Hoover Elementary School

08/19/2026

HOOVER — WE’RE ALMOST BACK!
We are so excited to kick off the 2026–2027 school year and welcome back our amazing Hoover students, staff, and families! 🎉📚
🔔 New Bell Schedule for 2026–27
Hoover is in Elementary Group 2:
⏰ Tuesday–Friday:
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
⏰ Early Release Mondays:
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📅 First Day of School
• Grades 1–5: Thursday, August 27, 2026
• Kindergarten: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
We can’t wait to see our students, reconnect with our families, and start another amazing year together! ❤️
See you soon! 🎒✏️📚

06/03/2026

This spring, Hoover Elementary School launched a new, special support group called Brighter Days Kids Club, and it made a real difference. ☀️

🌟 Brighter Days is a research-backed program run in partnership with ESD 105 and OIC of Yakima, created to help kids build strong life skills and feel more confident as they face everyday challenges.

Students who joined Brighter Days practiced skills such as making good decisions, solving problems, and understanding their own feelings 💡. They also worked on building positive friendships and improving their behaviour in the classroom 🤝. On top of that, the program taught students the importance of avoiding drugs and other harmful substances, and it helped connect them with caring adults who wanted to see them succeed 💪.

At the heart of Brighter Days were five powerful messages that students repeated and believed in. They were:

⭐ "I AM likeable, capable, unique, and valued."
🤲 "I CAN treat others like I want to be treated."
❤️ "I HAVE meaningful relationships and people who care about me."
✅ "I WILL make healthy, responsible decisions."
🌈 "I BELIEVE in my purpose and my future."

These messages are meant to help kids see themselves in a positive light and feel hopeful about what lies ahead 🌅.

🏫 Hoover was proud to help pioneer the program. A big thank you to Mrs. Greenwalt, Mrs. McWain, and Joel Ortega from ESD 105 whose hard work and leadership brought Brighter Days to life for Hoover students 👏.

Read more stories at ysd7.org/ysdstories 📖

04/24/2026

Supporting Our Kids Starts With Supporting Families!

Did you know that building strong, healthy families is one of the most powerful ways to help children succeed—both in school and in life?
The Yakima County NAACP is hosting a Family Strengthening Workshop designed for 5th grade parents, teachers, and support staff. This workshop focuses on the 5 Protective Factors that help children thrive, including:

✔️ Building resilience in families
✔️ Supporting children’s social-emotional growth
✔️ Strengthening connections and support systems
✔️ Understanding child development
✔️ Accessing help during times of need

This is a great opportunity to gain tools, strategies, and a new perspective on supporting kids—especially those experiencing stress, anxiety, or behavioral challenges.
~English Session: May 16, 2026
~Spanish Session: May 2, 2026
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Hoover Elementary School, Yakima
Lunch provided (registration required)

Let’s work together to create more good days for our kids and families 💛

04/22/2026

🏫 As part of the proposed April 28, 2026 bond, Hoover Elementary is identified for replacement.

📊 Hoover has been part of the Yakima community since 1947 and continues to serve students and families today. Originally built for approximately 100–200 students, the school now serves over 600 students.

🛠️ Like many older facilities, the current campus presents some challenges:
• The campus includes more than 15 portable classrooms, creating a spread-out layout that can impact response times across the school
• Limited centralized space makes it difficult to gather as a full school community for events and assemblies
• Some facilities, including the playground, do not fully support accessibility for all students
• Aging infrastructure, such as cracked and uneven pavement, requires ongoing maintenance and can impact day-to-day use
• Smaller shared spaces, like the gym and multi-purpose room, limit capacity for student activities and events

🏗️ The proposed replacement would provide updated learning spaces, improved accessibility, and a more unified campus layout designed to better support students and staff.

🔗 Learn more: ysd7.org/bond

Video (English): https://trst.in/Nd2owg
**To watch the video in Spanish, view our other post**

Tour of Hoover Elementary

04/22/2026

🏫 As part of the proposed April 28, 2026 bond, Hoover Elementary is identified for replacement.

📊 Hoover has been part of the Yakima community since 1947 and continues to serve students and families today. Originally built for approximately 100–200 students, the school now serves over 600 students.

🛠️ Like many older facilities, the current campus presents some challenges:
• The campus includes more than 15 portable classrooms, creating a spread-out layout that can impact response times across the school
• Limited centralized space makes it difficult to gather as a full school community for events and assemblies
• Some facilities, including the playground, do not fully support accessibility for all students
• Aging infrastructure, such as cracked and uneven pavement, requires ongoing maintenance and can impact day-to-day use
• Smaller shared spaces, like the gym and multi-purpose room, limit capacity for student activities and events

🏗️ The proposed replacement would provide updated learning spaces, improved accessibility, and a more unified campus layout designed to better support students and staff.

🔗 Learn more: https://trst.in/7pUXJ8

Video (Spanish): https://trst.in/2A0ESb
**To view this video in English, visit our other posts**

Recorrido por la escuela primaria Hoover

04/13/2026

A HUGE thank you to Yakima Theaters for generously treating our Safety Patrol students to one FREE movie each month!
We are so grateful for community partners who invest in and support our students in such meaningful ways. Your generosity makes a difference, and we appreciate you so much!

04/13/2026

Welcome back! We hope Spring Break brought lots of quality time with your kiddos.
As we head into the final weeks of the school year, we want to take a moment to say how much we appreciate our Hoover families. Thank you for getting your students here every day and on time, and for the care and commitment you show in supporting their success.
We’re proud to be part of your village—and we truly love and value each and every one of your students!

04/08/2026

🏫 Hoover Elementary has been a meaningful part of our Yakima community since 1947, with generations of students and families walking its halls.

✨ As we look ahead, the proposed bond includes replacing Hoover with a modern learning environment designed to better support today’s students. This would include updated classrooms, dedicated spaces for small-group learning, improved technology systems, and enhanced safety features like a single-point-of-entry.

🔒 The new design would also support student safety, improve campus sightlines, and include energy-efficient heating and cooling.

🌳 Outdoor spaces would be designed to ensure all students can learn and play comfortably.

🛠️ Hoover was identified for replacement nearly 20 years ago. With its last major update in 1975, the building is now well beyond its expected lifespan and continues to present ongoing maintenance challenges.

🔗 Learn more: ysd7.org/bond