2017 – Page 4

South SDD team ranked 7th at TFA State Meet

Ashley RodriguezMarch 20, 2017March 21, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate team completed their TFA season at the State Meet in Plano, Texas on March 9-11. The team was ranked number seven...

District News

HCISD celebrates Early College High School Week

Adriana DominguezMarch 20, 2017

HCISD celebrates Early College High School Week during March 20-24. Early college high schools continue to tackle one of our nation’s biggest educational challenges—propelling students from underserved backgrounds to graduate from...

District News

Future filmmakers to be showcased at 2017 Student Film Awards

Adriana DominguezMarch 8, 2017

Lights, camera, action! HCISD invites the community to attend this special event as aspiring actresses, actors, directors, and producers from schools across the Rio Grande Valley celebrate the art of...

District News

HS students qualify for SkillsUSA State Championship

Adriana DominguezMarch 8, 2017March 9, 2017

Hundreds of students throughout the Rio Grande Valley put their skills to the test during the SkillsUSA District 13 Leadership and Skills Conference held on February 24-25 in Harlingen. After...

Academics District News

Students compete in 5th annual Elementary UIL District Meet

Adriana DominguezMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017

[caption id="attachment_18018" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place- Stuart Place Elementary - Large Schools[/caption] [caption id="attachment_18019" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place - Crockett Elementary - Small Schools[/caption] Students from all across HCISD participated...

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Harlingen South’s One Act Play competitors advance to District contest

Adriana DominguezMarch 3, 2017March 8, 2017

The cast and crew of Harlingen High School South's UIL One Act Play contest entry advanced from zone competition and will compete at District on Tuesday, March 7th at 11:00...

Arts News

Vernon Music Department: Academic achievement through fine arts

Ashley RodriguezMarch 2, 2017March 3, 2017

Music teaches discipline and creativity, skills that can assist students with academic success. The Music Department at Vernon Middle School is giving rise to student ingenuity and proficiency through music...

Arts News

Memorial MS Jazz awarded Superior Ratings

Adriana DominguezFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

Memorial Middle School 7th and 8th-grade jazz ensembles received Superior Ratings at the University of Houston's 20th Annual Moores School of Music Jazz Festival held on Feb. 24-25. Memorial MS was...

District News

HCISD celebrates 2017 Texas Public Schools Week

Adriana DominguezFebruary 27, 2017February 28, 2017

The Board of Trustees, district administrators, Harlingen officials, and community members came together to celebrate public education as the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District kicked off its weeklong dedication to Texas schools on February...

News

HHS Golf team takes first place at Pre-Regional Tournament

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 23, 2017

The Harlingen High School Varsity Golf Team took first place at the RGVGCA 6A Pre-Regional Golf Tournament held February 17-18 in San Antonio. They beat out Laredo United by 36...

Academics News

Vela College and Career Education: Preparing students for success

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 22, 2017March 3, 2017

College and Career readiness is about preparing students for post-secondary success. Vela MS is providing a college-like atmosphere throughout campus and empowering students with the essential skills needed in high...

Athletics News

Harlingen South Boys Basketball Team Named 32-6A Bi-District Champions

Adriana DominguezFebruary 22, 2017February 23, 2017

On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Harlingen High School South Boys Basketball team earned the Bi-District 32-6A Championship title after an outstanding win over Edinburg High School. The game ended with...

District News

HCISD to hold Child Find Event

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 21, 2017February 22, 2017

On February 24, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will host a Child Find Event at the Administration Building located at 407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip. Attendees are asked to...

District News

Top three FLL Robotics teams advancing to state

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 21, 2017February 24, 2017

By Amaris Hernandez Vernon Middle School, Travis Elementary, and Rodriguez Elementary are advancing to the state championship after competing at the final two FIRST LEGO League RGV robotics competitions. Students,...

District News

HHSS Skeeterbots receive $5,000 grant in National Ford STEM competition

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 20, 2017February 22, 2017

Presented with an opportunity to make a difference, the Harlingen High School South Skeeterbots got to work and came up with a mosquito-fighting drone proposal to present in the National...

District News

HCISD celebrates Instructional Coach Week

Adriana DominguezFebruary 17, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School Districts celebrates Instructional Coach Week on February 20-24. With a presence on every campus, the mission of an Instructional Coach is to provide teachers with instructional...

