Gutierrez Middle School and the Harlingen Sunburst Rotary Club are teaming up to bring students the first EarlyAct club in Harlingen. EarlyAct provides young students the opportunity to increase their...
Members of Leadership Harlingen came together to learn more about the Harlingen community and celebrate education at their monthly meeting on Oct. 11. The meeting was hosted by the Harlingen...
If you give David Garza a guitar, he is going to play it. Whether it’s in the classroom or at home, Garza plays to share his passion for music. Garza,...
Administrators and professional staff members at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District met for professional development at their monthly Harlingen Learning Community on Oct. 10. Those in attendance were provided...
Members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and Valley Baptist Medical Center gathered to promote the health and wellness of the lower Rio Grande Valley. HCISD and Valley Baptist...
In an effort to enhance the students’ educational experience at Wilson Elementary School, they are asking for individuals in the community to volunteer to assist their mentoring program. Wilson’s aim...
Sam Houston Elementary will make Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District history by hosting the district’s first chess tournament on Oct. 13. The Oktoberfest Chess Tournament will be in celebration of...
The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate team took home first place sweepstakes at the Texas Forensics Tournament hosted by Bishop High School on Oct. 6. A total...
The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Jazz Bands had a strong performance at the Region 28 Jazz Band auditions hosted by HHS. A total of 26 students...
While students received the day off, educators and administrators at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District were hard at work taking classes of their own. The Staff Development Department at...
Norma Zamarripa, the girls' basketball coach at Harlingen High School, has been named Region VII Junior Director of the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) for the 2012 – 2013 school...
The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South cross-country teams competed at the 38th Annual Harlingen Cross Country Meet on Oct. 6. The HHS boy’s team placed first overall....
Middle school student Grant Burbach reads up to 13 books a week. Because of a new program in the school district, he many never have to worry about library...
Schawn Wreden applies the concept of trying something new to everything she does. From opening new business ventures to developing solutions, everything can be traced back to her personal motto....
The students of Ben Milam Elementary School were in for a treat as special guests arrived for a morning of story telling. Ben Milam celebrated Read for the Record...
The Harlingen High School South tennis team won 17-2 over the Brownsville Hanna Eagles. This win assures the Hawks of their 5th straight district championship. Both men’s and women’s tennis teams...
Student Council Officers from campuses across the Rio Grande Valley gathered for a day of collaboration and leadership development A total of 147 students took part in the Leaders ‘R’...
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) has selected Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores to participate in the Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute. “To represent the...
Students, parents and staff members from across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District walked to class to support International Walk to School Day on Oct. 3. Before the school day...
The Harlingen High School earned top awards 3at two separate marching band competitions on Sept. 29. The band earned first place at both competitions hosted by Valley View High School...
Dr. Rodriguez Elementary recognized Journey Torrez the 5th grade student of the month. Minerva Simpson of Fairway Mortgage awarded her with a 25 person Peter Piper Pizza Party Pack valued...
Parents and children sat together to listen to the sounds of story telling ring through the library at Lamar Elementary School. Lamar hosted its monthly Family Literacy Night on...
Since a young age, Diana Alfaro has looked forward to visiting the library to see the stacks of books and the librarians hard at work. “My mom would take me...
The Vela Middle School drumline knows how to win a crowd over with their multi-dimensional percussion arrangements. The 12 percussion students banned together for an epic performance that earned them...
Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores represented the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and the Rio Grande Valley on Friday afternoon, serving on a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival to...
Tony Southern’s office has four wheels, and his business hours are a little out of the ordinary. Southern, a guard for the loss prevention night patrol at HCISD, patrols Harlingen...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District was selected by Texas Commissioner of Education Michael L. Williams to participate in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium. A total of 23 school...
The incoming freshmen of 2013 are closer to knowing what colors they will be wearing for spirit days and the mascot they will be rooting for. The Ninth Grade Campus...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate team took home the overall top spot at the Texas Forensic Association Qualifying Tournament in Sugar Land, Texas, earlier this month....
The sounds of applause rang through the air as a young man signed papers that would once again make him a high school student in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School...
Sally Gaytan feels better about letting her son lace up his cleats and play football for the Vela Middle School Panthers on Saturday mornings, she said. Starting this school year,...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District continued to set the standard for empowering its administration and professional staff with knowledge during the Harlingen Learning Community meeting on Sept. 12. HLC...
Bajo la ley Que Ningún Nino Se Quede Atrás (NCLB) de 2001, la agencia local de la educación (local education agency, LEA) o distrito escolar que recibe fondos del Título...
September 14, 2012 To the parents of students attending Harlingen CISD: Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, a Title I, Part A-funded local education...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved two proposals that will assist in the district's transformation during its regular meeting on Tuesday. First, the board approved a...
Judy Baker wakes up every day with food on her mind. But it is not because she is hungry. “I’ve always had an immense interest in cooking and nutrition," said Baker,...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a tax rate of $1.218 for the 2012 - 2013 school year during its regular meeting Tuesday night. The administration...
While most kids are watching television and playing video games, Kevin Vasquez is writing award-winning essays. Vasquez, a fifth grade student at Wilson Elementary School, was honored with a special...
As part of its efforts to provide high quality support to schools, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is excited to continue a professional development initiative that prepares new principals for sustained...
Grandparents and students came together at Dishman Elementary School to celebrate all generations at the Grandparents Social. Breakfast was provided to everyone that attended, and grandparents had the opportunity to...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores commenced his weekly campus visits for the school year. Administrators, staff and students welcomed Dr. Flores into their classrooms with big...
Veronica Kortan, with her pink notebook in hand, conquers motherhood and professional organization without breaking a sweat. “I have about eight or nine completely filled pink notebooks out home,” Kortan...
By the time most students are getting up for the school day, the women’s cross-country teams at Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South are already running their third...
Sitting in the cafeteria at Vernon Middle School, a group of about 100 students sat at the lunch tables with notebooks and worksheets, awaiting the beginning of a free program...
Saxophonist Keith DiSantis has performed in restaurants, concert halls, airplanes, and he will add the Al Sears Jazz Festival to that list later this month. Di Santis, the band director...
Ben Milam has sent a team to the National Scholastic Chess Championship for four consecutive years, placed fifth as a team this past year and developed students equipped with problem...
Treasure Hills Elementary Principal Ginger Armstrong was one of 23 Texas school administrators to receive a grant from Raise Your Hand Texas to attend the Improving Schools: The Art of...
No one knows Harlingen's streets better than Ismael Cardenas. Cardenas, or more commonly known as “Smiley," is a dispatcher for the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District transportation department, and is in charge...
The classrooms were filled with excited students as the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District opened its doors for the 2012- 2013 school year on Monday. “Our administrators, faculty and staff...
Members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District community gathered at Pendelton Park to celebrate Texas Parents Day 2012 on Aug. 24. The event provided games and refreshments to welcome...
