Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley that will create a new opportunity for Harlingen students to...
The Harlingen High School South Latin Team recently returned from the National Junior Classical League Competition that took place at Troy University in Troy, Alabama from July 24-29. The eight-member...
Taking advantage of an opportunity traditionally reserved for graduate level studies, incoming ninth-grader Camryn Hale completed a two-week long genetic research experience at the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute this...
Three Harlingen High School South student-athletes signed their letters of intent to pursue post-secondary academic and athletic careers on May 31 at the HHSS Library. Students, coaches, community members, college representatives...
Nearly 1,000 seniors took the next step in their academic lives during Decision Day events held atHarlingen High School and Harlingen High School South. School and district administrators joined the...
The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate team had an outstanding performance at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions this past weekend in Kansas City Missouri. Jaime...
Dishman Elementary and Early College High School were recently named 2016 Star Honor Roll Schools by the Educational Results Partnership and Institute for Educational Productivity. The Honor Roll is part...
Harlingen High School South Latin Club team members will compete in the National Junior Classical League Competition this summer in Troy, Alabama, on July 24-29. The South Hawk’s Latin Team...
Zavala Principal Tanya Garza and Instructional Coach Erika Galvan were recently named to the Apple Distinguished Educators Class of 2017. The Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) program recognizes education leaders worldwide...
Harlingen High School South FFA Career Development Event teams competed in the South Texas Invitational in Jourdanton on April 4. Career Development Events build on what is learned in agricultural...
Harlingen High School South's One-Act Play cast and crew advanced to the Regional contest after taking 1st place at Area 2 on Saturday, April 1. The OAP team is one...
Michael Casas, a fifth-grade student at Sam Houston Elementary, is always a few steps ahead of his opponent when it comes to the game of chess, so much so that...
The Harlingen High School South UIL team won the 32-6A UIL Academic District Championship on Saturday, March 25. Students competed in 25 academic events accumulating the most points out of...
[caption id="attachment_18096" align="alignnone" width="980"] Sam Houston Elementary-1st Place Team[/caption] With more than 1,500 participants, HCISD Chess teams, ranging from kinder to high school, participated in the State Chess Tournament on...
Seventeen Harlingen High School South Latin Club students will compete in the 2017 Texas State Junior Classical League on March 31 and April 1 in San Antonio after completing rigorous...
The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate team completed their TFA season at the State Meet in Plano, Texas on March 9-11. The team was ranked number seven...
[caption id="attachment_18018" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place- Stuart Place Elementary - Large Schools[/caption] [caption id="attachment_18019" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place - Crockett Elementary - Small Schools[/caption] Students from all across HCISD participated...
The cast and crew of Harlingen High School South's UIL One Act Play contest entry advanced from zone competition and will compete at District on Tuesday, March 7th at 11:00...
College and Career readiness is about preparing students for post-secondary success. Vela MS is providing a college-like atmosphere throughout campus and empowering students with the essential skills needed in high...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate team ended their state-qualifying tournament season with another first place sweepstakes win at the Tuloso-Midway Tournament this past weekend. The team...
Students from across HCISD's middle schools put their skills to the test as they competed in the annual District Middle School Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Gutierrez...
Students started their week with a bang as Dr. Kate Biberdorf, a lecturer at The University of Texas, set fire to chemicals and triggered explosions during visits to Harlingen High...
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 CISD Robotics teams surpassed the competition at the FIRST Tech Challenge League Championship held Saturday, February 4, at PSJA Southwest High School. More than 40 teams from across the...
School can be intimidating for students who don’t speak the English language. Coakley Middle School is helping English language learners overcome the language barrier by perfecting several different strategies that...
By: Amaris Hernandez Sounds of cowbells and school chants flooded the Harlingen High School South gymnasium as schools from across the Rio Grande Valley flocked to watch robots do battle...
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...
Georgia Newell made history earlier this month after being crowned as the first ever Miss Harlingen High School. The event sought to single out a strong, confident woman to represent...
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...
As Harlingen School of Health Professions approaches the year in which it will graduate its legacy class, the trailblazing campus is in the planning stages of creating new opportunities for...
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....
The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate Team walked away with numerous awards after competing at the Richard King High School TFA state qualifying tournament on January 14...
Robotics teams across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have received nearly $10,000 this school year to help boost their robotics programs at their respective schools. Through robotics, students learn...
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...
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...
The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recently selected Cassandra Chavez, a teacher at Early College High School as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction. A role model to...
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...
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,...
Harlingen High School South Speech Drama Debate Team won their third straight 1st place sweepstakes this year at the state-qualifying Gregory-Portland TFA Speech Tournament held October 29. Contributing to the...
On November 5, students from Harlingen and the surrounding areas gathered to compete in the Bonham Elementary Chess Tournament. The event hosted students from K-12 and gave them practice time in...
Bowie Elementary was recognized among 300 Title I Reward Schools across the state in a report recently announced by the Texas Education Agency. Bowie was named as a High-Performing and...
[caption id="attachment_16459" align="alignnone" width="980"] Joseph Rigdon engineering club sponsor, Dr. Cavazos, Principal Dr. Pamela Flores, and Ralph Luaces, Manufacturing Engineering Manager at ULA, with the ECHS Engineering Club[/caption] Early College...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos and Board of Trustees member Dr. Nolan Perez recently had a chance to discover the inner workings of a world-class educational...
[caption id="attachment_16351" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16355" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School Speech, Drama, and Debate Team[/caption] Harlingen High School South and Harlingen...
By: Marifer Quevedo In this day and age where technology has transformed and revolutionized human interaction, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach to education is now more critical...
Vela Middle School students Aaron Blount and Kole Kibler gave outstanding performances at the Harlingen South TFA State qualifying speech and drama tournament on September 24. The seventh-grade students competed...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District earned 72 distinction designations in the 2016 accountability ratings announced September 14 by the Texas Education Agency. The district along with each of its...
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...