Academics News

South SDD ends state-qualifying season with first place sweepstakes

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 17, 2017February 17, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate team ended their state-qualifying tournament season with another first place sweepstakes win at the Tuloso-Midway Tournament this past weekend. The team...

News

Memorial Anti Bullying Committee: Building a positive school culture

Adriana DominguezFebruary 17, 2017

Promoting a positive environment in classrooms and throughout an entire campus requires the commitment of teachers, administrators, and staff. Nine years ago, Memorial Middle School created the Anti-Bullying Committee a...

Athletics News

Harlingen South Girls Basketball named 32-6A Bi-District Champions

Adriana DominguezFebruary 17, 2017March 3, 2017

[caption id="attachment_18001" align="alignleft" width="640"] 32-6A All District recipients[/caption] On Monday, Feb. 13, the Harlingen High School South Girls Basketball team earned the Bi-District 32-6A Champion title after a great season....

Arts District News

20 students advance to State PTA Reflections competition

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Harlingen City Council PTA recognized participants of this year's Parent Teacher Association Reflections contest at an awards ceremony held on February 13 at HCISD's Performing Arts Center. Twenty winners were chosen...

Academics News

Students put their skills to the test at district spelling bee

Adriana DominguezFebruary 15, 2017February 15, 2017

Students from across HCISD's middle schools put their skills to the test as they competed in the annual District Middle School Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Gutierrez...

Academics District News

UT Austin brings Fun with Chemistry to HCISD

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 14, 2017February 14, 2017

Students started their week with a bang as Dr. Kate Biberdorf, a lecturer at The University of Texas, set fire to chemicals and triggered explosions during visits to Harlingen High...

Athletics News

Gutierrez Athletics: Teaching students life skills through sports

Adriana DominguezFebruary 10, 2017

A key concept among successful athletes is persistence – which incidentally, also happens to be essential to attaining success in life. Coaches at Gutierrez Middle School aren’t just showing students...

Arts News

HHS Jazz performs with Grammy award-winner Arturo Sandoval

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 10, 2017February 13, 2017

The Harlingen High School Jazz Ensemble from Harlingen, Texas put on a special honor performance at the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio on Friday, February 10. The...

District News

New handrail installation at Boggus Stadium, lighting upgrades to take place at several campuses as part of TRE

Adriana DominguezFebruary 10, 2017February 10, 2017

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved bids during a special board meeting on February 7, to install an aisle handrail system at Boggus Stadium and carry...

District News

Stride with Pride for Education event raises nearly $15,000

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 8, 2017February 9, 2017

The Harlingen Area Educational Foundation with assistance from the Club Dare 2 Be Different collected nearly $15,000 during their circus-themed, 7th Annual Stride with Pride for Education held at HCISD's Performing Arts...

District News

HCISD chess teams find success at Regional Championship

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 8, 2017February 8, 2017

More than 1,400 students competed in the two-day 2017 TCA Region VIII Scholastic Chess Championship. The elementary, middle school, and high school chess teams from Harlingen CISD walked away with...

Academics News

South SDD team takes sweepstakes at Victoria East Tournament

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 7, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate team competed at the Victoria East High School TFA state-qualifying tournament this past weekend in Victoria. The team earned first-place amongst...

Athletics News

HHSS swimmer receives merit-based scholarship to Southwestern University

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 7, 2017

Harlingen High School South senior Aransas Haley has dedicated most of her high school career to swimming. Her athletic success unexpectedly assisted her in obtaining the $100,000 Mood Scholar Award at...

Academics District News

Top Bots: Robotics teams sweep FTC League Championship

Adriana DominguezFebruary 7, 2017February 7, 2017

Harlingen CISD Robotics teams surpassed the competition at the FIRST Tech Challenge League Championship held Saturday, February 4, at PSJA Southwest High School. More than 40 teams from across the...

Academics News

Coakley Middle School ELL: Overcoming the language barrier

Adriana DominguezFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017

School can be intimidating for students who don’t speak the English language. Coakley Middle School is helping English language learners overcome the language barrier by perfecting several different strategies that...

Academics District News

HCISD Robotics teams take top spots at regional meet

Adriana DominguezFebruary 1, 2017

By: Amaris Hernandez Sounds of cowbells and school chants flooded the Harlingen High School South gymnasium as schools from across the Rio Grande Valley flocked to watch robots do battle...

