Category: News

United Way of Northern Cameron County plans to provide Harlingen CISD with a generous donation of about $8,000 in books for all Pre-K and Kindergarten students. United Way was selected...

BY CATHERINE DUNCAN | HCISD WRITER Harlingen High School South Senior Seth Keele earned the coveted Outstanding Performer Award at state this year for the second time in his high school career....

Both the Harlingen High School South Mighty Hawk Band and the Harlingen High School Big Red Cardinal Band earned Division I ratings on Saturday at the 77th annual Pigskin Jubilee. ...

Region One, a service center established by the state of Texas, surprised Harlingen CISD teachers this week with new resources for their students. Harlingen CISD special education teachers began receiving...

Both the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Tennis teams captured the bi-district championship this week. The UIL team tennis 6A conference took place from Oct. 14 to...

Gutierrez Middle School students gathered at the Harlingen CISD Performing Arts Center this month for an exciting announcement. Harlingen CISD revealed that Gutierrez Middle School will transform into Gutierrez Middle...

ECHS graduate pays homage to late mother BY CATHERINE DUNCAN | HCISD Writer  The Girls Scouts of the United States of America awarded a recent Early College High School graduate...

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath visited Bowie Elementary School last week, where he saw first-hand the fun students and teachers are having inside HCISD classrooms.   Commissioner Morath was highly...

Three Early College High School students brought back a first place trophy this month for winning the 26th annual Harlingen Corporate Killer Spelling Bee hosted by the Literacy Center of...

Five Harlingen CISD elementary school incorporated sensory rooms within their campuses this school year, thanks to a generous donation from the Harlingen Area Education Foundation, a non-profit organization. “It’s enhanced...

DALLAS — The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) named the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees the 2019 Outstanding School Board. The Board of the Year was announced at the Sept....

When Elia Law graduated from Harlingen Early College High School in 2016, she set her sights on exploring boundless opportunities across the globe through a study abroad program. The 21-year-old...

BY MEGAN AUNE | HCISD WRITER Faith Zepeda confidently raised her arms as she felt the pulse of hip-hop and traditional African music fused to create an empowering environment. She felt...

Four Harlingen CISD students, who are part of FFA, received awards this summer at the FFA state convention. Gabriela Perez, Sarita Delvalle, and Justin Fox, all Harlingen High School South...

The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to significantly lower the property tax rate. Although the state only required school districts provide some tax relief, the HCISD board...

The Harlingen CISD athletics program this week launched a new character development to be infused into all athletics classes from grades 6 through 12. The character development program, 2Words, aims...

Harlingen CISD earned an impressive “A” for its financial accountability for the 17th consecutive year, according to information released in August by the Texas Education Agency.     The district earned a...

Harlingen High School South Latin-Greek Team students advanced to the National Junior Classical League national competition held at North Dakota State University this summer. The National Junior Classical League is...

Harlingen High School alumnus Daniel Lucio attributes his opportunity to travel internationally to his current position with Google Fiber, a high-speed internet service provider. As Google Fiber’s Community Impact Manager,...

BY MEGAN AUNE | HCISD WRITER Early College High School student Valerie Martinez put her heart into building a puppet theater and a bookshelf, hoping to grow enthusiasm for reading,...

The Texas Education Agency released letter grades on Aug. 15, publicly disclosing how well districts across the state performed on the State of Texas Assessment for Academic Readiness (STAAR) –...

BY JACQUELINE MAGNO | HCISD WRITER  Harlingen CISD campuses were bustling bright and early Monday morning as staff members welcomed students to the start of the 2019-20 school year –...

BY JACQUELINE MAGNO | HCISD WRITER The Harlingen Performing Arts Center was packed Thursday as teachers, staff, and administration congregated for HCISD’s annual district-wide kickoff, a gathering celebrating the beginning...

BY GABBY RODRIGUEZ | HCISD WRITER  Instead of sleeping in this summer, a dedicated group of music students decided to spend a substantial amount of time perfecting their marching skills...

At an elevation of more than 7,000 feet, Rift Valley Academy sits on a rural hillside in Kenya, an African country situated on the continent’s east coast bordering the Indian...