Peace poles are internationally recognized symbols of the hopes and dreams of humanity; they stand around the world as monuments of peace.    There are an estimated 250,000 peace poles in every country in the world. Each...

Harlingen CISD received a $350,000 grant to purchase a fire rescue training facility that will provide Firefighter Academy students realistic, certified training. The Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program provides grants to schools to purchase and install equipment necessary for the development...

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District received a rating of Superior Achievement under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality...

HCISD students have a new space to design, create, and explore. The district has outfitted a school bus with digital technology, WiFi access, maker spaces, and collaboration stations. The district...

By: Ashley Berrones Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. That is Newton’s Third Law of Motion, a concept that students in Mr. Gonzalez’s Flight and Space class reviewed...

The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution to grant COVID-19 leave to all district employees. According to this resolution, HCISD employees will qualify for eight days of leave...

Blended learning is a model of teaching that provides students with voice, choice, and an opportunity for instruction that is tailored to each individual student. “Blended learning is personalized and...

On August 26, the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees held a special board meeting where they approved a resolution advocating for the district to make local decisions regarding COVID-19. After...

BY: CAMRYN HILL Treasure Hills Elementary welcomed students back to school with a sensory pathway which was funded by the Harlingen Area Educational Foundation. “The sensory pathway is actually a...

The HCISD Transition Academy, which stands near Harlingen School of Health Professions and Memorial Middle School, was completed at the end of last school year. However, the Harlingen Area Educational...

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Tanya Garza as Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Garza has worked in education since 2002. She...

Over the last three years, HCISD has lowered property taxes by more than 16 cents.  This year, the school district will be lowering the tax rate by 1.6 cents. “We...

House Bill 3, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in June 2019, established an optional Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). The Teacher Incentive Allotment is a program meant to provide incentive...

BY: CAMRYN HILL New school years can bring a lot of excitement, hope, and occasionally some first day of school jitters. Travis Elementary is ready to help relieve student stress...

Gabriela Molina, a seventh-grader at Vernon Middle School World Languages Academy is a top 12 student in her class and an advocate fighting against animal cruelty. She was recently named...

Rebecca Rodriguez has been named interim principal for Lamar Elementary Dual Language Academy. Rodriguez has 24 years of experience in education. Most recently, she served as assistant principal at Austin...

Aspiring female leaders listened intently to the powerful words presented to them on a Saturday morning at the Summer LeadHERship Summit. The group of high school girls sitting in the...

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary yellow school bus, but the inside has been transformed into an innovative learning space with carpeted floors, TVs, iPads, and books. Traveling...

The HCISD Virtual Teacher Academy began last year as a way to prepare educators for teaching during the pandemic. Now, it has evolved into more than 200 courses.  “It’s teachers teaching teachers during this time,” instructional technology specialist Monica Alvarado said. “We...

Patricia Muniz has been named interim principal of KEYS Academy. Most recently, Muniz served as an assistant principal at Harlingen High School. She began her career with Harlingen CISD in...