STEM

HCISD unveils new partnership with Discovery Education, engages community to develop shared vision for STEM

Adriana DominguezAugust 29, 2018August 29, 2018

Harlingen CISD unveiled a new partnership with Discovery Education on Tuesday, Aug. 28. A team comprised of campus administrators and community members were invited to the district’s administrative offices for...

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Travis robotics team advances to FIRST World Championship

Adriana DominguezMarch 19, 2018

Travis Elementary has advanced to the FIRST World Championship after an impressive performance at the FLL Region Championship held at Gutierrez Middle School. The team will be the first ever...

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Elementary students explore the world of coding with Club Code UTRGV

Adriana DominguezJanuary 9, 2018January 9, 2018

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...

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ULA donates $5,000 for HCISD STEM initiatives

Ashley RodriguezMay 8, 2017

The United Launch Alliance awarded the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District two grants to help fund Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs at the elementary and secondary levels. On...

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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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HHSS Skeeterbots receive $5,000 grant in National Ford STEM competition

Ashley RodriguezFebruary 20, 2017February 22, 2017

Presented with an opportunity to make a difference, the Harlingen High School South Skeeterbots got to work and came up with a mosquito-fighting drone proposal to present in the National...

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Top Bots: Robotics teams sweep FTC League Championship

Adriana DominguezFebruary 7, 2017February 7, 2017

Harlingen CISD Robotics teams surpassed the competition at the FIRST Tech Challenge League Championship held Saturday, February 4, at PSJA Southwest High School. More than 40 teams from across the...

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HCISD Robotics teams take top spots at regional meet

Adriana DominguezFebruary 1, 2017

By: Amaris Hernandez Sounds of cowbells and school chants flooded the Harlingen High School South gymnasium as schools from across the Rio Grande Valley flocked to watch robots do battle...

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HCISD celebrates Robotics Week

Adriana DominguezJanuary 27, 2017January 30, 2017

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be celebrating Robotics Week from January 30 - February 3, 2017, to highlight the growing importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education. Taking...

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Nearly $10,000 awarded in grants to help boost HCISD robotics teams

Adriana DominguezJanuary 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Robotics teams across the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have received nearly $10,000 this school year to help boost their robotics programs at their respective schools. Through robotics, students learn...

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ULA makes $2,500 contribution to help fund STEM programs

Adriana DominguezDecember 8, 2016December 8, 2016

The United Launch Alliance presented the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District with a check in the amount of $2,500 to help fund Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs. “This...

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United Launch Alliance awards grant to ECHS Engineering Club

Adriana DominguezNovember 4, 2016November 7, 2016

[caption id="attachment_16459" align="alignnone" width="980"] Joseph Rigdon engineering club sponsor, Dr. Cavazos, Principal Dr. Pamela Flores, and Ralph Luaces, Manufacturing Engineering Manager at ULA, with the ECHS Engineering Club[/caption] Early College...

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HCISD implements district-wide robotics program

Adriana DominguezOctober 4, 2016October 5, 2016

By: Marifer Quevedo In this day and age where technology has transformed and revolutionized human interaction, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach to education is now more critical...

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Memorial Middle School celebrates ‘Power Up at Your Library Day’ with STEM activities

Ashley RodriguezSeptember 16, 2016

The technology of the 21st Century has transformed once strictly quiet libraries into innovative activity centers where children can expand their creativity in a variety of ways. Memorial Middle School was...

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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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Turning Curiosities into Opportunities: Local partnership brings first RGV Space Summit to HS students

Adriana DominguezApril 8, 2016April 8, 2016

[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9-cGUxDRg&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] On Friday, April 1, 2016, students from Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South, and Early College High School attended the very first RGV Space Summit...

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Robot takeover: Gutierrez expands STEM program

Adriana DominguezFebruary 8, 2016

[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjM9xY-2gkM&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] The robots have taken over at Gutierrez Middle School. What began as an after-school club for students at Gutierrez Middle School has expanded into a full-fledged...

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ULA donates $4,000 to elementary STEM

Adriana DominguezFebruary 3, 2016

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...

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Investing in the future: United Launch Alliance awards grants to HCISD engineering clubs

Adriana DominguezOctober 30, 2015

On October 27, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s high school engineering clubs gathered for a special recognition in their honor. The United Launch Alliance presented the Harlingen High School, Harlingen...

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ULA awards grant to HCISD engineering clubs

Adriana DominguezApril 17, 2015

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District engineering teams are getting assistance from the United Launch Alliance to embark on another successful competition season. The ULA presented the Harlingen High School, Harlingen...

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Gutierrez MS RoboJags: First-year team headed to FLL Regional Competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 9, 2015February 9, 2015

[youtube height="315" width="560"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPJ64jEsDk&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] In their first year as a robotics team, members of the Gutierrez Middle School RoboJags, have learned that hard work, problem-solving, and teamwork can take them...

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Dishman joins millions of students around the world in an hour of code

Adriana DominguezDecember 12, 2014

A select group of students at Dishman Elementary celebrated Computer Science Education Week (December 8-14) by participating in an Hour of Code, an international campaign to introduce code to students...

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Inspiring the rocket scientists of tomorrow: HCISD and ULA partner to develop STEM programs

Adriana DominguezNovember 11, 2014

No stranger to launching objects into orbit, the United Launch Alliance hopes to launch the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers of many Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District students,...

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Starting out Early: Sixth Grader Prepares for a Career in STEM

Adriana DominguezJuly 23, 2014July 23, 2014

[caption id="attachment_9571" align="alignnone" width="720"] Camryn Hale (far right)Photo Courtesy of UTPA[/caption] Camryn Hale, entering sixth-grade student at Gutierrez Middle School, has returned home after attending the sixth annual ExxonMobil Bernard...