Herbert Hoover Middle School

What people don’t talk about
1. Bullying, it is very bad here, mostly covered up by administration
2. Teaching, my youngest child’s education level has dropped from above proficient to below
3. Some of the teachers and staff are bullies
4. I have been lied to by the administration on several occasions when I brought a problem up
5. My daughter defended herself against a boy who threw things at her and friends, she was labeled the assaulting the boy (by tossing water at him) and the boy became the victim even though the call confirmed he started the whole incident. OH, the vice principle was already chasing him down the hall
6. Lack of supervision, see item 1 and 5. I’ve also see kids beat up on each other with a teacher feet away, as a parent I had to stop the fight
7. Theft, its a big issue here
8. Ditching
9. This school doesn’t prepare you child to move on to a high academic high school
10. Very little information is sent home
11. PTA SUCKS. I am a PTA member, misspent money in the thousands, no leadership, many actives have stopped
Think twice and take a good look and ask friends who already have kids in this school before you enroll your child.
5 years at this school and it is sad to see what it is like now. They honestly think the school dynamic has changed for the better. I am told it really has gotten worst.

Herbert Hoover Middle School is one of the best middle schools I’ve attended. Some of the counselors, teachers and students were very nice. I had the confidence and support I need to help me succeed in my classes. Can’t believe it has already been 9 years since I’ve graduated from Hoover.
Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Lauderback were one of the best teachers I’ve known. They gave students assignments in a way that made learning an easy and interesting experience.
Mr. Koppes is the best music teacher I’ve had, he really knows his stuff when it came to music. Mr. Austin taught a science class and a computer class, I was in his 7^th period computer class in the 6^th grade. Mr. Kujawa and Ms. Mannion were one of the best history teachers. I was in Mr. Kujawa’s social studies class for summer session 2000 and 2001. Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Lee were also one of the best teachers. To most students, they thought of Mr. Cunningham as a strict teacher. He is strict in a sense that he wants to make it possible for his students to do well in their science classes in high school. Thank you Mr. Cunningham for the motivation that helped me learn and understand science.
I really learned a lot while I was at Hoover even though my grades never averaged a 4.00. My hardworking efforts in working hard pass every class and be listed on the «B» Honor Roll really paid off!
Mr. Stannard and Mr. Domer are no longer there. I wonder if Mr. Koppes, Mr. Austin, Mr. Kujawa, Ms. Mannion, Ms. Kelley, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lauderback, Mr. Comito, Ms. Lee and Mr. Jue are still there.
Even as an alumni of Herbert Hoover Middle School (Hawks), one thing I’ll always have with me are the good times I’ve had while attending middle school at Hoover. This is certainly one of the best 3 years of my life.
Walking down Taraval St was practically an after school ritual everyday. I walk down Taraval St to catch L line or to 19^th Ave to catch the 28!
I am thankful to be able to attend Hoover because it’s also a very good school here in San Francisco.

As a parent of three boys, one going into his third year at Hoover, let me tell you this: This school cares nothing for your child. That is a plain and simple fact. Unless you are prepared to stand and fight the good fight on every single front to get your child a fair break at this institution, look elsewhere. Our son had his lock cut and personal items stolen. No response from the school… It took weeks for staff members to look into it and then only because of our constant vigilance. Our honors student was placed in basic classes even though he’s been a high achiever and GATE rated student since 2^nd grade. When his basic teachers saw his work they immediately contacted us to let us know he had been misaligned. It took weeks to get him into his new classes and his teachers graded him down for the missing days. He had 4 ! English teachers last year and failed the class ! Never got lower. Than a B in his 8 years of schooling. An F. No call from the teacher. No notes home. Our son is trying to get into the best possible high school and now he does not even have a fair grade point. I could go on all day with our difficulties with students and staff but I’ll end it here. Please think twice. Mine is not the only tale.

