Herbert Hoover Middle School (San Francisco)
- Herbert Hoover Middle School (San Francisco)
Herbert Hoover Middle School is a comprehensive public middle school located in the Sunset District of San Francisco, California which educates students in grades 6–8. It is part of the San Francisco Unified School District.
The school's mascot is the hawk, and its colors are red and gray. The principal is Judy Dong, and assistant principals are Gloria Andres-Newman and Thomas Graven.
As of 2006, the principal is Ms. Judy Dong. Average annual enrollment is 1,250 students. 63% of students are Asian / Pacific Islander, 17% Caucasian, 11% Hispanic and 8% are African American. 42.4% of the pupils are eligible for the government-sponsored free or reduced lunch program, in contrast to the 60.1% district average.
Elective classes offered for students include orchestra, band, choir, journalism, home economics and art. Sports offered include track and field, softball, basketball, baseball and soccer. Other extracurricular clubs include Wellness Club, Recycling Club, Drama Club and Computer Club.
Notable alumni
* Mike Holmgren, NFL football coach [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/02/04/SPGAMH2NMG1.DTL]
* Daniel Handler, (A.K.A. Lemony Snicket) author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" [http://www.thequietworld.com/books.php?page=lemonysnicket]
ee also
*Herbert Hoover Middle School for other schools sharing the same name
References
* [http://orb.sfusd.k12.ca.us/sarcs/sa99-pdf/sa99-607.pdf Herbert Hoover Middle School 1999-2000 accountability report card]
* [http://orb.sfusd.edu/profile/prfl-607.htm Herbert Hoover Middle School fall 2005-2006 school profile] provided by the S.F.U.S.D.
* [http://california.schooltree.org/public/Herbert-Hoover-Middle-012366.html Herbert Hoover Middle School information] provided by schooltree.org
External links
* [http://portal.sfusd.edu/template/default.cfm?page=ms.hoover Herbert Hoover Middle School webpage]
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