Harlingen High School South is putting their robot, Nando, to test on October 26th at the 2013 Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology Competition (BEST). HHSS has had only 6 weeks...
This past weekend, the Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate team put their skills to the test during their first national tournament of the year in Dallas,...
When the Harlingen High School robotics team introduces Rdric, they beam with pride as it represents their six weeks of hard work. Rdic is the name of their robot that...
Receiving honors and recognition, both the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Marching Bands ended their competition year with an outstanding performance at the 2013 Pigskin Jubilee on...
From Oct. 20 to Oct. 26, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will celebrate Character Counts Week, which recognizes the importance of building a strong character throughout a student’s school...
The sounds of gears going, and motors being tested are in the air once again as students from Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South and Early College High School...
Claudia Pompa walks into her classroom with the hopes of learning something new from her students, which according to her are 22 additional teachers present each day. “On the first...
As seniors at Harlingen High School prepare to complete the first half of the year, five students are reflecting on their achievements as they have recently been recognized for their...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will host its 24th Annual Parental Involvement Conference on Nov. 9. The conference will be held at Texas State Technical College in building W,...
Starting Oct. 21, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be celebrating Robot Week. The week will showcase a variety of stories, photos and videos related the robotics teams and...
As participants of the NAVY Seaperch Competition at the University of Texas - Pan American, the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South engineering teams made quite a splash...
Getting to the gym just got easier after Harlingen’s two largest employers came together to provide $9.99 per month gym memberships to all Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District employees. Earlier...
The Harlingen High School South tennis team had an outstanding performance at the Area Playoff on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12. In the first round, the HHSS earned victory...
This past weekend, the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Marching Bands competed at the San Benito Tournament of Champions Regional Marching Contest. HHS and HHSS both performed...
As a young girl growing up in Mexico, Noelia Garcia always knew she wanted to help people, but what she didn’t know, is that she would have the opportunity to...
With their senior year almost halfway completed, ten students from Harlingen High School South are looking back at their hard work with pride as they recently have earned one of...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the community to provide their input for a strategic plan that will shape the district’s next three to five years. The district is...
The girl’s on the Sam Houston Elementary Chess Team proved that they some of the best in the state during the Girl’s State Chess Tournament on Oct. 5. Teams from...
During their regular meeting on Oct.9, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of the Assistant Principal at Harlingen High School and a donation of...
The Harlingen High School South Marching Band hit all of the right notes at the Fifth Annual Deep River Marching Showcase in Rio Hondo on Oct. 5. The band took...
Gracie Bouls believes that an active mind is a product of an active body, and she practices that philosophy every day with her students. Bouls is a Physical Education teacher...
Looking toward the future, students, parents, community members, city officials, school board members and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District administrators are working together for the benefit of all students. These...
The students at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District are getting a little help from HEB to continue learning in 21st century environments. During their grand re-opening, HEB presented an...
A roomful of teachers, administrators and staff at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District kicked off an initiative dedicated to transforming classroom instruction on Oct. 3. Transformation Thursday, which allows...
The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate Team traveled to Anderson High School in Austin to compete in their third Texas Forensics Association (TFA) State Qualifying tournament this...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Athletics Department will host an Athletic Scholarship Information Meeting on Oct. 7. Presentations will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Abraham P. Cano...
The sounds of the Harlingen High School Marching Band could be heard in the air as they achieved another outstanding performance on Sept. 28. The HHS Marching Band competed against...
At a special noon board meeting on Oct. 1, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the posting for the position of Superintendent of Schools for HCISD....
This year, Travis Elementary School is continuing an initiative that will help students develop their leadership skills for future success. The campus will continue with the Leader in Me initiative,...
Bethany Prechel has taught in three different states to thousands of students, and each year, she says her experiences keep on getting better. Prechel is a second grade teacher at...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the community to submit nominations for the name of the district's new School of Health Professions opening Fall 2014. The campus is located on...
On Sept. 21, the legendary Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Jazz Bands competed for positions in the TMEA Region 28 Jazz Band. HHS came back with 20...
Taking care of business, John-Anthony Fraga, junior at Harlingen High School South, has showed his passion for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) while earning some of their most...
With a revamped Health and Wellness program launched this year, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District welcomed over 3,500 attendees to the HCISD and Valley Baptist Health System Wellness Kickoff and...
Students at the Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy looked to their futures during a special visit from the Chancellor of the University of Texas Systems Dr. Francisco Cigarroa. During...
Jacob Fox, a fourth grade student at Sam Houston Elementary, is making all the right moves in the game of chess. So much, that one of the greatest in the...
Climbing fast in the field of Agriculture, Harlingen High School senior Morgan Martin was named 2013 Junior Agricultural Ambassador by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). From the beginning...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the community to come and help pave the way for the future during the Strategic Planning Community Summit on Oct. 1. The summit...
To recognize the outstanding teachers at HCISD, the Communications Department will begin a Teacher of the Week section in HCISD's Valley Morning Star page and district website. Each...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees named Dr. Arturo Cavazos as the district’s Interim Superintendent during a special noon meeting on Sept. 20. Dr. Cavazos will serve...
The Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees have named Dr. Steve Flores as their Superintendent of Schools during their regular meeting on Sept. 19. Dr. Flores will replace retiring...
The Wal-Mart Superstore in Harlingen recently awarded twenty teachers from Ben Milam Elementary a total of $2,000. These teachers were selected and recognized for spending a portion of their own...
[caption id="attachment_7024" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Top Row: School Board Member Verna Young, Dr. Steve Flores, Isaac Castaneda, Margo Vital, Interim Superintendent Dr. Arturo Cavazos and Principal Cynthia Castillo.Bottom Row: Teacher Mrs....
This past weekend the Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate team traveled to Corpus Christi to compete in their second Texas Forensics Association competition at Mary Carroll High...
Seventh grade student Andrea Susa is sharing her passion for the arts with Coakley Middle School by recreating classic masterpieces. Susa, who found her passion through the study of art...
The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate Teams had an outstanding performance at the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) Qualifying Tournament hosted by Kempner High...
[youtube height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xhmFEbh8b8[/youtube] The Gutierrez Middle School Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program had another shining year, walking away with two awards at the ACE convention in Austin, TX....
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Antonio Layton as the Associate Principal at Harlingen High School South, Melonie Flores as Content Area Science...
Members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Administration, Board of Trustees and community gathered to witness the grand opening of its newest facility. “This facility will give our students...
A young man enters the doors of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District administration building to the sound of cheers, because he has taken the necessary steps to place himself...