August 2024 | Volume 12 | Issue 11
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BACK TO SCHOOL Maggie Bain, a rising senior at Hoover High School, throws her hands up outside the school. Photo by Steven Stiefel.
Hoover students head back to the classroom
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By JON ANDERSON aggie Bain has spent the past three years at Hoover High School, heavily involved in the arts programs there — band, choir
and theater. Now it’s her senior year, and she’s looking forward to taking advantage of every opportunity she can and hoping to play a leadership role. Senior activities for Bain, a Hoover High Ambassador, actually kicked off during the summer with a choir trip to France to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, singing on the beach at Normandy and taking part in an international choir festival in Paris. And as school starts back on Aug. 8, Bain said she’s really looking forward to reconnecting with more friends. The new school year brings a number of new or improved facilities for students in Hoover City Schools, as well as some new faces in key leadership positions and a few changes with buses and the code of conduct.
INSIDE: Class of 2025 faces big decisions as they enter senior year.
3 new principals are plugging into Hoover schools. See page 10
Schools foundation’s new director Shelley Shaw steps in. See page 11
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Sponsors.............................4 City.......................................6
Schoolhouse.......................8 Business.............................13
Real Estate........................18 Events................................20
Sports................................22 Community.......................26 facebook.com/hooversunnews
Meet Nanette
Under the Lights
New chamber CEO Nanette “Nan” Baldwin is ready to engage with the community.
Hoover and Spain Park high schools are gearing up for football season.
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