On Monday, Feb. 12, the Harlingen High School Lady Cards Basketball team earned the Bi-District 32-6A Championship title. The team had an outstanding performance against PSJA North with a final score of 66-41....
High-school musicians competed at the Region 28 Solo and Ensemble competition on Jan. 20. With their outstanding performances, select students advanced to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Students were...
During their regular meeting, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted the calendar for the 2018-2019 school year on Feb. 13. The academic school year will run from...
Creating the expectation of success, that is the idea behind Yes! Our Kids Can, a new program coming soon to Austin Elementary. YOKC teaches students at a young age that...
Lamar Elementary is no stranger to finding ways to help the environment through its recycling efforts on campus. So when student council members and the Eagle Recycling Club heard that...
Harlingen CISD hosted the 2018 TCA Region VIII Chess Championships on Feb. 3-4 at Harlingen High School South. With about 1,700 competitors, this is believed to be the largest chess tournament...
Early College High School's Owlbots competed in the BELL Metro League Championship held in Mission on Jan. 27. The team accumulated several awards including 1st place Think Award, 1st place Design Award, and...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South swim teams made a splash at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) District Swim Meet held Jan. 26-27. HHS Girls came in 4th...
Middle-school bands recently competed at the TMEA All-Region 28 Band Auditions where 39 HCISD musicians earned chairs. The winning students represented the district at an All-Region Clinic/Concert alongside other students...
by: Marifer Quevedo Resilience is the common denominator among educators and leaders reflecting upon Harlingen High School grad Savannah Butters. The current Texas A&M University business management major has already...
[caption id="attachment_20438" align="alignnone" width="980"] (L-R) Back row: Ariana Nelson, Nicholas Tapia, Rolando Salazar; Front row: Ashley Barrera, Mia Medrano, Sarah Ramos, Nicholas Tapia[/caption] For the first time in a decade,...
Dishman Elementary is among 25 Texas public schools to be nominated for the national 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition. "We are super excited regarding Dishman's 2018 National Blue Ribbon Nomination,"...
H-E-B recently released the names of the finalists for large and small school districts, early childhood education facilities, and public school boards for its 2018 Excellence in Education Awards. The...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate Team competed at the Columbia University Invitational National Speech Tournament. Advancing to the final round of Duo Interpretation were three South...
Grant Burbach and Ty Kuykendall from Harlingen High School and Christian Villarreal and Ramiro Gonzalez Jr. from Harlingen High School South secured the top two spots at the 32-6A UIL...
[caption id="attachment_20387" align="alignnone" width="980"] High-School Champions - Early College High School[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20388" align="alignnone" width="980"] Middle-School Champions - Memorial Middle School[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20390" align="alignnone" width="980"] Elementary Champions - Treasure Hills...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's Board of Trustees continues to make an impression at the state level as a shining model for excellence in leadership. This week they were named...
Select Harlingen CISD musicians recently joined an elite group of high-school performers by earning a position in one of the Texas Music Educator Association All-State Groups. Students from Harlingen High...
During the month of January, Harlingen CISD honors its Board of Trustees for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public schools. As elected officials, they...
Elayna Munoz, a third-grader at Rodriguez Elementary, was announced as a finalist in the National PTA Reflections program theme search. With 600 theme suggestions received, only five have been selected...
This week marks the launch of 2018 IT'S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge! Join us in helping make living healthy easier for all Texans by supporting your community in the Community...
Save the date! Harlingen CISD invites the community to Family Fun Night on Jan. 18 at the Performing Arts Center. The theme for the evening will be "Follow the Yellow...
It is after the end of the school day, yet the sounds of enthusiastic students still echo throughout the halls. About 40 students crowd into a computer lab. This is...
Vela Middle School's speech and debate team competed at the Sharyland High School TFA tournament held Jan. 6. With thirteen competitors in their ranks, the group went up against 16...
Harlingen Police Department and the Harlingen community came together on Dec. 20 for the biggest Shop with a Cop event to date. For the third year in a row, select...
Harlingen Rotary recently donated $1,900 to three families at Rodriguez Elementary, Bowie Elementary, and Coakley Middle School displaced by hurricanes. "This is what the true spirit of the holidays is...
