News – Page 32

Veterans Day 2017: HCISD honors all who served

Adriana DominguezNovember 9, 2017

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District honors the men and women who have served in the armed forces during Veterans Day on November 11. Celebrations will take place at HCISD...

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High-schoolers find success at Special Olympics Bowling tournament

Adriana DominguezNovember 8, 2017November 8, 2017

The Special Olympics Bowling competition continued this Monday, Nov. 6, as bowlers ages 16 and older came together at Creasey’s Bowl. Harlingen Stingray competitors from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School...

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Harlingen Sunburst Rotary: Perfect attendance, good grades may mean new wheels

Adriana DominguezNovember 7, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19560" align="alignnone" width="640"] The first winners of the Wheels of Learning initiative at Jefferson Elementary - Luis Orozco and Desiree Pardo.[/caption] Harlingen Sunburst Rotary Club is giving away 72...

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Speech, Drama, and Debate competitors advance to State Congress Meet

Adriana DominguezNovember 6, 2017November 6, 2017

On November 3, Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South competed with schools representing ESC Region I. Three competitors from Harlingen qualified for the UIL State Congress Meet to be held...

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HSHP seniors refine healthcare skills through real-world experience

Adriana DominguezNovember 3, 2017

After years of preparation and study, the legacy class of Harlingen School of Health Professions is heading out into the community to show the world what they’re made of through...

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Bowlers show off skills at Special Olympics competition

Adriana DominguezNovember 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Special Olympics bowlers from across the Rio Grande Valley came together at Creasey’s Bowling in Harlingen on Monday, October 30, to kick off their bowling competition season. HCISD’s Harlingen Stingrays...

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Cerelia Diaz recognized as 2017 National Student Teacher of the Year

Adriana DominguezNovember 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Cerelia Diaz, a first-year teacher at Treasure Hills Elementary, is the recipient of the 2017 National Student Teacher of the Year Award presented by Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) and the...

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Harlingen South Tennis advancing to Regional Semifinals

Adriana DominguezOctober 27, 2017October 30, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Tennis Team is advancing to Regional Semifinals. Harlingen South Hawks are currently ranked 19th in the state. This is the 10th year a row that the...

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Student picks up third language through HCISD’s Dual Language program

Adriana DominguezOctober 26, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19523" align="alignnone" width="980"] Pictured: Vladislava Milova and her fourth-grade Dual Language teacher Yesenia Cortez.[/caption] Vladislava Milova, a fourth-grade student at Wilson Elementary, pronounces the word for “dog” in three...

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HHS XC runner Ramos advances to state

Adriana DominguezOctober 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Edward Ramos, a runner for the Harlingen High School Boys Cross Country team, is state-bound after competing at the Region IV Cross Country Meet in Corpus Christi on Monday, Oct. 23. He...

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HHS and South bands earn Division 1 ratings at 75th Pigskin Jubilee

Adriana DominguezOctober 24, 2017October 24, 2017

The Harlingen High School Big Red Cardinal Band and Harlingen High School South Mighty Hawk Band gave stellar performances at the 75th Pigskin Jubilee on October 21. Hosted at Boggus...

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2017 Red Ribbon Week Events

Adriana DominguezOctober 23, 2017October 24, 2017

Beginning October 23, HCISD starts its Red Ribbon Week (RRW) celebration, which is dedicated to promoting a drug-free lifestyle to students, their families, and the community. The celebration is part of...

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HCISD celebrates ribbon cutting for Media Arts and Communications Academy

Adriana DominguezOctober 19, 2017October 20, 2017

HCISD rolled out the red carpet to celebrate the grand opening of its Media Arts and Communications Academy (MACA) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on, Tuesday, October 17. Made possible...

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HHS Boys Cross Country team wins District Championship

Adriana DominguezOctober 18, 2017October 18, 2017

The Harlingen High School Boys Cross Country team was named district champs at the District 32-6A Cross Country Meet held on Friday, October 13 in Los Fresnos. The team, along with Michelle...

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HHS and South among top teams at speech tournament

Adriana DominguezOctober 17, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19456" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen South SDD Team wins 1st Place Sweepstakes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19457" align="alignnone" width="980"] HHS SDD Team wins 3rd Place Sweepstakes[/caption] Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School...

