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Turn out the lights, night events are over at Hoover High School
There seem to be so many repairs and so many academically oriented improvements that need to be made. No one wants to stop the varsity football players from having a good time, but how many varsity football players are there at Hoover? 70? Something seems a little off about the school *and* the community suffering so that a minuscule percentage of the student population can have a slightly better game experience a few times a year. Maybe I am uninformed though -- is the football team unable to play except at night? Because it sounds like the only positive of having games at night is that its a better party. I like a good party (and admittedly I don't live in the neighborhood so I can't really speak to the impact of the night events) but I am really having trouble seeing how night games would tangibly improve those students' futures. Young adults dream about a lot of things... with money so tight at the school district we should prioritize spending money on projects that help students reach dreams that relate to their future, not the dreams that relate to a fun but fleeting high school experience that won't help them with college or jobs.— September 28, 2013 8 p.m.