department of Education as a deputy state superintendent and retiring in 2018.

NEWS FROM HOOVER CITY SCHOOLS

RC3 holds first-ever “Signing Day”

The Riverchase Career Connection Center held its first-ever “Signing Day” on April 20. The students signed on with various companies in the construction, HVAC, and electrical fields, and they include students from Hoover, Spain Park, and Homewood High Schools:

• Dillon Heatherly (Spain Park) Myrick Gurosky & Associates • Brodie Garner (Hoover) Hardy Construction

• Luis Sanchez (Hoover) Myrick Gurosky & Associates • Stephen Deuel (Hoover) Hardy Construction • Anthony Gomez (Hoover) Hardy Construction

• Miguel Ramirez (Hoover) Marathon Electrical Contractors • Elijah K Lewis (Hoover) Marathon Electrical Contractors • Cole A Hill (Hoover) Hardy Construction

• Taylor Williams (Hoover) Marathon Electrical Contractors • Maya Sullens (Hoover) Hardy Construction • Micah Ayala (Homewood) Standard Air, Plumbing & Insulation