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Harlingen South FFA Lonestar State Degree recipient pursues state proficiency award

Adriana DominguezMay 16, 2018May 16, 2018

Harlingen High School South senior Megan Adair received the FFA Lonestar State Degree - the highest degree of membership the state FFA Association can grant - at the 2017 FFA...

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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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HSHP competitors earn positions at HOSA state conference

Adriana DominguezMarch 29, 2018April 3, 2018

Harlingen School of Health Professions students will be advancing to the HOSA Future Health Professionals State Conference as a result of a successful Area 7 competition in February. The state...

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HHS Business Professionals of America to compete in national conference

Adriana DominguezMarch 7, 2018March 23, 2018

The Harlingen High School Business Professionals of America Club competed with participants from all across Texas at the State Leadership Conference held in Corpus Christi on March 3. Two HHS...

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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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High-school musicians qualify for UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest

Adriana DominguezFebruary 14, 2018February 16, 2018

High-school musicians competed at the Region 28 Solo and Ensemble competition on Jan. 20. With their outstanding performances, select students advanced to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Students were...

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Harlingen South advances to State Decathlon Meet

Adriana DominguezJanuary 30, 2018January 30, 2018

[caption id="attachment_20438" align="alignnone" width="980"] (L-R) Back row: Ariana Nelson, Nicholas Tapia, Rolando Salazar; Front row: Ashley Barrera, Mia Medrano, Sarah Ramos, Nicholas Tapia[/caption] For the first time in a decade,...

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Speech, Drama, and Debate competitors advance to State Congress Meet

Adriana DominguezNovember 6, 2017November 6, 2017

On November 3, Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South competed with schools representing ESC Region I. Three competitors from Harlingen qualified for the UIL State Congress Meet to be held...

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South senior awarded scholarship by the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

Adriana DominguezSeptember 29, 2017

Jacob Fraga, a senior at Harlingen High School South, is one of 11 Latino honorees to be awarded the John S. Martínez Leadership Scholarship by the National Hispanic Caucus of...

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South musicians named UIL State Outstanding Soloists

Adriana DominguezAugust 1, 2017August 1, 2017

Four Harlingen High School South musicians were recognized by the University Interscholastic League as some Outstanding Performers at the 2017 Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest held May 27-29. Winning medals for...

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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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Top three FLL Robotics teams advancing to state

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 21, 2017February 24, 2017

By Amaris Hernandez Vernon Middle School, Travis Elementary, and Rodriguez Elementary are advancing to the state championship after competing at the final two FIRST LEGO League RGV robotics competitions. Students,...

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HS Speech, Drama, and Debate students excel at TFA State Qualifying Tournament

Adriana DominguezOctober 18, 2016October 24, 2016

[caption id="attachment_16351" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama, and Debate[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16355" align="alignnone" width="980"] Harlingen High School Speech, Drama, and Debate Team[/caption] Harlingen High School South and Harlingen...

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Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos appointed to State Board for Educator Certification

Adriana DominguezJuly 28, 2016July 28, 2016

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s Superintendent, Dr. Art Cavazos, to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) for a five-year term. “I am honored to...

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HHSS students place at UIL Academic State Meet

Ashley RodriguezJune 7, 2016

After previous success at the Regional UIL Meet, Harlingen High School South students represented the school district at the 2016 UIL Academic State Meet on May 21 in Austin. In...

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South tennis star finishes 2nd in UIL State Tournament

Adriana DominguezMay 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Harlingen High School South's Jeremiah Gonzalez walked away with a 2nd place finish at the Boys 6A Singles UIL Tennis State Tournament. Jeremiah won his quarterfinal match over Nick Ryniak from...

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HHSS Orchestra students advance to state, play final performance of the season

Adriana DominguezMay 19, 2016May 25, 2016

Harlingen High School South Orchestra students will have the opportunity to showcase their musical talents and test their skills against the best musicians in the state. The following students have...

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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’ Rosales advances to state track meet

Adriana DominguezMay 3, 2016

Harlingen High School student Christopher Rosales had an outstanding performance at the Region IV Track and Field Championship on April 30. Coming in at 2nd place with a time of...

