Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a public 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 Independent Community School District, 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. Students As of 2014, there were over 950 students enrolled at Hoover. Hoover has one of the most diverse student bodies of any high school in Iowa, having students that derive from dozens of countries. The secondary school typically has a graduating class of about 200 students a year. Enrollment figures Faculty Former 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 Qynne Kelly. 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. Extracurricular activities Athletics Hoover competes as a school in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 4A school system. It is a member of the Central Iowa Metro League conference, or CIML, along with all four of the other DMPS high schools and Ottumwa High School. Hoover's primary rival is Des Moines Roosevelt. The two schools compete in both academics and athletics alike. However, other rivals include but are not limited to Des Moines North, Johnston High School, and Urbandale High School. Hoover High School's boys' basketball team was undefeated and won the state championship in the 2005-2006 school year. They also won the sportsmanship award at the