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HCISD chess teams take top spots at Texas Girls’ State Chess Championship

Ashley RodriguezSeptember 25, 2023

The Texas Girls’ State Chess Championship was held on September 23 at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with competitors and teams from across the State. HCISD students had...

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HSHP named U.S. News Top 40% in the Nation and Top 100 high schools in Texas

Ashley RodriguezAugust 30, 2023August 31, 2023

Harlingen CISD is pleased to announce that Harlingen School of Health Professions was recognized as a 2023-2024 U.S. News Best High School by ranking in the top 40% in the...

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Collegiate High ranked U.S. News Top 40% in the Nation

Ashley RodriguezAugust 30, 2023August 30, 2023

Harlingen CISD is pleased to announce that Harlingen Collegiate High achieved status as a 2023-2024 U.S. News Best High School, earning a national ranking in the top 40%. According to...

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HHS senior cowrites bill advocating for student mental health

Ashley RodriguezJuly 24, 2023July 24, 2023

Jesse James Guerra, a Harlingen High School senior, has a passion for history and politics—something that his teachers noticed when he was a high school sophomore. After seeing how he...

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Austin Elementary student recognized as Top 10 in the State for language advancement

Ashley RodriguezMay 22, 2023

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...

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HHS students advance to TAFE Nationals

Ashley RodriguezApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023

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...

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HHS student advances to SkillsUSA Masonry National Competition

Ashley RodriguezApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023

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...

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Fifth graders enjoy Science Day at Harlingen South

Ashley RodriguezApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023

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...

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Collegiate High Aspiring Teacher Pathway students get hands-on experience at Bonham Elementary

Ashley RodriguezApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023

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...

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FBLA teams advance to Nationals

Ashley RodriguezApril 4, 2023

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...

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Chess teams headed to Nationals

Ashley RodriguezMarch 23, 2023March 31, 2023

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...

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HHS law enforcement class brings the courtroom into the classroom

Ashley RodriguezMarch 21, 2023March 23, 2023

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....

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Middle school students advance to National Speech and Debate Association Tournament

Ashley RodriguezMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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,...

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Harlingen Collegiate High robotics team advances to State

Ashley RodriguezMarch 7, 2023March 8, 2023

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...

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First-place winners of Battle of the Books advance to regional competition

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 9, 2023February 10, 2023

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...

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HCISD students earn academic honors from College Board National Recognition Programs

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 3, 2023February 6, 2023

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...

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Memorial Middle School student wins District Spelling Bee

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 3, 2023February 6, 2023

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...

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HHS Career and Technical Education student organizations advance to state

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 27, 2023February 3, 2023

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...

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Unlocking the power of student-led learning

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 23, 2023February 3, 2023

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...

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HSHP student experiences college life at dream school

Ashley RodriguezSeptember 19, 2022September 28, 2022

This past summer, Yaridia Trevino, a senior at Harlingen School of Health Professions was selected to take part in the High School Honors Program at Boston University. “It was the...

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Estudiante de HSHP experimenta la vida universitaria en la escuela de sus sueños.

Ricardo LaraSeptember 19, 2022September 28, 2022

El verano pasado, Yaridia Treviño, estudiante de 12do grado de la Escuela de Profesiones de la Salud de Harlingen, fue seleccionada para participar en el Programa de Honores de Escuelas...

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Apprenticeship Academy alumnus begins career in underwater welding

Ashley RodriguezSeptember 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Leo Montes, a 2021 Harlingen High School South graduate is currently working as a welder specializing in commercial diving and underwater welding. “I recently graduated from the Ocean Corporation,” Montes...

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Exalumno de la Academia de Formación Profesional inicia su carrera en soldadura submarina.

Ricardo LaraSeptember 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Leo Montes, graduado de la Preparatoria Harlingen High South en 2021, actualmente trabaja como soldador especializado en buceo comercial y soldadura submarina. “Recientemente me gradué de Ocean Corporation”, dijo Montes....

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Vernon Mandarin and ASL students continue language studies at Cano

Ashley RodriguezSeptember 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Students who began learning Mandarin Chinese and American Sign Language at Vernon World Languages Academy four years ago are now in ninth grade. This year, Cano Freshman Academy is offering...

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Los estudiantes de Mandarín y LSA continúan sus estudios lingüísticos en Cano.

Ricardo LaraSeptember 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Los estudiantes que hace cuatro años empezaron a tomar clases de chino mandarín y lenguaje de Señas Americano en la Academia Mundial de Idiomas Vernon ya están en noveno grado....

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Gillman raffles prizes for perfect attendance

Ashley RodriguezJuly 18, 2022September 28, 2022

Students and their families and district and school administrators filled an area near the entrance of Gillman Chevrolet Harlingen for the annual Drive for Perfect Attendance event that was held...

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Gillman rifa premios por asistencia perfecta.

Ricardo LaraJuly 18, 2022September 28, 2022

Los estudiantes, sus familias y los administradores de las escuelas y del distrito llenaron el área de la entrada de Gillman Chevrolet Harlingen para el evento anual Drive for Perfect...

