On May 2nd of 2025, the ninth graders were invited to the Second Annual Freshfest!

Freshfest was first supposed to happen on April 17 but due to bad weather, it was postponed. Freshfest was planned by four freshmen girls who are in ASB with the help of our amazing staff member Ms. Lara Suri. The names of the students: Isabella Mathis, Izabella Hovanessian, Erika Eliasian, Brianna Barrios, and Mariia Tumanian.

Freshfest was all about building a community for the students who will stay in Hoover for three more years.

To make this event possible, Educational Opportunity Time was moved to the end of the school day – 3:00-3:30, when sophomores, juniors, and seniors joined the Google Meets that usually happen on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and all freshmen were released to go down to the baseball field where Freshfest happened.

There was a food truck from a company called “Smashy Burger” where students could buy whatever they wanted. There was also music played by a few seniors, candy being sold by the Student Store of Hoover, inflatable games, and a foam cannon, which seemed to be students’ favorite activity.

Students ended up having fun with their friends for the two hours the event was happening!