Alondra Velasquez, fifth grade student at Crockett Elementary, keeps her principal’s words, “Readers are Leaders,” close to her heart. Maintaining a 95 percent cumulative average in each class, much of...
Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos kicked off the second year of Heroes for Harlingen CISD with an informational session for prospective business partners on October 28. Administrators discussed how they put the program...
[caption id="attachment_10279" align="alignnone" width="600"] Harlingen High School Robotics Team[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10277" align="alignnone" width="600"] Early College High School Robotics Team[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10278" align="alignnone" width="600"] Harlingen High School South Robotics Team[/caption] The...
Officer Kicsi is ready to go at a moments notice when called to go on campus visits. He’s not concerned about a paycheck or vacation time. All he cares about...
The Big Red Cardinal Band gave it their all and brought home third place from the UIL Area Marching Contest on October 25. Area competitions took place across the...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is pleased to announce that Zavala Elementary has been selected to receive an Apple grant as part of the ConnectED program. The award will...
As president of the student council at Bowie Elementary, Raul Flores is learning about democracy, how to represent his peers, and what qualities make a good leader. He recently joined...
Beginning October 27, 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 weeklong celebration is part...
[caption id="attachment_10221" align="alignnone" width="600"] Cardinal Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10222" align="alignnone" width="300"] Hawk Girls Cross Country team member Mya Price[/caption] The Harlingen High School Boys and Girls...
Have a favorite robot? Pick which one you think will take the top spot at the RGV Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology (BEST) Robotics High School Competition. Don't forget you...
The Early College High School robotics team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on their robot, Electric Sheep. The inspiration for the name of their robot came from...
[caption id="attachment_10200" align="alignnone" width="600"] HHSS Tennis Team[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10199" align="alignnone" width="600"] HHS Tennis Team[/caption] Harlingen High School South and Harlingen High School took first and second place respectively at the...
The Harlingen High School South F.O.R.C.E. robotics team beams with pride as they talk about their robot AIR-O. They will be headed to the RGV BEST Competition on Saturday, October...
Over 100 students from across the Rio Grande Valley attended TEPSA’s (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association) Leaders 'R' Us Workshop hosted at Zavala Elementary on Friday, October 17. Brownsville...
The Harlingen High School robotics team has put a lot of thought and care into the creation of their robot, K-9 – affectionately named after the robotic canine in the...
[caption id="attachment_10168" align="alignnone" width="600"] HHS Robotics Team and their robot K-9.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10169" align="alignnone" width="600"] HHSS F.O.R.C.E. (Future of Robotics & Creative Engineering) team and their robot AIR-O.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10170"...
[caption id="attachment_10158" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Harlingen High School Band[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10159" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Harlingen High School South[/caption] Leaving it on the field, the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South...
Runners stand in disbelief as five-year-old Evan Flores prepares to run alongside them at 5K competitions. The Bonham Elementary student first started running one mile races with kids in his...
United Way of Northern Cameron County’s POP STAR Reading Program has arrived at Wilson Elementary. The first session this school year was held on Thursday, October 8. In the after school...
Sitting in his seat at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Performing Arts Center and happily singing along to a catchy tune, pre-kindergarten student Joaquin Gonzalez hardly realizes that he’s...
[caption id="attachment_10128" align="alignnone" width="400"] Nelda Ann Alonzo, Assistant Principal at Vela Middle School[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Nelda Ann Alonzo as...
The Harlingen High School band and Harlingen High School South band will compete this weekend in the 72nd annual Pigskin Jubilee at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito. A total...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District received a rating of Superior Achievement for 2013-2014 year by the Texas Education Agency's Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. This marks the twelfth...
To recognize the outstanding students at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, the Public Relations/Community Engagement Department will begin a Student of the Week section in HCISD’s Valley Morning Star...
[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vomoAKiR2k[/youtube] [youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AimK6yGGtI0[/youtube] Sitting on a bench in front of Harlingen High School South, senior Jessica Chavez takes out her phone and within a few seconds...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will host its 25th annual Parental Involvement Conference on November 8. The conference will be held at Texas State Technical College in building W, and...
