News – Page 62

HCISD partners with Valley Morning Star for weekly news page

Adriana DominguezAugust 23, 2012

Valley Morning Star readers will be treated to more stories about Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District students, staff and schools. HCISD is proud to announce its new partnership with the...

ACE Coordinator receives state award

Adriana DominguezAugust 22, 2012

ACE Coordinator Roxana Kozem received state honors when she was named Top Site Coordinator for cycle 6 earlier this month at the Ace Convention in Austin. Kozem, the coordinator for...

District News Person of the Week

Person of the Week: Lee prepares facilities for the school year

Adriana DominguezAugust 22, 2012February 14, 2013

When you walk in any Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District campus or facility, the work of Ken Lee is displayed. Lee, the maintenance director for HCISD, has been with the...

Travis Elementary staff gather for leadership seminar

Adriana DominguezAugust 21, 2012

Administrators and teachers from Travis Elementary School gathered today to begin their three-day seminar entitled “Leader in Me”. The “Leader in Me” initiative is a school-wide model that focuses on...

Registration brings excitement for new Memorial Middle School

Adriana DominguezAugust 14, 2012

Registration for the new Memorial Middle School began with much excitement yesterday. Students and teachers will be starting the school year in a completely new campus facility that is to...

Benefit raises $14,000 for the Harlingen Area Education Foundation

Adriana DominguezAugust 12, 2012

Using style to help support educational programs, Dare 2 Be Different (D2BD) held its 4th annual “Stride with Pride” fashion benefit to raise a total of $14,000 for the Harlingen...

HCISD welcomes back administrators for 2012-2013 school year

Adriana DominguezAugust 12, 2012

Members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District school board and administration met to kick-off the school year at its yearly administration meeting. Administration discussed the district's plan of transformation...

New Memorial Middle School near completed

Adriana DominguezAugust 3, 2012

Bond News Videos

Bond Update on the New Memorial Middle School

Content ProvidedAugust 3, 2012December 7, 2012

[youtube height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ8Z2M6Yaho&list=UUCKT71npg-bteBHOHbzwU5Q&index=13&feature=plcp[/youtube] Early August 2012 bond update on the New Memorial Middle School which is scheduled to open it's doors for the 2012-2013 school year.

Board approves pay increase for all employees

Adriana DominguezJuly 25, 2012

All Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District teachers and staff will receive a pay increase after the Board of Trustees approved the item for the 2012-2013 school year budget during a...

Hawks place second at national FBLA conference

Adriana DominguezJuly 10, 2012

Marshall Irby and Ethan Perez put their problem solving skills to the test earlier this month at the National Future Business Leaders of America conference in San Antonio. The two...

Board approves Romero as new executive director for school leadership

Adriana DominguezJuly 10, 2012

After 23 years working at J.W. Long Elementary, Lori Romero was named as the executive director for school leadership for the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District during the July school...

South grad earns TSTC’s first Presidential Scholarship

Adriana DominguezJuly 8, 2012

The high school senior chosen for the first Texas State Technical College Harlingen (TSTC) President’s Scholarship is Hana Nichole Mitchell of Harlingen High School South. She was among 438 seniors...

AFJROTC earns Distinguished Unit with Merit honors

Adriana DominguezJuly 6, 2012

The Harlingen High School South Air Force JROTC earned the Distinguished Unit with Merit honors this past school year for the sixth consecutive year. The designation from the United States...

Past state spelling champ aims for perfection

Adriana DominguezJuly 4, 2012

Bianca Quintanilla is a gopher, a grammar fiend and a former state champion. The junior at Harlingen High School South won first place in 2011 at the University Interscholastic League...

Hawks bring five medals home from UIL academic competition

Adriana DominguezJuly 3, 2012

The Harlingen High School South University Interscholastic League (UIL) academic competition team won five medals earlier this week in Austin. Bianca Quintanilla and Jessica Young won fifth place in their...

