Author: Ashley Berrones

Five students from Harlingen High School placed in their events at DECA District Competition in McAllen on January 13. They have advanced to take part in the DECA State Competition...

Eliana Wainscott, a student at Cano Freshman Academy, won third place in the South Texas Book Festival Bookmark Contest. The South Texas Book Festival holds hold annual events, including bookmark...

Based on the most recent guidance from the National Weather Service regarding tomorrow morning's weather conditions, and in consideration of student and staff safety, all school start times and bus...

Five Harlingen CISD students earned positions in Texas Music Educators Association Texas All-State ensembles. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. To qualify for All-State ensembles,...

Since 2010, the Harlingen CISD Clothing Closet has met the needs of thousands of students and their families thanks to contributions from organizations, businesses, and individuals throughout the Harlingen community....

January is Board Appreciation Month. During this month, Harlingen CISD honors its Board of Trustees for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public schools. As...

Before heading out on winter break, the HCISD Afterschool Centers on Education program hosted two different Saturday STEM academies, one for students at the elementary level and another one for...

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley signed an agreement, during a committee meeting in December, to redefine the Phoenix experience at the...

HCISD students finished the 7th Annual Shop with a Cop event with happy hearts and shopping carts filled with toys, clothes, books, and more. As students arrived to Target for...

Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South participated in the UT Longhorn Classic Speech Tournament. Harlingen High School earned 4th place and Harlingen High School South earned 5th place...

The Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences Speech, Drama, and Debate team competed in the Nikki Rowe High School TFA Tournament. Out of 22 high schools that participated, the...

Senior Janyssa Ramos signed her letter of intent to play softball at Texas A&M Kingsville next year. The signing took place on December 3 in the Harlingen High School South...

There’s a courtroom at Harlingen High School, a transformed classroom, where Mr. Rolando Izeta’s law enforcement students apply what they learn during class to mock trials. “When I got hired...

The First Lego League Robotics Explore team at Bonham Elementary is learning about teamwork and problem-solving skills while building and coding robots. “We build projects and then we code them...

The cutting of the ribbon at UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High celebrated the collaboration between Harlingen CISD, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and the city of Harlingen, a partnership...

Harlingen CISD invites all eighth-grade students across the district to attend the HCISD Middle School Career Expo for an opportunity to meet with high school students, business and industry partners,...

A three-bedroom, two-bath home designed by Harlingen CISD students has been completed. Last school year, students in Emiliano Amaro’s Architectural Design 2 class at Harlingen High School worked together with...

The Harlingen High School South Football team won the 32-6A District Championship. The Hawks ended the season with a perfect record, 10-0.

Harlingen High School South was recognized for its success in increasing English language proficiency among students. The school was selected as a finalist for the 2020-2021 statewide Summit K12 School...

The ACE after school program is offering a class called Girls in STEM. Through a variety of activities and lessons provided through this class, middle school girls have an opportunity...

For the 13th year in a row, the Big Red Cardinal Band has advanced to State. After performing at the Area competition on October 30, the Harlingen High School Band...

Madison Hushen, a Harlingen High School South junior and Harlingen Performing Arts Conservatory student, was recognized for her technical theatre work by Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC). Recently, Hushen programmed and...

The Harlingen Area Education Foundation donated funds to Sam Houston Elementary IB World School to add a wheelchair-accessible swing to their playground. When the Mighty Eagle Student Council heard about...

The Harlingen High School Volleyball team was named 32-6A District Champions. This year’s Lady Cardinal team earned the district championship for the first time in 15 years.

Ericka Villarreal has been named Director of Talent Acquisition and Development. Villarreal has been involved in education since 2004. Throughout her career, she has worked as a teacher's aide, art...

Two Harlingen High School cross country athletes qualified for State by placing in the Top 10 at the Region IV Cross Country Meet. Senior Geovany Cisneros earned 5th place and...

Students at Rodriguez Elementary STEM Academy are learning how to fly drones. The ACE after-school program offers students an opportunity to participate in a variety of classes. “Fifth-grade has the...

Harlingen School of Health Professions was ranked in the Top 100 high schools in Texas by the U.S. News and World Report. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include...

The Harlingen High School South Cross Country team received several recognitions at the Brownsville District Meet. The Varsity Girls, Freshman Boys, and Freshman Girls were named 32-6A District Championships. The...

Students and staff admired the beauty of the UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High School as they walked into the new campus for the first time. “I was in awe; my jaw...

Oziel Ochoa has been named principal of Zavala Elementary. Ochoa has worked in education for 14 years and has been in the district for seven years.  He began his career...

The Harlingen High School South Tennis team won the 32-6A District Championship. The team earned the titles of Overall Team Tennis District Champions, Boys District Champions, and Girls District Champions....

The start of class in the welding shop at Harlingen High School South is marked by the sound of loud machinery and sparks of light. The students in Mr. Alvarez's...

The Partners in Education (PIE) event, a fundraising event organized by the Harlingen Education Area Foundation, allows the community to see what Harlingen CISD is all about. “We invite the...

“Dream big, train hard, and never give up.”  These are the words that Samara and Micah Lerma live by. Inspired by their family motto, they train hard when it comes...

The 29th Annual Bird Bowl was nominated as a big game to be included in the Great American Rivalry Series. At the end of the Bird Bowl game, the Hawks...

Every last Friday of the month, the streets of downtown Harlingen are transformed into an arts district. Art pieces created by HCISD educators lined the walls of an antique hotel...

Peace poles are internationally recognized symbols of the hopes and dreams of humanity; they stand around the world as monuments of peace.    There are an estimated 250,000 peace poles in every country in the world. Each...

Harlingen CISD received a $350,000 grant to purchase a fire rescue training facility that will provide Firefighter Academy students realistic, certified training. The Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program provides grants to schools to purchase and install equipment necessary for the development...

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District received a rating of Superior Achievement under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality...

The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution to grant COVID-19 leave to all district employees. According to this resolution, HCISD employees will qualify for eight days of leave...

Blended learning is a model of teaching that provides students with voice, choice, and an opportunity for instruction that is tailored to each individual student. “Blended learning is personalized and...

On August 26, the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees held a special board meeting where they approved a resolution advocating for the district to make local decisions regarding COVID-19. After...

Before the start of the new school year, Harlingen High School South students Mackayla Ledezma, Camila Sanchez, and Kylie Ruiz participated in the 2021 Virtual National Junior Classical League where...

The HCISD Transition Academy, which stands near Harlingen School of Health Professions and Memorial Middle School, was completed at the end of last school year. However, the Harlingen Area Educational...

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Tanya Garza as Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Garza has worked in education since 2002. She...

Over the last three years, HCISD has lowered property taxes by more than 16 cents.  This year, the school district will be lowering the tax rate by 1.6 cents. “We...

House Bill 3, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in June 2019, established an optional Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). The Teacher Incentive Allotment is a program meant to provide incentive...