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HCISD to host 28th Annual Parental Involvement Districtwide Conference

Adriana DominguezOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will host its 28th annual Parental Involvement Conference on Saturday, November 4. The conference will be held at Texas State Technical College in building...

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Students build mobile apps as part of new class offering at HCISD

Adriana DominguezOctober 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Students in the App Creators class at Vernon Middle School take part in a lively discussion on how to make their code run smoothly before heading to the lab to...

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HHS earns top honors at Navy SeaPerch Challenge

Adriana DominguezOctober 10, 2017October 14, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19436" align="alignnone" width="980"] UTRGV Photo by David Pike[/caption] For the second consecutive year, Harlingen High School earned top honors at the U.S. Navy SeaPerch Challenge, held Friday, Oct. 6,...

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South seniors named Commended National Merit Scholars

Adriana DominguezOctober 4, 2017October 5, 2017

Two seniors from Harlingen High School South have been named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Erika Hernandez and Christian Ingram are among 34,000 high-school seniors to...

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South SDD sweeps the competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 2, 2017October 3, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech/Drama/Debate Team had a fantastic performance at the Harlingen High School Tournament on Saturday, September 30. The team swept the competition with a 1st place...

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South senior awarded scholarship by the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

Adriana DominguezSeptember 29, 2017

Jacob Fraga, a senior at Harlingen High School South, is one of 11 Latino honorees to be awarded the John S. Martínez Leadership Scholarship by the National Hispanic Caucus of...

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Students explore career options at first Occupational Opportunities Expo

Adriana DominguezSeptember 27, 2017

What’s next? That is the question students asked themselves as Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South hosted the Occupational Opportunities Expo on Sept. 26-27. As part of Careers...

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Activation Day: 300 students receive new devices as part of Sprint 1Million Project

Adriana DominguezSeptember 26, 2017

Three-hundred students at Harlingen CISD now have new technology and Internet access at their fingertips. As part of the Sprint 1Million Project, 110 tablets and 190 smartphones were distributed to...

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Football fans come together for Birdbowl XXV

Adriana DominguezSeptember 25, 2017September 29, 2017

Cardinal and Hawk football fans will come together to revel in the excitement of Bird Bowl XXV. The game will be played at Boggus Stadium on Sept. 29 and will...

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Students honor former ambassador for his contributions to Austin Elementary

Adriana DominguezSeptember 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19388" align="alignright" width="400"] Warren Tichenor with his first-grade teacher Tony Taylor.[/caption] Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Warren Tichenor, received a big welcome during his latest visit to...

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SAC awarded HAEF Innovative Teaching Grant

Adriana DominguezSeptember 20, 2017September 20, 2017

Harlingen CISD’s Secondary Alternative Center has just purchased new exercise equipment thanks to a $500 Innovative Teaching Grant awarded by the Harlingen Area Educational Foundation. The fitness gear, consisting of...

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South Speech takes impressive win in first contest of the season

Adriana DominguezSeptember 19, 2017September 22, 2017

Harlingen High School South Speech Team did an outstanding job at their first tournament of the year with sweepstakes win. The contest was held at Tuloso Midway High School in...

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2017 Harlingen CISD College Night

Adriana DominguezSeptember 15, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District presents an evening of higher education on Thursday, September 28. Hosted by Harlingen High School, the event invites all HCISD high school students and students...

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Middle school students honored for performance on college entrance exams

Adriana DominguezSeptember 15, 2017September 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_19358" align="alignnone" width="980"] Pictured with Board of Trustees: Jackson Hughes (Gutierrez MS) and Jacob Fox (Coakley MS); Pictured individually: Jorge Gonzales (Vela MS)[/caption] During their regular meeting held Sept....

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HCISD and Habitat for Humanity spring to action to help hurricane relief efforts

Adriana DominguezSeptember 11, 2017September 14, 2017

by Marifer Quevedo On August 25th, Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas coast with its unforgiving winds reaching 130 miles per hour, causing widespread destruction and catastrophic floods. As the footage...

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TRE Projects: September 2017 Update

Adriana DominguezSeptember 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is making progress on upgrades throughout its campuses, all of which were made possible with the passing of the tax ratification in September 2015. HCISD Academies...