Scribes named as state finalists for national literature competition

Adriana DominguezJuly 2, 2012

Christine Nott and Stephanie Lugo like to read and write because it provides the juniors from Harlingen High School South with a creative outlet, they said. Nott and Lugo were...

Hawk speaker soars in Northwestern Tournament of Champions

Adriana DominguezJune 30, 2012

Jann Soto arms himself for competitions with a big plastic tub filled with news articles and information. "My tub is just filled with Google News articles about countries all over...

Ambitious senior prepares for career in video editing

Adriana DominguezJune 30, 2012

Behind her dark rimmed glasses and her glimmering smile, Cassandra Treviño oozes ambition and passion. The senior from Harlingen High School South wants to work on music videos some day, she...

Board forms special committee for innovation and technology

Adriana DominguezJune 29, 2012

School board members and administrators met on Tuesday June 26 as part of a Special Committee for Innovation and Technology, a new venture that aims to strategically review the district’s...

Hawk vaulter set to soar at UTA

Adriana DominguezJune 25, 2012

The District 31-5A record holder for pole vaulting has found his next challenge to leap. Harlingen High School South senior Blake White signed his letter of intent Tuesday afternoon to...

Senior hopes to study brain to help families

Adriana DominguezJune 24, 2012

Merridee Lefner hopes to one day write a new future for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The senior at Harlingen High School South wants to be a neurologist, she said. Her...

Volleyball player continues tradition signing to play in college

Adriana DominguezJune 23, 2012

A tradition continued with the Harlingen High School South’s volleyball program. Senior Sydney Herrera signed her letter of intent to play college volleyball at Our Lady of the Lake University...

Hawk baseball player set to soar at next level

Adriana DominguezJune 22, 2012

From a boy playing little league to a young man ready for graduation, Harlingen High School South senior Zachary Flores announced the next step in his baseball and academic career...

Eizember signs to play college tennis

Adriana DominguezJune 20, 2012

Dillon Eizember dreamed of playing college athletics, but he didn’t know what sport would get him there, he said. So, when he was a student in the Rio Hondo Independent...

FFA officer named Cover Girl

Adriana DominguezJune 20, 2012

Savannah Callier likes to get her hands dirty down on the farm, raising and showing animals for livestock shows. But when opportunity knocks, the Harlingen High School South student proved...

Hawk soars to all state jazz band

Adriana DominguezJune 18, 2012

When Harlingen High School South senior Thomas Gonzales stepped out for his solo “Round Midnight” during a jazz competition at Texas A&M Kingsville last year, he couldn’t help but notice...

News Uncategorized

Teacher extends learning out of the classroom

Adriana DominguezJune 15, 2012

South math and CATE teacher Brenda Amitrani has introduced technology into her classroom that allows her to stay connected when students are at home. Students can now follow her...

Board approves new HR director, assistant principal at HHS

Adriana DominguezJune 13, 2012

Tuesday night the Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Loretta Lynn Sanchez as a Director of Human Resources and Doyle Jackson Todd, Jr. as an Assistant Principal at Harlingen...

South star shines for the Valley

Adriana DominguezJune 7, 2012

Harlingen High School South junior Zach Flores was recently named 5A First Team All-State Second Baseman by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. Zach was also named 31-5A 1st...

Musicians take gold at UIL state

Adriana DominguezJune 6, 2012

Less than 24 hours after stepping off the graduation stage, three Harlingen High School South graduates joined two underclassmen and won gold at the Texas University Interscholastic League music competition....

Hawk track star excels in and out of classroom

Adriana DominguezJune 4, 2012

Life as a senior at Harlingen High School South yielded an important lesson for Zariah Noyola. It’s not always easy. The Hawk student athlete battled with a back injury, which...

Junior set for National FBLA conference

Adriana DominguezJune 1, 2012

Courtney Krupala discovered her life’s ambition as a six-year-old, sketching her dream house. The Harlingen High School South junior wants to study architecture after graduation because it’s a profession that...

