With the generous support from a $20,000 grant awarded by The Raul Tijerina Jr. Foundation, the Multi-Language Department at Harlingen CISD held “The Power of La Quinceañera,” a conference to...
Austin Elementary IB World School first grader, Santiago Zambrano, was recognized for being a Top 10 student in the State for advancements he made using the Summit K12- TELPAS online speaking...
Students from Harlingen High School and Harlingen South competed at the 2023 UIL Academic State Meet in Prose & Poetry. Harlingen High School senior Charlotte Hughes was named the 6A...
Harlingen High School One Act Play seniors Charlotte Hughes and Azeneth Corrales were recognized at the state competition. Hughes was awarded “Top Performer” and was a recipient of the Samuel...
The Harlingen High School South One Act Play troupe was named the 5A UIL State Champions. They performed scenes from “Indecent,” a play by Paula Vogel, at the state competition...
The Harlingen CISD SEAL program was chosen as one of 69 youth programs from the USA Swimming Foundation’s nationwide network of swim lesson providers to receive grant money in early...
Harlingen High School junior, Faith Franklin, won second place in the 400-meter dash at the State track meet. Franklin finished with a time of 53.50, setting a new personal record.
Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Speech and Debate teams competed at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions in Minnesota in May. The Harlingen South team had...
On May 15, Ricky Leal was officially sworn in as a member of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees during a Special Board Meeting. Leal is a...
Harlingen native and longtime educator, Dr. Veronica Kortan, was named as interim superintendent by the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees during a special board meeting on Monday, May 14, 2023....
Harlingen CISD has 31 campuses. Every year, each campus selects a teacher to represent their school. Out of that group of teachers, one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher are...
Harlingen High School juniors Faith Franklin and Jazmine Thompson have advanced to State. Franklin qualified in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter dash. Thompson qualified in both shot put and discus.
The Harlingen South Lady Hawks Softball team captured the 5A Bi-District Championship by defeating McAllen High School in game 2. The Lady Hawks will be advancing to the Area round.
The Harlingen High School Lady Cardinals Softball team captured the 6A Bi-District Championship by defeating the La Joya Coyotes in game 3. This is their first playoff win since 2009.
H-E-B provided Harlingen CISD with a $30,000 grant that allowed for the purchase and installation of a StyroGenie machine. A day before Earth Day, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at...
HCISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 24th year, the Best...
After an extensive authorization visit from an International Baccalaureate certified team, Vernon Middle School World Languages Academy received the news in early April that they were approved to be an...
Harlingen High School students competed at the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Conference in Round Rock and made it to nationals. Students competed in the following areas: Interactive Bulletin...
Victoria Garcia, a senior at Harlingen High School, competed at the 2023 SkillsUSA Masonry State Championship, where she received first place. She advanced to Nationals and will be competing in...
Fifth graders across the district were invited to the Harlingen High School South gym to observe science in action for the 12th Annual Science Day. For the first part of the...
Tenth-grade students in the Aspiring Teacher pathway at Harlingen Collegiate High visited Bonham Elementary to practice their teaching skills by reviewing math with third-grade students. “They all got a math...
Four middle school choir students were selected to perform in the elite Honors Junior Performance at Carnegie Hall this summer. Students submitted an audio recording to the Honors Performance Series...
Ten Harlingen CISD students earned one of the top three spots in their respective events at the Texas FBLA State Leadership Conference held in March. They will join more than...
Stuart Place Elementary held a celebration in March to commemorate its centennial celebration. The event began with a welcome speech from the school principal, Katherine Johnson, who expressed excitement and...
Harlingen High School and Harlingen South FFA members competed at the 84th Annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in Mercedes over Spring Break and brought home top honors. Results are...
The Super State Chess Tournament was held at the McAllen Convention center in March. Teams from across 15 HCISD elementary, middle schools, and high schools competed and placed. The following...
Mr. Rolando Izeta’s law enforcement students at Harlingen High School practiced what they learned through a mock trial. The class spent several weeks studying and learning about the court systems....
HCISD middle school students participated in the National Qualifier tournament in early March. The following 22 students have qualified for Nationals and will compete at the National Tournament in Phoenix,...
More than 90 teams from Laredo to Harlingen competed during the First Tech Challenge Powerplay season. Eleven teams from South Texas advanced to the FTC State Championship. Encrypted, the UTRGV...
Harlingen CISD is celebrating after receiving full system approval for the Teacher Incentive Allotment program on February 6. On February 10, the qualifying teachers were brought together at the HCISD...
As HCISD kicks off Texas Public Schools Week, Monday, March 6 through Friday, March 10, the district will have several celebrations and themed events. Please view campus activities below. Sam...
Sam Houston Elementary Spanish teacher Laura Abrego is a newly published author. She wrote “Fun at the Festival” a year ago but did not submit it until a few months...
“Inspire, engage, empower,” that’s the foundation of the new HCISD strategic plan which was adopted by the Board of Trustees at the regular board meeting on February 14. The new...
Means Elementary, STEM2 Preparatory Academy, and Harlingen School of Health Professions earned first place at the district Battle of the Books competition. HCISD began competing in Battle of the Books...
This year, 62,000 students across the country were awarded academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. Among that group of recipients were students from Harlingen High School, Harlingen High...
Fifteen students from all five middle schools in the district competed at the annual HCISD Middle School Spelling Bee on January 26. This year, the event was held at Vernon...
The Harlingen High School Business Professionals of America Club (BPA) and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) advanced from the district competition this month. The state tournament will take place...
During the month of January, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District honored its Board of Trustees for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public...
Last school year, Harlingen CISD began implementing blended learning throughout the district. Blended learning is a model of teaching that provides students with voice, choice, and an opportunity for instruction...
After completing successful auditions at the Texas Music Educators Association Area competition, eight Harlingen CISD students were selected to represent the school district at the TMEA All-State Clinic and Convention....
On December 12, HCISD held a ribbon-cutting for a fire training structure which will allow our Fire Academy students to complete required live-fire training. The fire simulator was made possible...
Sylvia Gonzalez has been named Director of Family and Community Engagement. Gonzalez has been a part of the Family and Community Engagement Department at Harlingen CISD for 18 years. She...
The Harlingen Police Department invited 68 HCISD students on a shopping spree. The day began when students arrived at Target on December 8. “We’re blessed as a school district to...
When she was 15 years old, Brieanna Flowers-Joseph, a Harlingen High School South alumna decided that she wanted to pursue a career in healthcare. At that time, she had a...