The cutting of the ribbon at UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High celebrated the collaboration between Harlingen CISD, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and the city of Harlingen, a partnership...

Harlingen CISD invites all eighth-grade students across the district to attend the HCISD Middle School Career Expo for an opportunity to meet with high school students, business and industry partners,...

A three-bedroom, two-bath home designed by Harlingen CISD students has been completed. Last school year, students in Emiliano Amaro’s Architectural Design 2 class at Harlingen High School worked together with...

The Harlingen High School South Football team won the 32-6A District Championship. The Hawks ended the season with a perfect record, 10-0.

Harlingen High School South was recognized for its success in increasing English language proficiency among students. The school was selected as a finalist for the 2020-2021 statewide Summit K12 School...

The ACE after school program is offering a class called Girls in STEM. Through a variety of activities and lessons provided through this class, middle school girls have an opportunity...

For the 13th year in a row, the Big Red Cardinal Band has advanced to State. After performing at the Area competition on October 30, the Harlingen High School Band...

Madison Hushen, a Harlingen High School South junior and Harlingen Performing Arts Conservatory student, was recognized for her technical theatre work by Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC). Recently, Hushen programmed and...

The Harlingen Area Education Foundation donated funds to Sam Houston Elementary IB World School to add a wheelchair-accessible swing to their playground. When the Mighty Eagle Student Council heard about...

The Harlingen High School Volleyball team was named 32-6A District Champions. This year’s Lady Cardinal team earned the district championship for the first time in 15 years.

Ericka Villarreal has been named Director of Talent Acquisition and Development. Villarreal has been involved in education since 2004. Throughout her career, she has worked as a teacher's aide, art...

Two Harlingen High School cross country athletes qualified for State by placing in the Top 10 at the Region IV Cross Country Meet. Senior Geovany Cisneros earned 5th place and...

Students at Rodriguez Elementary STEM Academy are learning how to fly drones. The ACE after-school program offers students an opportunity to participate in a variety of classes. “Fifth-grade has the...

BY: CAMRYN HILL The Harlingen High School South Ecology Club was inspired by Homero Gomez Gonzalez, a fierce defender of Central Mexico’s monarch butterfly population, to start a butterfly garden...

Harlingen School of Health Professions was ranked in the Top 100 high schools in Texas by the U.S. News and World Report. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include...

The Harlingen High School South Cross Country team received several recognitions at the Brownsville District Meet. The Varsity Girls, Freshman Boys, and Freshman Girls were named 32-6A District Championships. The...

Students and staff admired the beauty of the UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High School as they walked into the new campus for the first time. “I was in awe; my jaw...

Oziel Ochoa has been named principal of Zavala Elementary. Ochoa has worked in education for 14 years and has been in the district for seven years.  He began his career...

The Harlingen High School South Tennis team won the 32-6A District Championship. The team earned the titles of Overall Team Tennis District Champions, Boys District Champions, and Girls District Champions....

The start of class in the welding shop at Harlingen High School South is marked by the sound of loud machinery and sparks of light. The students in Mr. Alvarez's...

The Partners in Education (PIE) event, a fundraising event organized by the Harlingen Education Area Foundation, allows the community to see what Harlingen CISD is all about. “We invite the...

“Dream big, train hard, and never give up.”  These are the words that Samara and Micah Lerma live by. Inspired by their family motto, they train hard when it comes...

The 29th Annual Bird Bowl was nominated as a big game to be included in the Great American Rivalry Series. At the end of the Bird Bowl game, the Hawks...

Every last Friday of the month, the streets of downtown Harlingen are transformed into an arts district. Art pieces created by HCISD educators lined the walls of an antique hotel...