The community is invited to attend Amazing Skies on Saturday, Oct. 18. Hosted by the Urban Science Initiative at the Texas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center, the science...
[caption id="attachment_10053" align="alignnone" width="600"] Robo Jags Team (Left to Right): Muhammad Aleem (8th Grade Programmer), Muhammad Urham (6th Grade Programmer), Colten Lopez (8th Grade Builder), Juan Perez (8th Grade Programmer),...
[youtube height="315T" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6lT8qak-Kk[/youtube] After graduation, HCISD alumni go on to do extraordinary things. Alumni at the Café is a bi-monthly segment that profiles several of these outstanding individuals, their...
The Harlingen High School South tennis team won their seventh consecutive district championship and twentieth overall in an 18-1 win against Harlingen High School on Tuesday, September 30. The group completed their sweep...
Marching band competition season has arrived. For high school marching band students, the month of October, otherwise known as “Band-tober”, entails evening rehearsals, Friday football games, and Saturday marching competitions....
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District kicked off this year’s series of Transformation Thursdays, professional development sessions dedicated to transforming classroom instruction, on October 2. Offered every first and second Thursday...
Continuing efforts to make technological resources available to all students, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District was recently awarded the Technology Lending Program (TLP) Grant, a competitive grant awarded by...
While the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District continues to search for the Harlingen High School South Principal, Antonio Layton has been named interim principal until a permanent selection is made....
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the Harlingen community to an evening of early literacy learning opportunities on Thursday, October 16. The event is geared towards pre-k students and...
Student council officers from the Rio Grande Valley are once again invited to attend a one-day workshop emphasizing on the solid foundation of a dynamic student leadership team. During the...
Vela Middle School Indoor Percussion Ensemble and Dr. John Wooton, director of percussion studies at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Wooton served as a clinician at the contest. Attitude,...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District has partnered with Texas State Technical College and HEB’s Read 3 Early Literacy Program in an effort to improve literacy rates in young children....
Over 500 students from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and surrounding areas flocked into the Texas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center Thursday, September 18, for the district's annual...
The Harlingen High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ronnie Rios, received a congratulatory visit from Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and HHS administration on Tuesday, for their recognition as a...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District proudly supports the Harlingen Half Marathon. Promoting health and wellness throughout the community, the half marathon will take place on November 16, 2014. Register...
[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3NH34TCL-U&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Former Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District students are once again on the path toward graduation after rejoining the district through the fifth annual Connect to Success Walk....
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District presents an evening of higher education on Thursday, September 18. Hosted by Harlingen High School South, the district’s college night invites students to attend...
U.S. News & World Report published its 2014 Best High Schools Rankings on September 9, and for the second year in a row, Early College High School had the honor...
[caption id="attachment_9872" align="alignnone" width="412"] Paul Tenison’s HHS students receive hands-on experience in their PLTW engineering course.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9873" align="alignnone" width="423"] HHSS engineering student learns how to control the movement of...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the Stuart Place Learning Community to meet their new campus leader during a Meet the Principal event. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday,...
[caption id="attachment_9849" align="alignnone" width="432"] William Snavely, Stuart Place Elementary Principal[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved William Snavely as principal at Stuart Place Elementary and Sarah...
As a Pre-K student, Jackson Gianotti knew he wasn’t like most kids his age. While most kids wanted to grow up to be marine biologist or police officer, he had...
[caption id="attachment_9837" align="alignnone" width="686"] Coach Jimenez shows students how to deliver chest compressions.[/caption] Early College High School students are now equipped with skills needed to save a life. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation...
[caption id="attachment_9820" align="alignnone" width="669"] Back row: Alex Cavazos, Joshua Delgado, Rex Chamberlain (Dr. Cano Freshman Academy) Front Row: Ariel Cuevas (Harlingen School of Health Professions), Andrea Cuevas (Harlingen High School...
