Tournament

South SDD competitors finalists at national tournament

Adriana DominguezMay 15, 2018

Senior James Gracia and junior John Duncan competed at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions in Denver, Colorado, from May 11-13. Both competitors returned home as national finalists. This...

Middle-school speech and debate students advance to national tournament

Adriana DominguezFebruary 14, 2018

Middle-school students competed at the first National Speech and Debate Association National Qualifier this past weekend at Vela Middle School. Eighty-five students competed in twelve events over two days. The...

HCISD teams compete in the 2018 TCA Region VIII Chess Championships

Adriana DominguezFebruary 7, 2018February 16, 2018

Harlingen CISD hosted the 2018 TCA Region VIII Chess Championships on Feb. 3-4 at Harlingen High School South. With about 1,700 competitors, this is believed to be the largest chess tournament...

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...

Speech and Debate teams compete in Longhorn Classic, individuals qualify for national events

Adriana DominguezDecember 5, 2017

[caption id="attachment_20042" align="alignnone" width="960"] Harlingen High School South[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20041" align="alignnone" width="640"] Harlingen High School[/caption] Harlingen High School South and Harlingen High School speech teams competed at the University of...

South Speech has spectacular finish at Victoria East tournament

Adriana DominguezNovember 15, 2017

On Nov. 11, the Harlingen South Speech/Drama/Debate Team traveled to Victoria, Texas, to compete at the Victoria East High School Tournament. The team had a spectacular finish as they secured...

High-schoolers find success at Special Olympics Bowling tournament

Adriana DominguezNovember 8, 2017November 8, 2017

The Special Olympics Bowling competition continued this Monday, Nov. 6, as bowlers ages 16 and older came together at Creasey’s Bowl. Harlingen Stingray competitors from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School...

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...

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...

Coakley Chess Team among four HCISD teams traveling to SuperNationals

Adriana DominguezMay 11, 2017May 11, 2017

by Aida Meeks Coakley Middle School Chess Team is one of four teams from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District traveling to Nashville, TN to compete in SuperNationals VI Chess...

Hawks dominate at District 32-6A tennis tournament, HS teams advance to regionals

Adriana DominguezApril 11, 2017April 11, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Hawk Tennis team had a clean sweep this weekend at the 32-6A District Tennis Tournament. For the second year in a row and the second...

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...

Harlingen South SDD takes numerous awards at TFA State Qualifier

Adriana DominguezJanuary 18, 2017

The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate Team walked away with numerous awards after competing at the Richard King High School TFA state qualifying tournament on January 14...

South SDD team succeeds at 2017 Winston Churchill Classic Tournament

Ashley RodriguezJanuary 11, 2017January 13, 2017

The Harlingen South Speech Drama and Debate team competed at the Winston Churchill High School TFA state qualifying tournament this past weekend in San Antonio. Students contributing to the team's...

South SDD team continues success at Corpus Christi tournament

Ashley RodriguezDecember 12, 2016

The Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team continues their success with another sweepstakes win. The team competed at the Veterans Memorial High School TFA State Qualifying Tournament on December 10 in...

Harlingen South SDD Team wins third 1st place sweepstakes at TFA tournament

Adriana DominguezNovember 14, 2016

Harlingen High School South Speech Drama Debate Team won their third straight 1st place sweepstakes this year at the state-qualifying Gregory-Portland TFA Speech Tournament held October 29. Contributing to the...

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...

Harlingen South Tennis Team named Area Champions, HS Teams advance to Regionals

Ashley RodriguezOctober 25, 2016October 25, 2016

Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South competed in the District 31-6A/32-6A Area Tennis Tournament last week. Both teams defeated their quarterfinal and semifinal opponents which led to a...

Academics District News

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...

Vela Middle School students give outstanding performances at TFA State qualifying tournament

Adriana DominguezSeptember 29, 2016

Vela Middle School students Aaron Blount and Kole Kibler gave outstanding performances at the Harlingen South TFA State qualifying speech and drama tournament on September 24. The seventh-grade students competed...

South Speech, Drama, and Debate takes 1st place sweepstakes at Carroll tournament

Adriana DominguezSeptember 13, 2016

The Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team achieved a 1st place sweepstakes win at the Mary Carroll High School State qualifying tournament on September 9 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The following students placed in...

