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Student Content Showcase: July 6

Adriana DominguezJuly 6, 2015June 4, 2015

Schools from across the district submitted student artwork created this past school year. The submissions below were featured in Valley Morning Star’s Student Content Summer Showcase on July 6th. Submission...

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Board of Trustees approves Principal for Travis Elementary

Adriana DominguezJuly 1, 2015July 1, 2015

On June 30, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Beulah Rangel as principal for Travis Elementary. Rangel comes to Travis after four years at Dr. Rodriguez Elementary, where she...

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HHSS students sign letters of intent to University of Houston-Victoria, UT RGV

Adriana DominguezJune 29, 2015

On June 29, Harlingen High School South students Jacob Atkinson and Jake Martinez made the commitment to continue their athletic and academic careers into college. Atkinson signed his letter of...

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Student Content Showcase: June 29

Adriana DominguezJune 29, 2015June 4, 2015

Secondary schools from across the district submitted student artwork created this past school year. The submissions below were featured in Valley Morning Star’s Student Content Summer Showcase on June 29th. Submission...

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Student Content Showcase: June 22

Adriana DominguezJune 22, 2015June 4, 2015

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Student Content Showcase: June 15th

Adriana DominguezJune 15, 2015June 8, 2015

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Board of Trustees Approves Principal for Harlingen High School South

Adriana DominguezJune 10, 2015

On June 9, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Fernando Reyes as principal for Harlingen High School South. Reyes is a graduate of the University of...

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HCISD’s Pablo Pecina receives STASMO Maintenance Employee of the Year award

Adriana DominguezJune 9, 2015

Pablo Pecina, Lead Master Plumber at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District was awarded South Texas Association of School Maintenance Officials’ 2014-2015 Maintenance Employee of the Year. For 24 years...

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Harlingen South student named State Bronze Winner in Prose Interpretation

Adriana DominguezJune 5, 2015

Matthew Canon junior at Harlingen High School South competed at the State UIL Academic Meet at the University of Texas at Austin May 25-27, 2015 and placed 3rd overall in 6A Prose...

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Students experience first-hand the refinancing of HCISD’s school bonds

Adriana DominguezJune 3, 2015June 3, 2015

On May 27, a group of 13 students from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District accompanied Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos and Chief Financial Officer Julio Cavazos to San Antonio for...

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Students advancing to state in Fire Prevention Poster Contest

Adriana DominguezJune 2, 2015June 2, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12587" align="alignnone" width="600"] Roxanne Anciso, Bonham Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12589" align="alignnone" width="600"] Andre Sankovet, Lamar Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12591" align="alignnone" width="600"] Eugene Galvan, Bowie Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12588" align="alignnone" width="600"] Aire Villanueva,...

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HCISD Commencement Ceremony 2015 photo galleries

Adriana DominguezJune 1, 2015

Relive the moments from the Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South and Early College High School Commencement Ceremonies by viewing the photo galleries from the night’s events. Click...

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A world-class school year: Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos’ end of year message

Adriana DominguezMay 29, 2015May 29, 2015

[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JyH_s8BRMA&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos reflects on the world-class year our district has had and the achievements that were seen. To view Dr....

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HCISD distributes Summer Reading Backpacks to first grade students, promotes reading over the summer

Adriana DominguezMay 29, 2015

Reading outside of the classroom is critical for maintaining and expanding a child’s literacy skills. In an effort to keep momentum strong for early childhood literacy during the summer months,...

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Harlingen South swimmers receive Academic All-State Awards

Adriana DominguezMay 28, 2015May 28, 2015

The Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association has recognized two juniors from Harlingen High School South, Jessica Watson and Alissandra Ayala. Each year, high school athletes are nominated by their head...

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Bonham Second Grade team awarded Innovative Teaching Grant

Adriana DominguezMay 27, 2015

An entire grade level at Bonham Elementary will now have access to tools necessary to incorporate digital learning into their classrooms, thanks to a grant awarded to them by the...

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Online registration for select secondary campuses available June 1st

Adriana DominguezMay 26, 2015May 26, 2015

Making the registration process easier for secondary students, online registration will be available to parents and students at all of HCISD Middle Schools, Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South...

