A motorcycle-riding, blue Santa led an HCISD school bus to the Harlingen Target store on December 16 for the 2nd Annual Shop with a Cop event. A crowd of officers...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Department for Advanced Academic Services recognized the 2016 high school scholars from Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South, and Early College High School...
The Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team continues their success with another sweepstakes win. The team competed at the Veterans Memorial High School TFA State Qualifying Tournament on December 10 in...
Victoria Salinas has been swimming most of her life. She swam competitively throughout high school, went on to swim for Texas A&M University College Station for five years, and now...
While Matthew Canon has been focused on completing his freshman year at Texas State University in San Marcos, the 2016 Harlingen High School South graduate is still receiving praise for...
Every Fall, over 14,000 high school choral music students from across the state of Texas begin the audition process in hopes of becoming a member of the Texas All-State Choir. Harlingen 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...
Santa's elves are already working hard to make Christmas extra special for students at Bonham Elementary thanks to a donation of more than 1,000 books by the Molina Foundation. Rosie Miller,...
Early College High School juniors, Jonathan Phipps and Michael Machner spend their Thursday evenings doing homework between shooting practices at the Rio Gun Club. With a strong will to receive...
David Gracia and Clarissa Gonzalez applied to compete in the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program and were recognized as School Winners in this competition. To apply for this scholarship, participants...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South competed in the District 31-6A/32-6A Area Tennis Tournament last week. Both teams defeated their quarterfinal and semifinal opponents which led to a...
[caption id="attachment_16292" align="alignright" width="420"] Early College High School Engineering Club[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16291" align="alignright" width="420"] Harlingen High School Engineering and Tech Club[/caption] Robots took a dive at Harlingen CISD's Aquatic Center...
HCISD will be collecting clothing and school supplies on October 9 at the administration building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Schools across the RGV have partnered with KRGV- Heart...
When Irma Figueroa’s grandson took Safely Educating Aquatic Learners (SEAL) swimming lessons in second grade, she never imagined he would be using the skills he learned through the program to...
Cardinal and Hawk football fans will come together to revel in the excitement of Bird Bowl XXIV. will be played at Boggus Stadium on September 23. The game will begin...
The technology of the 21st Century has transformed once strictly quiet libraries into innovative activity centers where children can expand their creativity in a variety of ways. Memorial Middle School was...
Lee Means Elementary fourth grade teacher, Felix Rodriguez is taking math out of the classroom and into the garden. Last school year, after reading “The Lemonade War,” his class was...
[caption id="attachment_16050" align="alignnone" width="980"] Left to Right: Cara Cash, Kennedy Boykin, and Georgia Newell[/caption] The Harlingen High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) officers traveled to Dallas this summer to...
This year is Janine Marie Campbell's ninth year with the Harlingen Area Educational Foundation. For the past three years, she has served as the HAEF President. On August 16, she was recognized...
[caption id="attachment_15945" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School athletes, coaches, and administrators. Click image for more photos.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_15946" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School South athletes, coaches, and administrators. Click image...
By: Marifer Quevedo While indulging in the latest fiction novel might be on most students’ to-do lists this summer, Harlingen High School South alum Adelina Cecilia Ramirez has opted to...
[caption id="attachment_15764" align="aligncenter" width="1020"] Hope Corkill (left) and Anissa Vitela (right)[/caption] Anissa Vitela and Hope Corkill, both juniors at Harlingen School Of Health Professions, presented their research projects on obesity...
The Harlingen "H" Association will be hosting the Future Champs Camp for students 6th through 9th grade. The camp will be held August 3-4 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m....
Kristi David principal at Wilson Elementary and Roland Ingram principal at Treasure Hills Elementary were among the 95 Principals sponsored by Raise Your Hand Texas to attend leadership programs at...
Alex Torres, an incoming sophomore at Harlingen High School, will be representing the HCISD community at the Ford Next Generation Learning National Conference on October 18-21. His invitation to this...
[caption id="attachment_15647" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Madison Pallikan and Lorie Negrete(Front) with Valley Haven founders Kristen Millon and Gracie Bradwell (Back).[/caption] Lorie Negrete and Madison Pallikan teamed up to help the Valley...