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HHS graduate bound for Vanderbilt under ROTC scholarship

KHGN InternsJune 16, 2022September 28, 2022

BY: ALEXIS USCANGA Richard Loya, a 2022 Harlingen High School graduate, will be enjoying the music scene and food of Nashville, Tennessee for the next four years. He received a...

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Graduado de HHS listo para Vanderbilt con una beca de ROTC.

Ricardo LaraJune 16, 2022September 28, 2022

Por: Alexis Uscanga Richard Loya, graduado de la Preparatoria Harlingen High en 2022, estará disfrutando de los escenarios musicales y la comida de Nashville, Tennessee durante los próximos cuatro años....

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Former HHS student earns high school diploma

Ashley RodriguezJune 15, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Exalumna de HHS obtiene su diploma de preparatoria.

Ricardo LaraJune 15, 2022September 28, 2022

Han pasado más de 10 años desde que Jessica Martinez era una estudiante en la Escuela Preparatoria Harlingen High, pero a principios de este año decidió tomar los tres exámenes...

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Middle school Speech and Debate teams receive national recognitions

Ashley RodriguezJune 14, 2022September 28, 2022

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....

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Equipos de secundaria de Oratoria y Debate reciben reconocimientos nacionales.

Ricardo LaraJune 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Los equipos de Oratoria y Debate de la Escuela Secundaria de Artes y Ciencias Gutierrez compitieron en el Torneo de Escuelas Secundarias de la Asociación Nacional de Oratoria y Debate...

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South student earns UIL Academic State Championship

Ashley RodriguezMay 31, 2022September 28, 2022

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

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Estudiante de South gana el Campeonato Estatal Académico UIL.

Ricardo LaraMay 31, 2022September 28, 2022

Kole Kibler, estudiante del último año de la Preparatoria Harlingen High South, obtuvo el primer lugar en interpretación poética en la Competencia Estatal de la Liga Interescolar Universitaria.

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Dishman Dynamos chess team named national champions

Ashley RodriguezMay 26, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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El equipo de ajedrez Dishman Dynamos fue nombrado campeón nacional.

Ricardo LaraMay 26, 2022September 28, 2022

El equipo de ajedrez Dishman Dynamos terminó en primer lugar en la categoría K-3 Under 1000 en el Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez de Escuelas Primarias de 2022 en Ohio. “El...

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Harlingen Collegiate High student selected as UTRGV Luminary Scholar

Ashley RodriguezMay 16, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Estudiante de la Preparatoria Harlingen Collegiate High fue seleccionada como UTRGV Luminary Scholar.

Ricardo LaraMay 16, 2022September 28, 2022

Sierra Vidaurri, estudiante de 12do grado en UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High, fue una de los casi 500 estudiantes que solicitaron la Beca Luminary en la University of Texas Rio Grande...

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Speech and Debate students advance to Nationals

Ashley RodriguezMay 13, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Estudiantes de Oratoria y Debate avanzan a Nacionales.

Ricardo LaraMay 13, 2022September 28, 2022

Los equipos de Oratoria y Debate de la Preparatoria Harlingen High y Harlingen High South compitieron en el NSDA Gulf Coast District Qualifying Tournament y avanzaron a las Competencias Nacionales....

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South Latin students advance to Nationals

Ashley RodriguezMay 3, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Estudiantes de Latín de South avanzan a Nacionales.

Ricardo LaraMay 3, 2022September 28, 2022

Estudiantes de Latín de la Preparatoria Harlingen South participaron en la Competencia Estatal TSJCL 2022, y las siguientes estudiantes avanzaron a la Competencia Nacional NJCL 2022 que se llevará a...

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Students advance to UIL Academic State Meet

Ashley RodriguezApril 27, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Estudiantes avanzan al UIL Academic State Meet.

Ricardo LaraApril 27, 2022September 28, 2022

Cuatro estudiantes de HCISD avanzaron y podrán participar en la competencia estatal de la Liga Interescolar Universitaria. Timmy Mowers de la Preparatoria Harlingen High y Adrianna Rodriguez, Kole Kibler y...

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Students advance to Texas PTA Reflections

Ashley RodriguezApril 14, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Estudiantes avanzan a Texas PTA Reflections.

Ricardo LaraApril 14, 2022September 28, 2022

Trece estudiantes de Harlingen CISD avanzaron al nivel estatal del programa Reflections Arts de PTA. El programa Reflections Arts permite a los estudiantes participar en Artes Visuales, Fotografía, Composición Musical,...

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MACA student named State Champion at SkillsUSA

Ashley RodriguezApril 11, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Chess regional winners advance to Nationals

Ashley RodriguezApril 1, 2022September 28, 2022

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...

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Los ganadores regionales de ajedrez avanzan a Nacionales.

Ricardo LaraApril 1, 2022September 28, 2022

Después de un torneo regional de dos días, los estudiantes de ajedrez de primaria y secundaria se preparan para los Nacionales. El Torneo Regional de Ajedrez de Escuelas Primarias se...