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Three HCISD seniors sign to play sports out of state

Adriana DominguezMay 26, 2015

Three students from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District are taking their athletic and academic dreams out of state after Adan Valadez, Miranda Valdez, and Mackenzie Wiley signed their letters of...

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2015 Summer Program Activities

Adriana DominguezMay 25, 2015June 1, 2015

Free breakfast and lunch for children 18 years old or younger. Click for dates and times.

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Future-minded Raven on a mission for excellence

Adriana DominguezMay 25, 2015

The best piece of advice Jacob Fraga, freshman at Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy has heard this year came from one of his friends at Golden Palms Retirement &...

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HCISD Celebrates the Class of 2015 During Commencement Ceremonies

Adriana DominguezMay 25, 2015May 21, 2015

Seniors at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District are getting ready to celebrate their education at the Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South, and Early College High School commencement...

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Harlingen South’s Cierra Pena takes bronze at State Meet

Adriana DominguezMay 20, 2015

Harlingen High School South's Cierra Pena had an outstanding performance at the 2015 UIL Track and Field State Championship on May 16. Pena received a bronze medal in the Long Jump event with a jump...

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Grand prize winner named in 2014 – 2015 Gillman Drive for Perfect Attendance Awards

Adriana DominguezMay 20, 2015May 20, 2015

Grabbing the keys to a brand new Chevy Sonic, Victoria Oliver could hardly believe that she was just announced the winner of the grand prize in the 2015 Gillman Auto...

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Sam Houston Eagle soars higher than ever at national chess competition

Adriana DominguezMay 19, 2015May 19, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12343" align="alignnone" width="600"] Michael Casas from Sam Houston Elementary 6th Place in K-3 Championship Division.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12344" align="alignnone" width="600"] Houston placed 16th in the K-3 Championship Division 22nd in...

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Student of the Week: “Legacy student” shines bright in the classroom and on the field

Adriana DominguezMay 18, 2015

When senior Kelia Lopez started her studies at Early College High School, she set out to do what all “legacy students” strive to do – accomplish something that has never...

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HCISD Seniors invited to Graduation Celebration 2015

Adriana DominguezMay 18, 2015May 15, 2015

Graduating seniors are invited to continue the fun after commencement during the annual HCISD and PTSA sponsored Graduation Celebration 2015. A graduation celebration will be held at HHS on Friday,...

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“Take a book, leave a book!” Hawk Sophomore celebrates ribbon cutting of Little Free Libraries

Adriana DominguezMay 15, 2015May 15, 2015

On Friday May 7, Harlingen High School South sophomore and Eagle Scout, Tristan Strubhart celebrated the realization of his project to spread literacy with the ribbon cutting of Harlingen’s Little Free...

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HCISD receives superior rating for Financial Transparency

Adriana DominguezMay 14, 2015

The Texas Comptroller named the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District a 2015 Platinum Leadership Circle Award recipient on May 8. The Texas Comptroller Platinum Leadership Circle is a program which...

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Board restructures, appoints Dr. Nolan Perez as president

Adriana DominguezMay 13, 2015May 13, 2015

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees restructured its board during their regular meeting on May 12. The board appointed Dr. Nolan Perez as board president, Verna Young as vice...

Athletics News

Harlingen South’s Cierra Pena signs to run track for UTSA

Adriana DominguezMay 12, 2015May 20, 2015

On May 11, Cierra Pena, senior at Harlingen High School South, joined the ranks of one percent of athletes across the United States to receive a Division I college scholarship as she signed her letter...

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HS Speech, Drama, and Debate teams advance to national tournament

Adriana DominguezMay 11, 2015May 14, 2015

On April 30 - May 2, the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Speech Drama Debate teams competed in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Gulf Coast...

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Hawk learns the ropes to become certified nursing assistant

Adriana DominguezMay 11, 2015May 11, 2015

Michael Ruben Reynosa, Senior at Harlingen High School South hopes that by the time he graduates with his high school diploma, he will have also become a Certified Nursing Assistant...

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HCISD Schools of Choice now accepting students across the RGV

Adriana DominguezMay 8, 2015May 7, 2015

Keeping inline with its mission to provide all students with access to world-class schools, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved to open its application/enrollment process for...

