It is after the end of the school day, yet the sounds of enthusiastic students still echo throughout the halls. About 40 students crowd into a computer lab. This is...
[caption id="attachment_19523" align="alignnone" width="980"] Pictured: Vladislava Milova and her fourth-grade Dual Language teacher Yesenia Cortez.[/caption] Vladislava Milova, a fourth-grade student at Wilson Elementary, pronounces the word for “dog” in three...
[caption id="attachment_19388" align="alignright" width="400"] Warren Tichenor with his first-grade teacher Tony Taylor.[/caption] Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Warren Tichenor, received a big welcome during his latest visit to...
Across all subjects, all 17 elementary campuses at Harlingen CISD surpassed the state average in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). “HCISD’s elementary schools have made significant...
District administrators kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week on May 1, 2017, with celebratory visits to Dishman Elementary and KEYS Academy where two of Harlingen CISD’s top educators were named Elementary...
Milam Elementary principal, Dr. Rosie Cobarrubias, was recently recognized as Region 1 TEPSAN of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). "I am humbled to have...
Travis Elementary assistant principal, Jesse Saldivar, was recently recognized as the 2017 Region One Assistant Principal of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). "It is...
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...
[caption id="attachment_18096" align="alignnone" width="980"] Sam Houston Elementary-1st Place Team[/caption] With more than 1,500 participants, HCISD Chess teams, ranging from kinder to high school, participated in the State Chess Tournament on...
[caption id="attachment_18018" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place- Stuart Place Elementary - Large Schools[/caption] [caption id="attachment_18019" align="aligncenter" width="980"] 1st Place - Crockett Elementary - Small Schools[/caption] Students from all across HCISD participated...
More than 1,400 students competed in the two-day 2017 TCA Region VIII Scholastic Chess Championship. The elementary, middle school, and high school chess teams from Harlingen CISD walked away with...
The first School Board Meeting of 2017 celebrated outstanding elementary, middle school, and high school student leaders throughout the district. Recognition awards were distributed to students who exhibited leadership excellence...
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...
By: Marifer Quevedo Exactly one year after the Harlingen community voted in favor of a school board adopted tax rate, students continue to see the direct impact of the Tax...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District earned 72 distinction designations in the 2016 accountability ratings announced September 14 by the Texas Education Agency. The district along with each of its...
Students learned to balance a ball on their tennis rackets this morning as a new wellness program swung into action for third-graders at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. Lee Means...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District invites the Bowie Elementary, Long Elementary, and KEYS Academy learning communities to meet their respective campus leaders during the Meet the Principal events. The...
With the first day of school right around the corner, DISH Network employees have made it their mission to make a difference in the lives of young learners. On August...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Bobbie Jo Hushen as Principal for Long Elementary during a special board meeting on August 2. Hushen...
Travis Elementary has received a $6,800 library grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. “I am elated that Travis Elementary has been awarded this grant that will allow...
Zavala Elementary principal, Tanya Garza, was recently recognized as Region 1 TEPSAN of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). Members from the 20 TEPSA Regions...
Two teachers at Treasure Hills Elementary School and Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy were taken by surprise as administrators and students celebrated one of the highest honors for an...
Fourth and fifth-grade students packed Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Administration Building as they visited the Technology Center on Thursday, April 14. Bonham Elementary students took an inventory assessment earlier...
The Educational Results Partnership and the Institute for Educational Productivity have recognized Early College High School, Bowie Elementary School, and Long Elementary School on their 2015 Honor Roll, a national...
Jefferson Elementary was awarded a $25,000 grant through the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation for the Project Fit America program, a fitness initiative that brings indoor and outdoor equipment, teacher training...
Students attending Zavala Elementary will now have technology at their fingertips thanks to the Apple ConnectED grant. On April 1, 2016, in a school-wide assembly, the school accompanied by Apple...
Student imaginations soared in dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts as they created artwork for the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Reflections Contest. Out of the...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Student Advisory Board along with Travis Elementary Student Council members exemplified what it means to be HCISD Proud as they worked in partnership with Keep...
