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Bond Update on the New Memorial Middle School
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Teacher extends learning out of the classroom
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Bermea wins state championship, makes HCISD history
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Seniors ready for graduation, recognized as Students of the Month
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Harlingen High School Jazz Esembles Take Highest Honors
The Harlingen High School Jazz Ensembles traveled to the 45th Annual TAMUK Jazz Festival Saturday bringing back the very highest honors. The two day event saw the HHS Honors Jazz...
Cardinal JROTC Army Battalion Earns “Honor Unit with Distinction Award
Harlingen High School's Army JROTC Cardinal Battalion completed its Cadet Formal Inspection on February 9. This inspection, conducted every three years by the United States ArmyCadet Command, is a major...
Harlingen Varsity Football Featured on Cover of 2012 Rio Grande Valley Yellow Pages Directory
The Harlingen Cardinals varsity football team, which had its most successful year in school history, is featured on the cover of the new Rio Grande YP Real Yellow Pages directory....
Ramirez signs with A&M Kingsville for football
Harlingen High School senior Daniel Ramirez signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at Texas A&M Kingsville Tuesday afternoon in the HHS Field House. “I...
HHS BPA members advance to state
On Saturday, January 21, Business Professionals of America members from Harlingen High School competed against Weslaco, Edcouch, Santa Rosa, Los Fresnos, San Benito, and Brownsville high schools. Each student worked very hard to earn...
Top student earns prestigious award, scholarship
With application deadlines looming for high school seniors this month, Harlingen High School senior Jairah Shaikh received a pleasant surprise. Shaikh, a chemistry enthusiast, trumpet player and top student in...
Munivez to head HHS, Board approves three assistant principals
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Imelda Munivez to be the next principal at Harlingen High School during a special meeting Monday night....