[caption id="attachment_4126" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Choir students from Harlingen High School South prepare for the All Area Auditions on Jan. 12.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4127" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Choir students from Harlingen High School...
Jude Ikponmwonba, junior at Early College High School, is looking forward to visiting the world of politics in a big way this month. Ikponmwonba was selected to attend the...
Past students of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District joined forces with School Board Members and administration to help future generations on Jan. 8. HCISD hosted its annual Recent Graduate...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate Team continue its tradition for excellence during the 2012 – 2013 school year. The team is currently ranked first in the...
When Mark Conway looks up to the Harlingen sky and sees a bird fly by, you can bet he’s on the lookout for his next research project or classroom lesson....
The students in Adriana Diaz’s sixth grade pre-ap math class at Vernon Middle School spent their afternoons solving problems. They weren’t solving riddles or puzzles, but working towards achieving...
The Harlingen High School South National Honor Society asked organizations around campus to come together and help deliver cheer this holiday season. The organizations participated in Operation Santa and collected...
[youtube height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDEODOjXky0[/youtube] HCISD Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores speaks about family and reflection for the December 2012 Superintendent's Message. Also discussed are some of the monumental achievements for the...
The Human Resources and Technology department at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District were in the spirit of giving on Dec. 20. Instead of exchanging gifts with each other this...
The Student Council and Bowie Elementary School chose to give rather than receive when given the opportunity to support the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank. The students entered a...
[youtube height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0N-PTQyjw[/youtube] The students at Harlingen High School joined together to show their support for the community of Newtown, Connecticut on Dec. 19. The National...
The Student Council at Austin Elementary School took the opportunity to spread Christmas cheer by helping those in need this holiday season. Members joined forces with Austin staff and faculty...
The cheerleaders at Harlingen High School South are helping wishes come true this holiday season by raising $16,592 for children in need. The squads have partnered with the “Make a...
At the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District the safety of our students and staff has always been and will continue to be our top priority. We understand the concerns of communities...
The Harlingen High School boy’s choir used their voices to show students the power of music on Dec. 18. HHS hosted their Boyz2Men workshop for the boys involved in the...
For Gill Paredez, the saying “It’s always better to give, than to receive” can be applied to his actions on a daily basis. From his career to volunteer work,...
The Harlingen High School Culinary Arts students were in the spirit of holiday cooking on Dec. 6. The students used their cooking skills to bake goods for the Helping One...
School board members, administrators, teachers and students came together to celebrate a monumental year for Coakley Middle School on Dec. 18. The 2012 – 2013 school year marks Coakley’s...
Estimados padres de familia, A medida que más detalles surgen de la reciente tragedia en Newtown, Connecticut, nuestros corazones y oraciones continúan para esa comunidad. Cuando me enteré acerca...
Dear Parents, As more details emerge from the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, our hearts and prayers continue to go out to their community. As I learned about the heroic...
The students of Lee Means Elementary School gathered for a special holiday themed POP STAR Reading session on Dec. 12. Students from all grade levels celebrated in the library...
The students at KEYS Academy took home top honors for their artistic abilities at the 2012 Valley Morning Star/Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. Adrian Sanchez received first place and...
The Coakley Middle School’s Orchestra showed off their talents to the elementary school students of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District on Dec. 13. Thirty students from the Honors...
Choir students at Zavala Elementary School and Harlingen High School used their talents to spread holiday cheer across Harlingen on Dec. 12. The choirs performed at Valley Baptist Medical...
[caption id="attachment_3376" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Austin Elementary School shares their holiday wishes[/caption] Campuses, offices and organizations at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District are getting camera ready to share their...
The senior class at Harlingen High School South took time to come together and celebrate the holidays on Dec. 11. The class of 2013 met in the school's cafeteria...
The Harlingen High School South decathlon team had an outstanding performance at the San Antonio Holmes Competition on Dec. 8. Matthew Waters received first place in essay and fourth place...
Fourth and fifth grade students in the newest club at Stuart Place Elementary take time out of their day to learn that it’s never too early to start giving...
Barbara Claybourn wasn’t your typical child, and in place of action figures and dolls in her toy closet, she had a chalkboard. “I’ve wanted to become a teacher since the...
Teachers at Harlingen High School know how to come together for the benefit of their students. Romel Palomares, special education teacher at HHS, and Ricardo Cattaneo, math teacher at...
The teachers of Cadre 1 rang in the start of the holiday season with a day of enrichment on Dec. 7. Twenty teachers from Digital Classrooms across the district...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be hosting musical events throughout the month of December. HCISD invites the community to come out and support its fine arts programs....
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District congratulated the assistant principals of tomorrow at an evening of reflection on Dec. 5. 11 teachers, counselors, instructional facilitators and professionals from across HCISD...
The Harlingen High School Masterminds team had an outstanding performance during the first round of the televised competition. HHS soared past PSJA to win with a score of 220 –...
The students at Early College High School took a night to give the community a look into their classrooms on Dec. 4. ECHS hosted their first Project Based...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate Team took home the prestigious awards at not one but two tournaments on Dec. 1. At the UT Longhorn Classic,...
The boys at Ben Milam Elementary dressed to impress at the Men in Black career day on Nov. 27. Third, fourth and fifth grade students came together to learn about...
The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South swim teams had an outstanding performance at the Harlingen Christmas Classic on Dec. 1. Overall, the HHS boys and girls team...
Lamar Elementary School has found a way to be environmentally friendly, and spread the Christmas spirit by participating in a new campus club called the Eagle Recycle Club (ERC)...
If you see clouds of flour floating through the air and sprinkles coating the floor at Harlingen High School South, you may be walking towards deliciousness. Cher’rie Yoss and culinary...
For most people, the question “Did I remember to turn off the lights?” refers to one or two rooms, but for Joel Cruz that means hundreds of classrooms, offices and...
On any weekday, hundreds of middle school students can be heard playing anything from Mozart to Coldplay on something that isn’t their iPod. In place of their musical devices, students...
For parent’s at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District wanting to manage their child’s meal account on the go, there’s now an app for that. MyPaymentsPlus is free service that...
The Vernon Middle School Band has grown tremendously in the last couple of years, and with growth has come the successes. The band recently made their mark in Vernon history...
Counselors at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District came together for a twist on their meeting on Nov. 28. Early College High School offered to host the educational session to...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District welcomed Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams into its classrooms to showcase Texas Public Education on Nov. 27. “We are very proud of the innovation...
If you flip through the channels and see a football game, choir concert or graduation ceremony on Channel 17, then you’ve seen the workings of Joe Medrano. Medrano is the...
When you ask a student at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District what they are doing on their computer, smart phone or tablet, there is a good chance the answer...
For the students at Travis Elementary School, their day can be summed up by the phrase “best day ever.” As a reward for their hard work, Travis hosted a...
The Harlingen High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) is filling baskets with the spirit of giving and food this Thanksgiving on Nov. 20. HHS PTSA donated baskets to families, which were...