Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after Iowa native and the 31st United States president Herbert Hoover. The school's athletic teams are called the Huskies and compete in the CIML conference. In 2017, Hoover High reached half a century of existence.FacultyFormer Iowa governor Chet Culver was an instructor and sports coach at Hoover High School in the 1990s before running for Secretary of State of Iowa. Timm Pilcher is the adviser for the internationally award-winning newspaper, The Challenger, and also performs in the band Faculty Lounge. Emily Griffin is the current Theater Arts and Play Production instructor. The auditorium was named after former theater teacher Denis Hildreth in 2008, who taught at the school for almost 25 years. In 2003, Hildreth was inducted into the Iowa High School Speech Association Hall of Fame. The current principal is Cindy Flesch, who previously served as principal of connected Meredith Middle School. The music director is Randall E. Hoepker, who is also the band director. Under him in the music department is Lisa Fried (orchestra) and Alexander Fitzgerald (choir). The head of the science department is currently Eric Hall, who in 2013 won the Rotary Club of Des Moines Teacher of the Year award for his efforts in the field.