Harlingen South SDD named School of Honor at national tournament

Adriana DominguezJune 27, 2016August 10, 2016

The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama Debate team returned from their performance at the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament held in Salt Lake City, Utah bringing home the...

Academics District News

Chess Academy prepares students for tournament season

Ashley RodriguezJune 27, 2016

2016 Chess Academy Champions from Wilson Elementary The third Annual Chess Academy camp took place June 7-23 and brought together 115 participants from HCISD elementary schools and one middle school...

Harlingen South Tennis team advances to regional tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Members of the Harlingen High School South Tennis team advanced to the Regional Tennis tournament in San Antonio after a successful match at the 32-6A Tennis Meet. The Regional Tournament...

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...

HHS Golf team takes three consecutive wins

Adriana DominguezMarch 11, 2016March 11, 2016

The Harlingen High School Golf Team has won its last three tournaments in a row - the Sharyland Invitational, RGVGCA Regional Preview in San Antonio, and The Border Olympics Invitational...

South Speech, Drama, and Debate Team sees wins across the board

Adriana DominguezJanuary 27, 2016January 27, 2016

[caption id="attachment_13999" align="alignnone" width="600"] South Speech Drama Debate - King High School TFA Tournament[/caption] On January 16, Harlingen High School South’s Speech Drama Debate team competed at King High School's...

Lady Hawks take first at soccer tournament

Adriana DominguezJanuary 13, 2016January 13, 2016

The Harlingen High School South Lady Hawks Soccer team took first place at the Spring Branch ISD Varsity Soccer Tournament that took place on January 7-9. The team emerged...

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...

Harlingen South Speech, Drama, and Debate team shines at nationals

Adriana DominguezAugust 3, 2015August 3, 2015

The Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate team competed for the 21st consecutive time at the National Speech and Debate Tournament held June 13-20 in Dallas, Texas. The team had a...

Academics District News

HCISD chess teams earn top marks at regional tournament

Adriana DominguezFebruary 17, 2015February 19, 2015

[caption id="attachment_11515" align="alignnone" width="600"] Sam Houston Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11516" align="alignnone" width="600"] Dishman Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11518" align="alignnone" width="600"] Treasure Hills Elementary[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11517" align="alignnone" width="400"] Early College High School[/caption] Harlingen...

Athletics District News

Lady Hawk Soccer earns second championship at Border Olympics Tournament

Adriana DominguezJanuary 23, 2015January 23, 2015

The Lady Hawks Soccer team travelled to Laredo on January 8th to participate in the 12th Annual Border Olympics Soccer Tournament. The tournament featured 20 teams from schools across South Texas, but the Lady Hawks defended their championship...

HS tennis claims 13 spots to Region IV-5A tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 8, 2014

The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South tennis teams had an outstanding performance at their District Tournament on April 5. HHS and HHSS claimed 13 spots to the...

HCISD chess teams outsmart the competition at Treasure Hills tournament

Adriana DominguezMarch 7, 2014March 7, 2014

The chess teams at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District earned top marks at the chess tournament hosted by Treasure Hills Elementary on March 1. As a team in the...

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...

HCISD chess teams make the right moves at region competition

Adriana DominguezFebruary 4, 2014February 5, 2014

[caption id="attachment_8220" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Early College High School chess team[/caption] On Jan. 25 and Jan. 26, many schools throughout the valley competed at the Region VIII Chess tournament in...

HHS students earn first bid to national speech, drama and debate tournaments

Adriana DominguezJanuary 17, 2014

This month, the Harlingen High School Speech, Drama and Debate team competed at Churchill Invitational Tournament in San Antonio for a chance to compete at the national level. Students competed...

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,...

HHSS tennis teams make program history at region tournament

Adriana DominguezApril 19, 2013April 19, 2013

The Harlingen High School South Tennis team aced their way past the competition and made campus history at the two-day Region IV-5A tennis tournament at the Blossom Athletic Center in...

Treasure Hills Chess checkmates the competition during first year

Adriana DominguezApril 18, 2013

The Treasure Hills Chess team has made their mark in the Rio Grande Valley during their first year of starting the program. The team earned top marks at the Russell...

Academics District News

Sam Houston Elementary hosts first chess tournament for HCISD

Adriana DominguezOctober 10, 2012October 16, 2012

Sam Houston Elementary will make Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District history by hosting the district’s first chess tournament on Oct. 13. The Oktoberfest Chess Tournament will be in celebration of...