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HCISD’s elementary schools surpass state average in STAAR

Adriana DominguezSeptember 5, 2017September 15, 2017

Across all subjects, all 17 elementary campuses at Harlingen CISD surpassed the state average in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). “HCISD’s elementary schools have made significant...

District Health & Wellness News

HCISD invites the community to Health & Wellness Kickoff

Adriana DominguezSeptember 1, 2017September 1, 2017

Make a healthy lifestyle a priority with the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District! The community is invited to attend the annual Health and Wellness Kick-off on Sept. 11, 2017. Hosted...

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DISH Cares: Local office donates school supplies for HCISD students

Adriana DominguezAugust 31, 2017August 31, 2017

DISH Cares, and on Thursday, August 31, they showed it by dropping off a truck full of school supplies at the doors of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. As part...

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HCISD welcomes students and families impacted by Hurricane Harvey

Adriana DominguezAugust 30, 2017August 30, 2017

Families impacted by Hurricane Harvey are on the minds and hearts of our HCISD family. HCISD welcomes children and families into our district with open arms as they work to...

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The heart of a champion: Olympic gold medalist shares inspirational message with HCISD swimmers

Adriana DominguezAugust 29, 2017September 5, 2017

What does it take to be one of the best swimmers in the world? Discipline, hard work, and determination are what got Breeja Larson a coveted spot on United States...

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HCISD family comes together to assist hurricane victims

Brianna VelaAugust 28, 2017September 1, 2017

Members of our Harlingen CISD family are wasting no time in doing what is right for those in need across our state. HCISD students, parents, staff and members of...

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District Closure due to Hurricane Harvey

Adriana DominguezAugust 24, 2017

Hello. This is a message from Harlingen CISD. Based on information provided by our local emergency management officials and the National Weather Service, all offices and schools in HCISD will...

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South principal attends Harvard Leadership Program

Adriana DominguezAugust 24, 2017August 24, 2017

Harlingen High School South principal Fernando Reyes attended an institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Principals’ Center this summer as part of the 2017 Raise Your Hand Texas-Harvard...

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HCISD welcomes students to 2017-2018 school year

Adriana DominguezAugust 23, 2017

HCISD students entered their classrooms for another wonderful school year on August 21. The district's Senior Team and staff photographers visited campuses across the district to capture memorable moments during...

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HCISD schools earn 103 distinctions in TEA accountability ratings

Adriana DominguezAugust 22, 2017August 22, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District continues to make progress in student achievement. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) accountability ratings released Tuesday, August 15, show that HCISD schools earned 103 distinction...

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All Fired Up: HCISD kicks off the 2017-2018 school year

Adriana DominguezAugust 18, 2017August 22, 2017

Attitude is everything, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is all fired up for the 2017-2018 school year. Before welcoming over 18,000 students back to school on August 21, HCISD’s...

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HCISD and UTRGV sign Dual Credit MOU

Adriana DominguezAugust 15, 2017

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...

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HCISD Business Services honored for achievement in financial reporting

Adriana DominguezAugust 15, 2017

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded to Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States of America and Canada...

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Alma Atkinson named interim principal at Lamar Elementary

Adriana DominguezAugust 9, 2017August 9, 2017

As Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District leadership continues its search for a new principal at Lamar Elementary, Alma Atkinson has been named interim principal. Atkinson comes to HCISD after serving as...

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Award-winning Air Force JROTC hosts basic training for new recruits

Adriana DominguezAugust 4, 2017

[metaslider id=19117] Air Force JROTC Cadets from Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy and Harlingen High School South recently completed their Basic Training Adventure Camp held July 25-August 2. As...

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Harlingen South Latin Team a step above at national contest

Adriana DominguezAugust 2, 2017

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...

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South musicians named UIL State Outstanding Soloists

Adriana DominguezAugust 1, 2017August 1, 2017

Four Harlingen High School South musicians were recognized by the University Interscholastic League as some Outstanding Performers at the 2017 Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest held May 27-29. Winning medals for...

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Boggus Stadium receives fresh and innovative makeover

Brianna VelaAugust 1, 2017August 3, 2017

Friday night lights continue to shine year-round as HCISD recently experienced several renovations and upgrades to Boggus Stadium. At the south end of the stadium, the new J. Lewis Boggus...

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Incoming ninth-grader completes genetic study at South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute

Adriana DominguezAugust 1, 2017August 4, 2017

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...