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Hoover High School named Alabama nominee for Green Ribbon Schools Award
Summary
The State Board commended Hoover High School as the 2024 nominee for the Alabama Green Ribbon Schools Award, citing energy-efficiency and student-led environmental projects; the resolution passed unanimously.
The Alabama State Board of Education on May 9 adopted a resolution naming Hoover High School, in the Hoover City School System, as the state's 2024 nominee for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award.
Miss Bell presented the resolution, which cites the school's work on energy efficiency, reduced idling to cut greenhouse gas emissions, water-quality projects tied to the nearby Cahaba River, and student-led STEM and Bio Bucks projects addressing biodiversity and pollution. The text notes Hoover High serves about 2,900 students who speak more than 14 home languages.
A Hoover High School representative thanked the State Department of Education and described student involvement in preparing the nomination: “I have a student that actually helped me write this proposal and worked on it for 2 or 3 years,” the representative said, adding that the school’s work also included Girl Scout and Eagle Scout projects that revitalized local trailheads.
The board moved and seconded the resolution; members approved it unanimously by voice and raised hands.
