Author: Ashley Berrones

The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees approved three new principals at the June 14 board meeting. Kimberly McCutcheon was selected as principal for Jefferson Elementary, Katy Johnson as principal for...

Students from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South received gold medals for earning the highest possible rating on their solos and/or ensembles at the UIL Texas State Solo...

It’s been more than 10 years since Jessica Martinez was a student at Harlingen High School, but earlier this year, she decided to take three tests she needed to earn...

The Vela Middle School and Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences Speech and Debate teams competed in the National Speech and Debate Association Middle School Tournament on June 7-9....

A Facilities and Safety Committee Meeting was held in June to review and discuss current safety measures at Harlingen CISD. HCISD Director of Emergency Management and School Safety Danny Castillo...

Treasure Hills Elementary has been under construction for the last four years, but the end of the 2021-2022 school year marked the completion of the campus renovation. In celebration, a...

Throughout the school year, multiple groups of middle school and high school students advanced to Texas Music Educators Association All-Region competitions. The following groups achieved success for the 2021-2022 school...

Kole Kibler, a 2022 senior at Harlingen High School South, earned first place in poetry interpretation at the University Interscholastic League State competition.

Harlingen CISD held a check presentation and groundbreaking ceremony for a fire training structure. “You know for many years now, HCISD has been on a journey of providing choice and...

The Dishman Dynamo Chess team finished in first place in the K-3 Under 1000 category at the 2022 National Elementary Chess Championship in Ohio. "So, we started off in this...

From strawberries to corn to cilantro, the Natural Resource Academy students at Harlingen High School have a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs in their garden. “Agriculture plays a critical...

Sierra Vidaurri, a senior at UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High was one of nearly 500 students to apply for the Luminary Scholarship at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. “Sierra...

The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Speech and Debate teams competed at the NSDA Gulf Coast District Qualifying Tournament and advanced to Nationals. The National tournament will...

The Harlingen High School South softball team was named the 32-6A Bi-District Champs.

Eight Transition Academy students completed vocational adjustment training courses. Victoria Atkinson, Loren Cordero, Danielle Green, Isaiah Puente, Pablo Lopez, Melissa Martinez, Juan Rivera, and Craig Tenorio received certificates for completing...

H-E-B announced its statewide winners for the 20th Annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards on April 30. Harlingen High School South chemistry teacher Roxanna Moore received the Leadership Secondary award....

There are more than 1,200 teachers at Harlingen CISD. Two educators, one from the elementary level and one from the secondary level, are selected each year to represent the entire...

Jazmine Thompson, a sophomore at Harlingen High School won first place in shot put and second place in discus, advancing to the 2022 UIL State 6A Track and Field Championships....

The Harlingen High School South One-Act Play team advanced to compete at the UIL 6A State One-Act Play meet. The Harlingen High School One-Act Play team also competed at the regional...

Harlingen South Latin students competed at the 2022 TSJCL State Competition, and the following students have advanced to the NJCL 2022 National Competition which will take place July 24-30 at...

The Harlingen High School South boys golf team earned the District Champion title.

The 11th Annual Science Day at Harlingen High School South consisted of bubbles, fire, and ice. Every fifth grade classroom across the district was invited to the Harlingen South gym...

Aaron Chila, a science teacher at Harlingen School of Health Professions, has been appointed to the Pre-AP National Faculty for demonstrating effective teaching practices, proven classroom success, and his experience...

Four HCISD students have advanced to compete at the University Interscholastic League State competition. Timmy Mowers from Harlingen High School and Adrianna Rodriguez, Kole Kibler, and Brendan Cisneros from Harlingen...

The Harlingen Area Educational Foundation presented more than $42,000 of Innovative Teaching Grants this year.  HAEF board members and HCISD administrators visited 11 campuses across the district to announce grant...

The Harlingen High School boys track team and the Harlingen High School South girls track team earned first place at the 32-6A District meet. The Harlingen High School South boys finished...

Thirteen Harlingen CISD students advanced to the state level of PTA Reflections Arts program. The Reflections Arts program allows students to participate in Visual Arts, Photography, Music Composition, Literature, Dance...

The tennis teams from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South have students that were awarded District Champ titles and are moved on to play in the next round....

Media Arts and Communication Academy student, Aaron Marroquin, a senior at Harlingen High School South, earned the title of State Champion after receiving 1st place in Desktop Publishing at the...

The Harlingen Area Educational Foundation hosted a housewarming party for the Transition Academy in March. Student ambassadors greeted guests at the front door, handed them a program, and invited them...

Harlingen CISD students representing Harlingen High School FFA, Harlingen High School South FFA, and Cameron County 4-H Club showed their animals and exhibited their projects at the 2022 Rio Grande...

Harlingen has a new sculpture featuring the city name on the corner of Jackson and A Street in the Downtown area. Alexander Comminos, art teacher at Gutierrez Middle School of...

After a two-day regional tournament, elementary and high school chess students are headed to Nationals. The Elementary Regional Chess Tournament was held in San Benito and the High School Regional...

The Harlingen South FBLA Chapter competed at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference on March 24. The team competed against 1,500 of the best and brightest students...

Harlingen High School South seniors, Caleb Davis and Daniela Maximo earned first place in their respective weight categories in powerlifting at the state level. Davis lifted a combined weight of...

Eight students from Harlingen High School advanced to the State TAFE competition in Dallas on March 3. The Texas Association of Future Educators, TAFE, is a co-curricular statewide non-profit student...

After being named District Champs, the Lady Cardinals successfully captured the Bi-District championship. On March 29, they will be playing for the Area championship.

Cano Freshman Academy students Audrey Borjas and Eric Mata received gold medals for their artwork in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event. Both students received a rating of Superior, which is...

Roxanna Moore, a chemistry teacher at Harlingen High School South was named a finalist for the H-E-B’s Excellence in Education Leadership Award. Created in 2002, the H-E-B Excellence in Education...

The Battle of the Books team at STEM² Preparatory Academy earned the highest scores at the regional competition which included fifteen Region One middle schools. The winning team had to...

The Harlingen High School JROTC Black Guard Drill Team was nominated as one in fifteen teams to take part in the United States Army Cadet Command JROTC National Drill Championships and...

A peek into the backyard of the Transition Academy reveals a green landscape, wooden benches that sit under a pergola, a water fountain, a walking trail, and a small garden....

Harlingen CISD kicked off Texas Public Schools Week in the cafeteria at Rodriguez Elementary on February 28. “Why do we celebrate this week? Well, just like every other big celebration,...

As HCISD kicks off Texas Public Schools Week, Monday, February 28 through Friday, March 4, the district will have several celebrations and themed events. To view campus activities for the...

Harlingen CISD students earned top spots at the SkillsUSA district competition held on February 18-19. The following students advanced to the state competition in their respective categories. The event will...

As the Girls in STEM program expands to more ACE campuses across the district, the Afterschool Centers on Education program at Harlingen CISD has partnered up with Astra Femina, a...

Harlingen CISD middle school students competed in the UIL District 32 Middle School Speech, Drama, and Debate contest virtually in February. The Vela Middle School Speech, Drama, Debate Team swept...