The Harlingen Area Educational Foundation with assistance from the Club Dare 2 Be Different collected nearly $15,000 during their circus-themed, 7th Annual Stride with Pride for Education held at HCISD's Performing Arts...
More than 1,400 students competed in the two-day 2017 TCA Region VIII Scholastic Chess Championship. The elementary, middle school, and high school chess teams from Harlingen CISD walked away with...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate team competed at the Victoria East High School TFA state-qualifying tournament this past weekend in Victoria. The team earned first-place amongst...
Harlingen High School South senior Aransas Haley has dedicated most of her high school career to swimming. Her athletic success unexpectedly assisted her in obtaining the $100,000 Mood Scholar Award at...
Grant Burbach, a junior at Harlingen High School, attributes his innate gift for talking, a skill that often got him in trouble when he was younger, to his current success...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Music Department will be hosting the 16th Annual Bob Irby Memorial Scholarship Faculty Concert on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:00 P.M. The community is invited...
The Harlingen South Speech, Drama, and Debate team competed at the Harlingen High School Texas Forensic Association state qualifying tournament on January 21 along with 16 other schools. The team...
Pre-kinder, kinder, and first-grade students along with their families came together at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District'sPerforming Arts Center for a jungle-themed 3rd Annual Family Fun Night on January 19....
Harlingen CISD is partnering with the City of Harlingen to compete with other communities across the state in the It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. Together, we are working to not only...
The first School Board Meeting of 2017 celebrated outstanding elementary, middle school, and high school student leaders throughout the district. Recognition awards were distributed to students who exhibited leadership excellence...
The Harlingen South Speech Drama and Debate team competed at the Winston Churchill High School TFA state qualifying tournament this past weekend in San Antonio. Students contributing to the team's...
Alumni from the Class of 2016 reunited with district administrators and School Board members on January 5 for the annual Recent Graduate Luncheon. “Today’s luncheon was amazing. Our former students...
Before breaking off for the holidays, HCISD's Student Advisory Board hosted a clothing drive across several campuses in the district to collect donations for the children at Maggie’s House in...
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...