Academics News

HHS’ Grant Burbach places 5th in the state at UIL Congressional Debate

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 1, 2017

Grant Burbach, a junior at Harlingen High School, attributes his innate gift for talking, a skill that often got him in trouble when he was younger, to his current success...

Academics News

Georgia Newell makes history as first Miss Harlingen High School

Adriana DominguezJanuary 31, 2017February 8, 2017

Georgia Newell made history earlier this month after being crowned as the first ever Miss Harlingen High School. The event sought to single out a strong, confident woman to represent...

District News

HCISD celebrates Robotics Week

Adriana DominguezJanuary 27, 2017January 30, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be celebrating Robotics Week from January 30 - February 3, 2017, to highlight the growing importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education. Taking...

Arts District News

HCISD invites community to 16th Annual Faculty Concert

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 26, 2017January 27, 2017

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Music Department will be hosting the 16th Annual Bob Irby Memorial Scholarship Faculty Concert on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:00 P.M. The community is invited...

Arts News

Over 30 middle-school band students represent HCISD at All-Region Clinic

Adriana DominguezJanuary 25, 2017

Over 30 middle-school musicians represented the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District at the Donna High School during the All-Region Band Clinic and Concert held on January 20-21.

District News TRE

Community celebrates groundbreaking for one of three all-inclusive playgrounds to be built in Harlingen

Adriana DominguezJanuary 24, 2017August 29, 2017

City leaders and community members gathered on January 24 at Pendleton Park to celebrate the groundbreaking for one of three new all-inclusive playgrounds to be built in the City of...

Academics News

South SDD Team emerges victorious at HHS TFA tournament

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 23, 2017January 27, 2017

The Harlingen South Speech, Drama, and Debate team competed at the Harlingen High School Texas Forensic Association state qualifying tournament on January 21 along with 16 other schools. The team...

Academics News

HSHP to team up with STDOI to provide new student offerings

Adriana DominguezJanuary 20, 2017January 20, 2017

As Harlingen School of Health Professions approaches the year in which it will graduate its legacy class, the trailblazing campus is in the planning stages of creating new opportunities for...

Academics District News

HCISD promotes early childhood literacy with Rumble in the Jungle event

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 20, 2017January 23, 2017

Pre-kinder, kinder, and first-grade students along with their families came together at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District'sPerforming Arts Center for a jungle-themed 3rd Annual Family Fun Night on January 19....

Academics News

Harlingen South SDD takes numerous awards at TFA State Qualifier

Adriana DominguezJanuary 18, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate Team walked away with numerous awards after competing at the Richard King High School TFA state qualifying tournament on January 14...

Athletics News

2017-2018 Athletic Signing Events

Adriana DominguezJanuary 15, 2017June 20, 2019

HCISD's mission is to provide all students with a world-class education that allows them to develop the knowledge, skills, and learning habits necessary for global achievement. In support of...

District News

HCISD Board of Trustees recognized in 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards

Adriana DominguezJanuary 13, 2017

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees’ continues to be honored at the state level for excellence in leadership. H-E-B announced on January 13 that eight school districts...

Academics News

Nearly $10,000 awarded in grants to help boost HCISD robotics teams

Adriana DominguezJanuary 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Robotics teams across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have received nearly $10,000 this school year to help boost their robotics programs at their respective schools. Through robotics, students learn...

District Health & Wellness News

Three easy steps to help Harlingen win the ‘It’s Time Texas Community Challenge’

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Harlingen CISD is partnering with the City of Harlingen to compete with other communities across the state in the It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. Together, we are working to not only...

District News

Student Leaders Recognized at January Board Meeting

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 12, 2017January 13, 2017

The first School Board Meeting of 2017 celebrated outstanding elementary, middle school, and high school student leaders throughout the district. Recognition awards were distributed to students who exhibited leadership excellence...

Arts District News

High-school musicians named to TMEA All-State ensembles

Adriana DominguezJanuary 11, 2017

Select high-school students from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District music programs recently received one of the highest honors a music student can achieve – to be recognized among the...

Academics News

South SDD team succeeds at 2017 Winston Churchill Classic Tournament

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 11, 2017January 13, 2017

The Harlingen South Speech Drama and Debate team competed at the Winston Churchill High School TFA state qualifying tournament this past weekend in San Antonio. Students contributing to the team's...

District News

HCISD celebrates School Board Recognition Month

Adriana DominguezJanuary 9, 2017

During the month of January, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District honors its Board of Trustees for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public schools....