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South Latin students advance to state competition

Adriana DominguezApril 9, 2018April 11, 2018

Fifteen Harlingen High School South Latin students have advanced by competing with schools in Area F, to this year's TSJCL State Competition that will take place in Garland Texas, April...

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South SDD takes numerous awards at state tournament

Adriana DominguezMarch 5, 2018March 6, 2018

This past weekend Harlingen High School South competed at the Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, which is the second largest academic competition in the nation consisting of nearly 1,500 students...

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Mathematically Gifted: 9-year-old advances to MathCounts state competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 28, 2018February 28, 2018

Coakley Middle School's Ethan "Timmy" Mowers is 9 years old, has skipped two grades, is taking ninth-grade Algebra I, and has just advanced to the MathCounts state competition. The exceptionally...

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HHS JROTC drills a new path

Adriana DominguezFebruary 23, 2018February 23, 2018

by Jennifer Maldonado The Harlingen High School (HHS) JROTC Silver Guard Unarmed Drill Team earned an invitation to the National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida on...

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Vela takes third place sweeps in high-school speech contest

Adriana DominguezJanuary 8, 2018January 8, 2018

Vela Middle School's speech and debate team competed at the Sharyland High School TFA tournament held Jan. 6. With thirteen competitors in their ranks, the group went up against 16...

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Bowlers show off skills at Special Olympics competition

Adriana DominguezNovember 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Special Olympics bowlers from across the Rio Grande Valley came together at Creasey’s Bowling in Harlingen on Monday, October 30, to kick off their bowling competition season. HCISD’s Harlingen Stingrays...

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South SDD sweeps the competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 2, 2017October 3, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech/Drama/Debate Team had a fantastic performance at the Harlingen High School Tournament on Saturday, September 30. The team swept the competition with a 1st place...

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South Speech takes impressive win in first contest of the season

Adriana DominguezSeptember 19, 2017September 22, 2017

Harlingen High School South Speech Team did an outstanding job at their first tournament of the year with sweepstakes win. The contest was held at Tuloso Midway High School in...

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Harlingen South Latin Team a step above at national contest

Adriana DominguezAugust 2, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Latin Team recently returned from the National Junior Classical League Competition that took place at Troy University in Troy, Alabama from July 24-29. The eight-member...

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Bonham Elementary 2nd-grader recognized in national Crayola art contest

Ashley RodriguezJune 2, 2017June 6, 2018

Sofia Trevino, second-grader at Bonham Elementary, was chosen as a finalist in the National Crayola Empowering Students Through Creative Leadership Art Exhibition Competition. Out of 2,000 nationwide entries, only 30...

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South Latin Club heading to Nationals

Adriana DominguezApril 18, 2017

Harlingen High School South Latin Club team members will compete in the National Junior Classical League Competition this summer in Troy, Alabama, on July 24-29. The South Hawk’s Latin Team...

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Houston Elementary student named Co-Champion at state chess tournament

Adriana DominguezMarch 31, 2017

Michael Casas, a fifth-grade student at Sam Houston Elementary, is always a few steps ahead of his opponent when it comes to the game of chess, so much so that...

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Students K-12 compete in Bonham Elementary Chess Tournament

Adriana DominguezNovember 10, 2016November 14, 2016

On November 5, students from Harlingen and the surrounding areas gathered to compete in the Bonham Elementary Chess Tournament. The event hosted students from K-12 and gave them practice time in...

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Harlingen Stingrays continue success in high-school Special Olympics Bowling Competition

Adriana DominguezNovember 9, 2016November 9, 2016

The excitement continued as student-athletes came together Monday, November 7, at Creasey's Bowl in Harlingen to compete in the Area 1 Special Olympics Bowling Competition for students 16 and older. Among...

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Athletes show off their talents at Special Olympics bowling competition

Adriana DominguezNovember 2, 2016November 3, 2016

Approximately 150 Special Olympics bowlers from across the Rio Grande Valley came together at Creasey’s Bowling in Harlingen this Monday, October 31, to kick off their bowling competition season. HCISD’s...