Harlingen educators bring rigor, engagement to classroom with Project Based Learning training

Adriana DominguezJune 1, 2012August 30, 2012

The hallways of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Central Administration building have been buzzing all week as 90 effective educators from across the district's schools have been training for...

Board restructures, appoints Dr. Maldonado as president

Adriana DominguezMay 29, 2012

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees restructured its board during Monday night’s special meeting. The board appointed Dr. Cesar Maldonado to serve as board president for the...

Athletics News Uncategorized

Bermea wins state championship, makes HCISD history

Adriana DominguezMay 25, 2012

Under the gaze of the Texas State Capitol and a waving lone star state flag, a world class Harlingen student athlete made history Saturday night. Harlingen High School senior Randy Bermea won...

Trustees excited to serve new term on school board

Adriana DominguezMay 21, 2012October 9, 2012

The three members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees scheduled for reelection this spring have all retained their places on the board. During Tuesday night’s regular...

Cardette set to strut at Texas State

Adriana DominguezMay 17, 2012

The cowgirl boots and hat won't be coming off anytime soon for Arika Barajas, who was recently selected as a member of the Strutters, the Texas State University drill team....

Math teacher earns international award

Adriana DominguezMay 15, 2012

Gabriela Peña's family believes some teachers may just be born with a special gene. Her grandfather, aunts and uncle all became teachers working in Mexico and the United States, she said....

HCISD Graduations

Adriana DominguezMay 14, 2012

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District celebrated the achievements of Early College High School, Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Friday and Saturday nights. Graduation weekend commenced Friday night...

Alumna Diana Barrera graduates from U.S. Naval Academy

Adriana DominguezMay 14, 2012

When U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta shook her hand, tears began to well up in Diana Barrera’s eyes as she walked the graduation stage of the U.S. Naval Academy...

Cardinal catcher signs with TAMUK

Adriana DominguezMay 13, 2012

Cardinal senior Krista Leal is sure to continue soaring as a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina next year. The four time All-District selection for catcher signed her letter of intent Tuesday...

Students of the Month Videos

Seniors ready for graduation, recognized as Students of the Month

Adriana DominguezMay 12, 2012August 29, 2012

The Parent-Teacher-Student Associations of HCISD's high schools include the district's highest achieving students. Each month, PTSA announces students of the month from its high school campuses. The Students of the...

Cardinal senior prepares for graduation, law school

Adriana DominguezMay 12, 2012

Edgar Chacon, a brazen senior at Harlingen High School, paces his afternoons in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Central Administration building by breaking from his computer screen to walk...

Cheerleader earns spot on Javelina squad

Adriana DominguezMay 10, 2012

When Kimberlee Zwiers auditioned for the opportunity to reach her goal of being a college cheerleader, she had her older sister by her side. The tryouts for the Texas A&M...

Board hears presentations on KHAN, and Dual Language academies

Adriana DominguezMay 9, 2012

As part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s transformation, the Board of Trustees heard presentations Tuesday night on the district’s plan for opening a Two-Way Dual Language Academy and...

Cardinal set to soar from graduation to Capitol Hill

Adriana DominguezMay 9, 2012

One Harlingen High School Senior will go from the graduation stage to Capitol Hill this summer. Kristen Geiger will receive the United States Congressional Award Gold Medal, a national award...

Students learn math, science building skateboards

Adriana DominguezMay 8, 2012

Harlingen High School building trades instructor Guillermo Carriaga wanted to give his students a project they could relate to. At the same time, he wanted to integrate math and science...

HHS Best in Show SkillsUSA

Adriana DominguezMay 6, 2012October 9, 2012

Congratulations to Kassandra Carbajal, HHS Graphic Design student, and Daniel Mares, HHS Architectural Design student, who were awarded Best in Show at the District Skills USA competition. Kassandra competed in...

FCA names Bianka Martinez Female Athlete of the Year

Adriana DominguezMay 6, 2012

Since she was in third grade, Bianka Martinez has loved basketball. For the past four years, Martinez translated her passion for hoops into a stellar career for the Harlingen High...