Timm Pilcher is the adviser for the internationally award-winning newspaper, The Challenger, and also performs in the band Faculty Lounge.

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.

The school's stadium was built in the mid-'90s and named after former Hoover student, Cara McGrane, who was tragically murdered on November 29, 1992.

McClanahan was also inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1998, and served as Hoover's AD from 1999-2010.

Jeremy Hellickson, a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals baseball team, attended the school from 2001-2005.

Several students participate in large group and/or solo Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) in different categories including musical theater, mime, and ensemble acting.

Additionally, those who have earned a 4.0 GPA or higher receive a gold honor stole to wear, along with a medallion.

Those who have volunteered over the course of their high school career are able to wear a silver cord to symbolize time given to their community and people in need.

The purpose of the proclamation was to make students and their families aware of the importance of completing and submitting college applications early on in the process.

On January 11, 2016, U. S. senator and democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave a speech and held a Q&A in Hoover's Denis Hildreth auditorium.