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HS students advance to Academic State Meet

Ashley RodriguezApril 25, 2016April 25, 2016

Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South students competed in the UIL Regional IV meet this past weekend at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Those who placed in the...

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Harlingen South student wins second consecutive Regional Tennis Championship

Adriana DominguezApril 21, 2016

Jeremiah Gonzalez from Harlingen High School South just took his second consecutive Regional Tennis Championship after this week's Regional Tournament held at McFarland Tennis Center in San Antonio. He won his...

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HCISD chess teams advance to nationals, state tournament results

Adriana DominguezMarch 21, 2016March 22, 2016

[caption id="attachment_14439" align="alignnone" width="980"] Houston Elementary's K-5 team advances to nationals after placing 3rd at state.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14440" align="alignnone" width="980"] Wilson Elementary's K-3 team advances to nationals after placing...

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HHS team earns spot at BPA National Leadership Conference

Adriana DominguezMarch 9, 2016March 11, 2016

Members of the Harlingen High School BPA (Business Professionals of America) competed in the State Leadership Conference this past weekend and advanced in their individual events in areas of Accounting,...

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12 South competitors advance to FBLA National Leadership Conference

Adriana DominguezMarch 9, 2016March 11, 2016

This past weekend members of the Harlingen High School South FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Chapter competed at the State Leadership Conference in Houston. South students competed against 1,600 other...

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HS competitors advance to State SkillsUSA Championships

Adriana DominguezMarch 9, 2016

[caption id="attachment_14340" align="alignnone" width="600"] HHS Auto Collision Team[/caption] Students from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South earned top prizes at the SkillsUSA District 13 Meet held at several sites...

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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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HCISD middle schools surpass peers across state and nation in college readiness benchmark

Content ProvidedFebruary 4, 2016

Eighth graders at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District exceeded their peers across the state of Texas and the nation on college readiness benchmark results recently released in the 2015-2016...

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Houston Girls’ Chess Team completes ‘3-peat’ in state championship

Adriana DominguezOctober 5, 2015October 9, 2015

[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...

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Harlingen South Speech, Drama, and Debate team takes sweepstakes in season’s first TFA qualifying tournament

Adriana DominguezSeptember 11, 2015September 11, 2015

The Harlingen High School South Speech, Drama and Debate team received First Place Sweepstakes at the 5th Annual TFA State Qualifying Tournament held at Harlingen High School on September 5....

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Harlingen South student named State Bronze Winner in Prose Interpretation

Adriana DominguezJune 5, 2015

Matthew Canon junior at Harlingen High School South competed at the State UIL Academic Meet at the University of Texas at Austin May 25-27, 2015 and placed 3rd overall in 6A Prose...

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Students advancing to state in Fire Prevention Poster Contest

Adriana DominguezJune 2, 2015June 2, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12587" align="alignnone" width="600"] Roxanne Anciso, Bonham Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12589" align="alignnone" width="600"] Andre Sankovet, Lamar Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12591" align="alignnone" width="600"] Eugene Galvan, Bowie Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12588" align="alignnone" width="600"] Aire Villanueva,...

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Harlingen South’s Cierra Pena takes bronze at State Meet

Adriana DominguezMay 20, 2015

Harlingen High School South's Cierra Pena had an outstanding performance at the 2015 UIL Track and Field State Championship on May 16. Pena received a bronze medal in the Long Jump event with a jump...

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Harlingen South’s Cierra Pena signs to run track for UTSA

Adriana DominguezMay 12, 2015May 20, 2015

On May 11, Cierra Pena, senior at Harlingen High School South, joined the ranks of one percent of athletes across the United States to receive a Division I college scholarship as she signed her letter...

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HCISD Chess Teams Earn Top Marks at State Tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 30, 2015May 1, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12211" align="alignnone" width="600"] Sam Houston Elementary K-3 Championship 1st Place (Back Row) Rory Lee Jimenez, Michael Casas 9th, Sabian Nieto, Massimo Meneses 23rd (Front Row) Julian Gonzalez Honorable Mention,...