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Sylvan and Harlingen CISD Celebrate National Week of the Young Child

Adriana DominguezMay 7, 2015May 7, 2015

On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and 6, Sylvan Learning and Harlingen CISD celebrated the National Week of the Young Child with a themed literary event, Magic of Reading: Oh the...

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Participants and supporters invited to Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration

Adriana DominguezMay 6, 2015

Campus staff, administrators, teachers, students, and parents are invited to come out in support of elementary students at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District during the final event for Marathon Kids...

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Zuniga and Vaughn named HCISD’s Teachers of the Year

Adriana DominguezMay 5, 2015May 5, 2015

Two unsuspecting teachers at Bonham Elementary School and Harlingen High School South received the surprise of their lives as administrators and students celebrated one of the highest honors for an...

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Harlingen JROTC Students Win Top Awards at 8th Annual “Way to Happiness” Scholarship Competition

Adriana DominguezMay 5, 2015May 5, 2015

On April 16th, the winners of the eighth annual JROTC Way To Happiness Scholarship Competition were announced at the award presentation held at the offices of Harlingen Family Dentistry. The...

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HCISD celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week 2015

Adriana DominguezMay 4, 2015

From May 4 through May 8, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will celebrate educators across its 29 campuses during Teacher Appreciation Week. Throughout the week, different messages will be on...

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Best of the best honored at 2015 Student Film Awards

Adriana DominguezMay 1, 2015

Aspiring actresses, actors, directors and producers from schools across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District walked the red carpet at the Fourth Annual Student Film Awards on April 24 at...

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Gillman, HCISD to recognize perfect attendance students at ceremony

Adriana DominguezMay 1, 2015April 30, 2015

On May 16, one lucky 10th, 11th or 12th grade student will leave the Gillman Chevrolet car dealership in Harlingen with the keys to a brand new 2015 Chevy Sonic....

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HCISD Chess Teams Earn Top Marks at State Tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 30, 2015May 1, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12211" align="alignnone" width="600"] Sam Houston Elementary K-3 Championship 1st Place (Back Row) Rory Lee Jimenez, Michael Casas 9th, Sabian Nieto, Massimo Meneses 23rd (Front Row) Julian Gonzalez Honorable Mention,...

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HCISD releases issue 5 of Experience HCISD The Magazine

Adriana DominguezApril 30, 2015April 30, 2015

Relive the achievements and monumental happenings from the 2014 – 2015 school year by picking up the fifth issue of Experience HCISD the Magazine! The Fall/Spring edition is dedicated to...

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HCISD Instructional Technologist named Apple Distinguished Educator

Adriana DominguezApril 29, 2015April 29, 2015

Instructional Technologist Kasey Boykin was recently named an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). ADEs are part of a global community of over 2,000 education leaders recognized for doing extraordinary things with Apple technology...

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HHS seniors named to TTCA Academic All-State

Adriana DominguezApril 28, 2015

Four seniors on the Harlingen High School tennis team were recently named Academic All-State by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association. Receiving the honors were Justin Macmanus, Nick Byrum, Nikki Fleuriet and...

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South students receive national recognition in French language contest

Adriana DominguezApril 28, 2015

Four Harlingen High School South French students received silver medals and a national certificate for getting seventh & eighth place in the National French Contest (Le Grand Concours). Using their listening and reading comprehension...

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Setting students up for success in post-secondary education

Adriana DominguezApril 27, 2015

Graciela Gomez, salutatorian for the class of 2015 at Early College High School will be graduating with her college degree on Friday, May 1, almost a full month before she is...

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Student of the Week: Student soars to new heights

Adriana DominguezApril 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Abel Meza, senior at KEYS Academy has been on an award-winning streak thanks to artistic talent. He placed first in the 11th grade category and second in the High...

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South UIL Social Studies Team wins big at Best of Texas Tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 24, 2015April 24, 2015

The Harlingen High School South UIL Social Studies Team participated in the Best of Texas Tournament and received the second place team trophy. Senior Josh Anderson was awarded the first place gold medal; junior Ryan...

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South tennis students recognized as Academic All-State athletes

Adriana DominguezApril 23, 2015April 23, 2015

The Texas High School Coaches Association has recognized six students from Harlingen High School South as Tennis Academic All-State athletes. These students are recognized by their head coach with this honor....