[caption id="attachment_14373" align="alignnone" width="600"] Jefferson Elementary - 1st Place Small Campus Division and Sweepstakes Award[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14372" align="alignnone" width="600"] Long Elementary - 1st Place Large Campus Division[/caption] The top six...
The United Launch Alliance presented the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District with a check in the amount of $4,000 to help fund Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs at...
Travis Elementary recently received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant to fund a campus reading garden. The Literacy Vegetable Garden project will provide students an area where they could...
Students at elementary campuses across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District could soon be entering transformed learning spaces. On January 9, lead teachers from the district’s 17 elementary schools and...
As part of its annual Teacher of the Year Banquet, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recognized Dorraine Araiza, a teacher at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District,...
The chants and cheers of over 100 elementary and middle school students from across the Rio Grande Valley rang through the halls of Zavala Elementary during the TEPSA’s (Texas Elementary...
[caption id="attachment_13009" align="alignnone" width="600"] Left to Right: Gianelli Serrano, Isabell Vazquez, Jazmin Olivarez, Rory Jimenez[/caption] The Houston Elementary Girls' Chess Team from earned top marks at the Texas Girl’s State...
Voya Financial, Inc., a leading provider of retirement plans for educators, presented Camille Cavazos, a teacher at Long Elementary School, with a $2,000 grant on September 28. The award is...
[caption id="attachment_12803" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Dr. Pamela Flores is approved as principal for ECHS.[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of the Principal for Early...
On June 30, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Beulah Rangel as principal for Travis Elementary. Rangel comes to Travis after four years at Dr. Rodriguez Elementary, where she...
[caption id="attachment_12343" align="alignnone" width="600"] Michael Casas from Sam Houston Elementary 6th Place in K-3 Championship Division.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12344" align="alignnone" width="600"] Houston placed 16th in the K-3 Championship Division 22nd in...
Two unsuspecting teachers at Bonham Elementary School and Harlingen High School South received the surprise of their lives as administrators and students celebrated one of the highest honors for an...
[youtube height="360" width="540"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87ZWdDdhEI&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Continuing efforts to promote early childhood literacy through access to books, HCISD’s elementary schools were recently awarded the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Grant, a generous book allocation...
As part of the Competitive Edge Initiative, Elementary students had a strong start to their academic competition career during the UIL District Meet on February 7, 2015. Jefferson Elementary took...
One of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s oldest campuses is hitting the century mark. Wilson Elementary turns 100 years old this year. To commemorate the occasion, preparations are underway...
Elementary students are invited to attend the annual Marathon Kids kick-off ceremony on Dec. 13. The kick-off will be hosted at Boggus Stadium and begin at 10:00 a.m. Elementary aged...
[caption id="attachment_9692" align="alignnone" width="356"] Alejandra Lara, Principal, Jefferson Elementary[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Alejandra Lara as Principal at Jefferson Elementary. She will serve as...
[caption id="attachment_9681" align="alignnone" width="980"] Pictured from Left to Right (Back Row) Memorial MS Choir Director-Rebecca Albritton, Susan Morrison - Choral Staff Accompanist, Sopranos - Colleen Cummins, Sophia Lopez, and Gabriela...
[caption id="attachment_9498" align="alignnone" width="300"] Tracy Hitchcock, Principal Lamar Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9497" align="alignnone" width="217"] Dr. Pamela Flores, Principal KEYS Academy[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved...
[caption id="attachment_9384" align="alignnone" width="250"] Tanya Garza, Principal Zavala Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9386" align="alignnone" width="222"] Mindy Sanchez, Principal Lee Means Elementary[/caption] The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved...
. On May 9-11, Dishman Elementary, Treasure Hills Elementary, Sam Houston Elementary and Coakley Middle School competed in Dallas, Tx in the National Elementary Chess Tournament. As a team,...
Elementary students at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District had a strong start to their academic competition career during the University Interscholastic League (UIL) District Meet on Saturday Feb. 1....