Ever since I had graduated Hoover, major changes had taken place. First of all (and most importantly), one day a week, students get out an hour early, totaling 29 hours of school a week (rather than thirty when I attended). I know one hour doesn’t seem like much, but one extra hour off could get you shopping/​to the park/​to the beach and you’d get home before sundown. Secondly, a new principal/​assistant principal/​and counselers were added. From what I hear, the counselers aren’t as racist anymore (thankfully!) Of course there are some new teachers and it seems that the quality of teachers might have gone up, but the quality of the people that attend? Such has declined.

Good times! I met my best friend while attending Hoover from 2000 – 2003. It was a big change for me because I never knew how much bigger Hoover would be compared to Jefferson Elementary. Though my grades were not the greatest, I learned a lot of valuable things that I cherish to this day. I learned from a lot of mistakes a lot of kids make in middle school, and I’m glad it happened then rather than in high school or now.
I enjoyed majority of the teachers. If you remember Mr. Madden, the BEST band teacher EVER; Ms. Mannion, the BEST history teacher; Mr. Contini, the BEST science teacher; Ms. Mudge was a good band teacher after taking over for Mr. Madden following my first year at Hoover. I really enjoyed doing all the concerts and competitions in Symphonic Band. We also played the National Anthem at a Giants game in 2003. 8^th grade was one of the most memorable years and it still is.
I’m sure things have changed, but I’ll always remember those few teachers that got me interested in what they were teaching.

Let me give you some insider info on this school.
–Lots of bulling, mainly by minorites.
–Teachers in esl either don’t know how to teach or are just go really slow. I learned almost nothing here.
–Some drug use, mainly by minorities
–Some kids experiment with sex, but that’s everywhere.
Want your kid to be safe from all this? The answer is home school, or at least a private school.

This school is over-​rated.
If you went to Hoover and liked this school,
then you’re lucky!
I found it unfortunate that teachers and counselors are not capable of handing any situations properly, since there are just too many students.
This is what’s happening at Hoover;
Many violent incidents take place, some are serious.
Students are smoking just outside of the gate.
Personal belongings could be broken or stolen constantly.
Teachers don’t treat students equally.
Counselors are there to punish students, not to help them.
Teachers never returned the submitted homework.
If you want to gamble your kid’s life, then send them to HOOVER!
Otherwise, STAY AWAY!
I know this sounds a bit harsh,
but honestly, this is my personal experience at Hoover.

i loved hoover, NATHAN. maybe you didn’t but i sure did. even if the school was divided. We were divided because of racical judgment. Social life at hoover wasn’t blunt, it’s the realest. you meet your realest or the fakest. Thats what’s not what life’s intention are, but they are the truth. You hang out with your group because they make you who you are. They are like you. I’m still proud of hoover. I had very fond memories here. And i learned alot got my first 4.0 at this school! :D It’s a good school, some of the teachers are shitty. PRETTY shitty. But over all on top or something extremely wonderful. and the hill behind our school is called hawk hills. :] that’s were we got our name. Hoover HAWKS.

I used to sell stolen cigarrettes and pornos when i went here. One time a few of the guys removed a sewer grate and crawled underneath the building. it was pretty freakin cool. Now that i reflect back on it, there was a lot of drug use and 11 year olds experimenting with sex and booze. Got into my first fistfight here, saw my first set of boobies, experimented with tobacco… ahh hoover, i’m forever a hawk.

Props to Ms. Corsiglia for helping me to navigate successfully the topic of this thread:
Oh, heck, while I’m at it…
And Mr. Madden:
And Ms. Maughan:
And F.K., my seventh grade crush:
Just kidding about the stalkers post! And, no, F.K., that wasn’t me who sent you that anonymous candy gram. Uh no. Of course not.

Ah… the old days. Hoover was actually a good school. The teacher’s taught well and the school was pretty clean. I remember the days we would have to run around the school once a week. Actually, most of the students would sneak their way through the school building and pretend that they ran around the whole school… I love Hoover because it’s next to very steep block that makes you go «Woowww.» After school, all the kids would be «cool» and walk down Taravel street. Those were the days…