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Students gear up for competition with Summer Robotics Camp

Adriana DominguezJuly 18, 2016August 10, 2016

[caption id="attachment_15635" align="alignnone" width="980"] Gutierrez Middle School students compete at robotics meet during the 2015-2016 school year.[/caption] Boot up the robots. RGV Robotics will be hosting a Summer Robotics Camp...

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Guppy Tank finalists to present entrepreneur ideas to panel of judges

Ashley RodriguezJune 16, 2016June 27, 2016

Getting a head start in business, third and fifth grade Gifted and Talented students from Stuart Place Elementary participated in the Guppy Tank Business Contest hosted by Watermill Express. The...

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Harlingen South competitors advance to national Latin competition

Adriana DominguezMay 4, 2016

A team of 15 Harlingen High School South Latin students attended the Texas State Junior Classical League – State Competition in Houston, Texas on April 22-23. Seven competitors advanced to...

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HHS and HHSS SDD teams to compete at national tournaments

Adriana DominguezMarch 24, 2016March 24, 2016

Harlingen High School and the Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate teams will travel out of state to compete in national tournaments. HHS and HHSS qualified for the National...

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HSHP students advance to HOSA-Future Health Professionals state competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 19, 2016February 20, 2016

Harlingen School of Health Professions’ Matthew Garcia and Daniela Ramos will be advancing to the HOSA-Future Health Professionals State Conference as a result of a successful area competition in January....

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HHS Choir members headed to area competition

Adriana DominguezJanuary 6, 2016January 13, 2016

[caption id="attachment_13872" align="alignnone" width="599"] HHS TMEA Region 28 Pre-Area Mixed Choir Members (pictured L to R): Front Row: Bianca Lopez (9), Caitlin Gonzales (12), Crystal Flores (12), Alexandria Flores...

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South’s color guard team takes top spot at RGV JROTC meet

Adriana DominguezDecember 8, 2015

The Harlingen High School South Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) recently competed at the Rio Grande Valley JROTC Skills Meet hosted by PSJA Early College High School. South's all-female color...

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Hawk and Cardinal Tennis Teams advance to regional tournament

Adriana DominguezOctober 27, 2015

Harlingen High School South and Harlingen High School took first and second place respectively at the District 31-6A/32-6A Area Team Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, October 20. Both teams will advance...

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HHS advances to regional robotics competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 20, 2015

After six long weeks of preparation, the Harlingen High School Engineering & Tech Club saw their hard work pay off at the Fifth Annual RGV BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and...

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HHS and HHSS robotics teams to join forces for national competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 16, 2015October 21, 2015

[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huLa0rCJb9s&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South engineering clubs will be teaming up to compete in the Sixth National SeaPerch Challenge to be held...

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Vela percussion ensemble takes top spot at competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 7, 2015

The Vela Middle School Percussion Ensemble has cadenced their way to the top once again. The ensemble, which consists of both seventh and eighth graders, took 1st place in the...

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HHS and HHSS Marching Bands off to a great start in competitive season

Adriana DominguezSeptember 30, 2015October 9, 2015

The Harlingen High School Big Red Cardinal Band and the Harlingen High School South Mighty Hawk Band saw an outstanding start to their contest season as they competed against the...

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Robot of the Day: Meet ECHS’ robot Electric Sheep

Adriana DominguezOctober 23, 2014

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...

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Hawk and Cardinal Tennis Teams advance to regional rounds

Adriana DominguezOctober 22, 2014October 29, 2014

[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...

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Robot of the Day: Meet HHSS’ robot AIR-O

Adriana DominguezOctober 22, 2014October 22, 2014

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...

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Robot of the Day: Meet HHS’ robot K-9

Adriana DominguezOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

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...

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HCISD students ready to outsmart the competition at RGV BEST

Adriana DominguezOctober 20, 2014October 21, 2014

[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"...