“Hana, dul, ses,” counting in Korean was one of the first lessons Alyssa Barnes, an incoming freshman at Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy, learned from Taekwondo when she began...
Featured below is artwork from the 2015-2016 PTA Reflections Contest that was featured in the Valley Morning Star on July 4. Camryn Hale 7th Grade Gutierrez Middle School Dana...
Gerry MacPherson Fleuriet was born into a home that prioritized education, healthcare and service to others. Family was her inspiration to pursue these avenues of community service. The Girl Scouts of Greater...
2016 Chess Academy Champions from Wilson Elementary The third Annual Chess Academy camp took place June 7-23 and brought together 115 participants from HCISD elementary schools and one middle school...
Schools from across the district submitted artwork created this past school year. The submissions below were featured in the Valley Morning Star’s Student Contest Summer Showcase on June 27. Adrianna...
Hawk baseball player Alec Garza signed his letter of intent to play ball for the Texas A&M International University Dustdevils on June 22. The event took place at the...
Heroes for Health Nutrition Camp participants ranging from third to sixth grade Heroes for Health Ambassadors and Program Coordinator Broccoli black bean quesadillas and obstacle courses. These two subjects were...
Schools from across the district submitted artwork created this past school year. The submissions below were featured in the Valley Morning Star's Student Content Summer Showcase on June 20. Brandon...
On a hot summer day, four Harlingen CISD Librarians settle in shaded areas outside elementary campuses and set up a table filled with a variety of literature. In front, they...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Adriana Arellano as principal at Bowie Elementary during their regular board meeting on Tuesday, June 14th. Arellano previously served as...
Getting a head start in business, third and fifth grade Gifted and Talented students from Stuart Place Elementary participated in the Guppy Tank Business Contest hosted by Watermill Express. The...
On the first Monday of summer break, instead of sleeping in, a group of students woke up early and gathered at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Administration Building for...
After previous success at the Regional UIL Meet, Harlingen High School South students represented the school district at the 2016 UIL Academic State Meet on May 21 in Austin. In...
Red and blue lights flash, and a police siren goes off. The reflection in the rearview mirror of the black and white police car shows an eager fifth-grader in the...
Using sound effects and colorful displays that reached from the ceiling to the floor, fourth-grade students captured the attention of curious students. Young presenters transported their audience to diverse habitats...
[caption id="attachment_15202" align="alignnone" width="980"] Nicole Gonzalez signs with Texas A&M University-Kingsville[/caption] [caption id="attachment_15203" align="alignnone" width="980"] Mikaela Flores signs with University of the Southwest[/caption] Students, coaches, community members, college representatives and...
The Texas High School Coaches Association and the Texas Tennis Coaches Associations have acknowledged a handful of talented athletes from Harlingen High School for their outstanding performances. The THSCA presented...
Gutierrez Middle School sixth-grade students Cadence Carpio and Natalie Gonzales were chosen to sing with the 2016 Texas Choral Directors Association Elementary Honor Choir. About 700 fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade choir...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South college-bound athletes made the commitment to pursue their academic and athletic dreams at the college level. Natalie Marquez, a senior at HHS,...
Several Harlingen High School athletes were presented with the University Interscholastic League Scholar Award for the 2015-2016 school year. Addison Dickey, Annika Perez, Claudia Juarez, Elvira Fraga, Marissa Gasca, and Ryane Medrano were presented...
The Mighty Hawk Jazz Bands ended their season triumphantly. After winning first place at the Sweet 16 Rio Grande Valley Jazz Festival in April, the ensembles went on to play...
[caption id="attachment_14984" align="alignleft" width="980"] From Left to Right: Anthony Garcia, Manuel Leal, Fabrizio Miltos, Steven Rodriguez, Adey Awah, (Not Pictured: William Ernst)[/caption] Six Harlingen High School South football players were...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South students competed in the UIL Regional IV meet this past weekend at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Those who placed in the...
High School seniors Adey Awah and Danielle Del Bosque will attend the universities of their dreams this fall as recipients of the Terry Freshman Scholarship. The scholarship is a merit-based...