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Speech, Drama, Debate competitors advance to State Congress Meet

Adriana DominguezNovember 14, 2014November 17, 2014

[caption id="attachment_10411" align="alignnone" width="400"] HHS - 1st Place Amethyst Marroquin[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10413" align="alignnone" width="400"] South - 3rd Place Abby Deleon, 2nd Place Miriam Perez (not pictured)[/caption] On November 7, Harlingen...

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HS students outsmart the competition at State UIL Academic Meet

Adriana DominguezMay 29, 2014June 3, 2014

Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South went on to compete in the 2014 UIL Academic State Meet in Austin on May 19-21. From HHSS, in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking,...

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HHS students placed on Academic All-State Tennis Team

Content ProvidedMay 28, 2014May 28, 2014

Six seniors from the Harlingen High School Tennis team have made the Academic All-State Tennis Team this year. Leah Gonzalez, Hunter Snell, Samar Dawy, Victor Jimenez, Conan Campos, and Michaela...

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HHSS track, swim students placed on Academic All State teams

Adriana DominguezMay 21, 2014

Harlingen High School South athletes outshine the rest by receiving prestigious recognition and honors for their performance in the classroom. Blazing past the competition in the water and in...

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Double graduates: 31 ECHS students receive two degrees this year

Adriana DominguezMay 19, 2014May 20, 2014

With only two weeks away from graduating with their high school diploma from Early College High School, you would think that students would be nervous to walk down the stage...

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HHS track students place third at state meet

Adriana DominguezMay 16, 2014

Soaring above the rest, The Harlingen High School Track Team had an outstanding performance at the State Track Meet on May 9 and 10. Hayden Flores received third place in...

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HS UIL Academic students advance to state competition

Adriana DominguezMay 13, 2014May 13, 2014

[caption id="attachment_9190" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Not pictured: Emily Susan[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9191" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Not pictured: Clara Duffy[/caption] Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South traveled to the University of Texas...

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HHSS tennis players qualify for state tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 23, 2014April 21, 2014

The Harlingen High School South Tennis team continues to soar through their competition, qualifying for the State Tournament. State qualifiers are Jeremiah Gonzalez (10) and Caitlyn Resendiz (11) in Mixed...

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HHS swimmers named to state academic teams

Adriana DominguezApril 3, 2014April 2, 2014

Inside and outside the pool, Seton Uhlhorn, Celeste Taniguchi, and Meredith Kuykendall swam their way to the top to achieve the title as Academic All-Stars this year. Uhlhorn and Taniguchi...

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High school band and choir students qualify for state solo and ensemble competition

Adriana DominguezMarch 26, 2014March 31, 2014

[caption id="attachment_8786" align="aligncenter" width="980"] HHSS Varsity choir students[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8788" align="aligncenter" width="980"] HHSS Varsity band students[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8787" align="aligncenter" width="980"] HHS Varsity choir students[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8789" align="aligncenter" width="980"] HHSS JV...

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HHSS boys basketball continue playoffs against Sharyland Rattlers

Adriana DominguezFebruary 24, 2014

After an outstanding season, the Harlingen High School South boys basketball team continues to excel in their playoff journey. The team will face the Sharyland High School Rattlers at 7:00...

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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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HHS adds sweepstakes trophy, 2 state qualifications to successful season

Adriana DominguezFebruary 6, 2014February 6, 2014

The Harlingen High School Speech, Drama, and Debate team shined at the Corpus Christi Moody High School tournament where they claimed a third place sweepstakes trophy and earned two more State...

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HHSS students named District Debate Champions, team earns top marks at Moody tournament

Adriana DominguezFebruary 6, 2014February 5, 2014

The Harlingen High School South speech, drama, and debate teams had an outstanding performance at the Cross-Examination Debate District Meet and the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) Moody High School Tournament....

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HHS business organization heads to state competition

Adriana DominguezJanuary 30, 2014January 30, 2014

Members of the Harlingen High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter shined at the Regional Leadership Conference in Weslaco on Jan. 11. The chapter earned multiple individual and team...