Harlingen High School South Speech and Debate team competed at the McAllen High School Speech and Debate tournament held Dec. 16. The team brought home another Sweepstakes trophy and also picked up several...
[caption id="attachment_20157" align="alignnone" width="1961"] Adopt-An-Angel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20158" align="alignnone" width="1380"] Operation Santa[/caption] During the last full week before the holiday break, members of various student organizations at Harlingen High School South...
[caption id="attachment_20141" align="alignnone" width="980"] Xavier Esparza, Trombone[/caption]Three Harlingen CISD students now belong to a prestigious group of Texas musicians. Earning positions in the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) All-State Jazz...
Students across Harlingen CISD are learning the true meaning of the holidays by participating in activities that encourage giving to others. Lamar Student Council hosted their annual Toys for Tots...
Harlingen High School's Cara Cash was recognized by the HCISD Board of Trustees at the December regular meeting for her success at the FFA Public Speaking Contest at the State...
Myah Castro, a first-grader at Rodriguez Elementary, was selected as a winner in this year’s Region One ESC Annual Holiday Art Contest. Her artwork will be featured alongside two other...
On Dec. 7, Harlingen CISD held its Special Olympics Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Challenge Day at the Harlingen Boys & Girls Club. MATP is for athletes who cannot compete...
Five-year-old Ryan Ortiz had a strong desire to give to children in need this holiday season, but he knew that somehow, he would have to find a way to collect...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South musicians went through a rigorous audition process on Nov. 25 for a chance to earn a chair in one of the Region...
HCISD UIL speech students competed at the Audie Murphy Middle School UIL Tournament in Alamo this past Saturday against 24 schools from across the valley. HCISD dominated the speech competition....
Nolan E. Perez, M.D., has been selected to join the Philosophical Society of Texas, an exclusive non-profit organization established in 1837 to develop and promote literary, scientific and philosophical research....
The Treasure Hills Elementary TV Club is letting their creativity take flight. They were recently awarded Harlingen Area Educational Foundation’s Innovative Teaching Grant towards the purchase of a new tablet...
[caption id="attachment_20042" align="alignnone" width="960"] Harlingen High School South[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20041" align="alignnone" width="640"] Harlingen High School[/caption] Harlingen High School South and Harlingen High School speech teams competed at the University of...
More than 850 HCISD students qualified for the Duke Talent Identification Program’s 4th–6th Grade Talent Search. Fourth, fifth, and sixth-graders qualify for the program by scoring in the 95th percentile...
Saban Ybanez, a third-grade student at Stuart Place Elementary, had the chance to meet former First Lady Laura Bush at an invitation-only luncheon hosted at Quinta Mazatlán World Birding Center...
[caption id="attachment_19618" align="alignnone" width="980"] Left to Right: Ana Lizcano 11th, Vivianne Coronado 11th, Faith Rhodes 12th, Serena Garcia 12th, Jazmin Lopez 11th, Jacqueline Medina 12th, Audrey Morales 11th, Veronica Hunt...
In a gathering that paid homage to the past, present, and future of the United States Armed Forces, Veterans from the Harlingen High School Multi-Class Reunion Group presented a $300 donation...
On Nov. 11, the Harlingen South Speech/Drama/Debate Team traveled to Victoria, Texas, to compete at the Victoria East High School Tournament. The team had a spectacular finish as they secured...
[caption id="attachment_19591" align="alignleft" width="980"] Harlingen High School[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19592" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School South[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19593" align="alignnone" width="980"] Vela Middle School[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20002" align="alignnone" width="980"] Vernon Middle School[/caption] [caption...
Christopher Smith is the recipient of the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American award. This distinguished award recognizes students who have completed at least five semesters of high...
Students are spreading holiday cheer as they perform carols for the community at the Performing Arts Center and various other locations. HCISD invites the community to get in the spirit...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District honors the men and women who have served in the armed forces during Veterans Day on November 11. Celebrations will take place at HCISD...
The Special Olympics Bowling competition continued this Monday, Nov. 6, as bowlers ages 16 and older came together at Creasey’s Bowl. Harlingen Stingray competitors from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School...
[caption id="attachment_19560" align="alignnone" width="640"] The first winners of the Wheels of Learning initiative at Jefferson Elementary - Luis Orozco and Desiree Pardo.[/caption] Harlingen Sunburst Rotary Club is giving away 72...