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HHS students qualify for national TAFE competition

Adriana DominguezMarch 5, 2014March 5, 2014

Harlingen High School students are headed to compete at the National Future Educators of America competition after an outstanding performance at the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) State Competition....

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Sam Houston, Dishman, ECHS chess teams shine at state competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 13, 2014March 18, 2014

Outsmarting the competition, the HCISD Chess teams shined at the State Chess Tournament. Competing in 6 different divisions with 32 players, the HCISD Chess teams earned multiple awards at the...

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Cardinals, Hawks to compete in 32-6A in re-aligned UIL

Adriana DominguezFebruary 3, 2014February 3, 2014

The Cardinals and Hawks will be flocking to a new division with new and familiar opponents starting Fall 2014. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced on Monday the re-alignment of...

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Sam Houston chess team outsmarts the competition at girl’s state tournament

Adriana DominguezOctober 10, 2013October 9, 2013

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...

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HHS Marching Band take two contests in one day

Adriana DominguezOctober 2, 2013October 9, 2013

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...

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Vernon Pentathlon Team use brainpower to succeed at region competition

Adriana DominguezMay 2, 2013May 2, 2013

The Vernon Middle School Pentathlon Teams found success at the Region 1 Texas Academic Pentathlon competition in Alice, Texas on April 27. Both seventh and eighth grade teams earned medals...

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Students honored for creativity during state PTA competition

Adriana DominguezApril 26, 2013May 1, 2013

Students at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District were honored for their creativity during the 2013 State PTA Reflections Competition. Liam Thomas Giloon from Stuart Place Elementary earned the overall...

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High school students earn prestigious awards for skills

Adriana DominguezApril 22, 2013May 1, 2013

Students at Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South earned top prizes at the SKILLS USA State Competition held in Corpus Christi early this month. For Harlingen High School,...

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High school orchestra students qualify for state competition

Adriana DominguezApril 3, 2013April 3, 2013

Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South orchestra students will have the chance to showcase their musical talents and compete against the best musicians in the state. The students...

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HHSS FBLA soars above during state competition

Adriana DominguezMarch 20, 2013March 20, 2013

The Harlingen High School South Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter soared above the competition at the State competition held in Dallas, Texas on March 8. Future Business Leaders...

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Memorial Jazz Band awarded top prize at university music competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 27, 2013February 27, 2013

The Memorial Middle School seventh and eighth grade Jazz band had an outstanding performance at the University of Houston jazz competition on Feb. 23. The MMS Jazz I and...

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HHS students compete in state business competition

Content ProvidedFebruary 20, 2013February 19, 2013

The Harlingen High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) Club had a productive performance at the Regional competition held at Weslaco East High School on Jan. 12. Members of the...

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Texas UIL State Marching Band Competition

Content ProvidedNovember 9, 2012December 6, 2012

[youtube height="350" width="516"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684chmzQZ_0&list=UUCKT71npg-bteBHOHbzwU5Q&index=11&feature=plcp[/youtube] The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Marching Bands competed in the Texas UIL State Marching Band Competition at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

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HHSS Robotics team sweeps RGV BEST Robotics Competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 29, 2012November 8, 2012

The Harlingen High School South Robotics Team had a memorable performance at the RGV Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology (BEST) Robotics Competition on Oct. 27. The team was awarded first...

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HHS and HHSS Marching Bands qualify for UIL State Marching Competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 29, 2012October 29, 2012

The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Marching Bands left their mark at the UIL Area Marching Contest on Oct. 27. Over 30,000 parents, administrators, students and community...

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Robot of the Day: Meet HHS’ robot Gravitron

Adriana DominguezOctober 22, 2012October 22, 2012

Gravitron is the product of the 7 members of the Harlingen High School robotics team. Named after the task of simulating gravity on a space elevator, Gravitron’s design was inspired by...

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Demo Day 2012: High school robotics teams prepare for upcoming competition

Adriana DominguezOctober 19, 2012October 22, 2012

The sounds of gears in motion and remote controlled generators filled the air as high school robotics teams from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and across the Rio Grande...