Hoover High School

Judy Seckler GLENDALE -- Glendale Unified School District and the Glendale Rose Float Assn. have selected eight students to ride the city's "Hometown Slugger" float, said Gary Ackerman, president of the Glendale Rose Float Assn. Of the eight students, two are from Glendale High School, two are from Hoover High School, two are from Crescenta Valley High and the remaining two are from Glendale Community College. The float, which is a longstanding Glendale tradition in the Pasadena Rose Parade, is always looking for additional help.

The Glendale Humane Society wishes to acknowledge the students of Hoover High School and their parents for sponsoring the "PAWS FOR PETS" fund-raiser held at the school May 20. The proceeds from this venture were given to our shelter as well as California Scholarship Federation. Despite the recent tragedies at Hoover they had to endure, these extraordinary students gathered together for a common goal, to help homeless animals and assist CSF. Our shelter is honored and humbled by the students and their advisor, Melissa O'Gara.

George Koshkaryan, 14, and John Garcia, 17, were presented with brand-new skateboard decks Friday showcasing their own original art designs. George, a Hoover High School freshman, and John, a Glendale High School 2002 graduate, each were chosen as winners of the Zone at Glendale Galleria's Design A Deck Contest. The two designs were selected from 400 entries submitted in May. George and John were presented with skateboards laminated with their original artwork at the Glendale Galleria Friday.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Mariam Firunts is a girl on a mission. The 14-year-old freshman at Hoover High School founded the school's chapter of Amnesty International in September 2001 and worked with several club members to organize Friday's Afghan Women Benefit Concert in Hoover's little theater. About 50 people attended the event, which featured performances from the "Radical Cheerleaders," -- a cheer squad with feminist themes -- and live bands. Current and former Hoover High students performed.

Glendale residents took time out from a hot day to go swimming during recreational swim hours at the Hoover High School pool Wednesday. The high temperature for Glendale was 96 degrees Wednesday, National Weather Service weather specialist Stuart Seto said. Partly cloudy skies are expected as a moisture surge from the southeast is expected to move through Glendale over the weekend and through Tuesday. A new safety tip released by the National Weather Service is to reduce protein intake during hotter days.

Dozens of local residents were just in time to learn about water safety the fun way during Saturday's sweltering Splish Splash Family Fun Day, at Hoover and Crescenta Valley high schools. The event attracted about 50 children and 20 parents to Hoover High School, where the event was in its third year. Crescenta Valley attracted 40 children and more than 10 parents in its first year hosting the event, city Aquatics Coordinator Courtney Maglio said. The safety presentations began promptly at 11:30 a.m. and included water-safety tips from the city staff and a demonstration by the Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter of the Red Cross, complete with Choking Charlie, a mannequin.

Sheli L. Christy of Burbank, the daughter of Alice Christy of Glendale, and Ronnie Harlan Crume of Burbank, the son of Eleanor Crume of Charleston, S.C., have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be graduated in 1987 from Hoover High School. She was a member of National Charity League of Glendale. She is a member of Big Sisters of America and Aids Project LA, and is employed at Christy's Editorial Film & Video Supply in Burbank. The groom-elect graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Ill., and is employed as a lighting crew chief with Light and Sound Design, Fourth Phase in Newbury Park.

Joyce Rudolph NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Tickets for the Stepping Stone Players' production of "Peter Pan" are available at two new locations. In addition to mail order, telephone and on-line, tickets can be purchased at Kerry's Kloset 1411 1/2 W. Kenneth Road in Glendale. The store can be reached at 244-2732. Tickets will also be sold at The Stepping Stone Players' booth during "A Midsummer's Night at the Village" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in Kenneth Village on the 1400 block of Kenneth Road.

This summer, my family and I literally spent hundreds of hours at Hoover High School, participating in a Keppel PTA-sponsored soccer camp and in the Glendale Parks and Rec swim program. We had the joy of interacting with young Hoover students on a daily basis. I was quite impressed with how polite, respectful and helpful the students were. Both programs utilized some students as teachers or volunteers. Though they were just teenagers, they showed poise and professionalism beyond belief.

I am 16 years old and attend Hoover High School. I play hockey and I want to know why Glendale does not have any type of rink for hockey players. There are new fields for baseball by the Glendale (2) Freeway and a skate park. I play in Burbank for the YMCA and Burbank's Bull Frogs travel team. I've tried to start a club team for my school but that was denied because of reasons unknown. I've already heard of high schools in Burbank with teams. I know many play in Glendale and I know it won't be a waste of money or time for a rink to be built in Glendale.