In May, we hosted a welcome dinner to kick off our Hook'Em Here: Harlingen summer program! š¤šš¤
Students had a chance to mingle with our HCISD Board Members, senior team, college professors, and community members. āØ
This summer, students will have an opportunity to be immersed in the teaching profession by helping with our Summer ACE Program at Bonham Elementary and Gutierrez Middle School. āļøš«š
We are proud to partner with The University of Texas at Austin and The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin on this wonderful initiative! š
Free Summer Meals are here!! āļøš„Ŗšš„¤
Our Harlingen CISD Child Nutrition Department will be providing free meals to children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy summer meals. (No income requirements or registration required). š
Please see schedules below. Meals will be served at 33 sites district wide. šš
Friends, family, and our Harlingen community! Join us on Saturday, May 11th, as we kick off summer with a Harlingen CISD BBQ Cookoff featuring BBQ teams from our secondary campuses! š„šš„©
Students will be preparing food for judges to taste, come cheer on and support our teams to see who will be named the Harlingen CISD Grill Masters!šš
Last week, we celebrated our staff who retired or will retire this school year with a special dinner.š
Thank you, retirees, for your years of dedication and service to Harlingen CISD!š
We did it! Harlingen CISD has been recognized as a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation by the NAMM Foundation! Letās celebrate the districtās dedication to music education for all students. šš¶
Go, Stingrays!š
Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Special Olympics Track and Field Competition. šāāļøšāāļø
Wilson Elementary hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a brand-new Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Center. šāļø
The vision for the outdoor learning center came from two Wilson Elementary Kindergarten teachers who wanted to create a space for our Pre-K and Kinder students to learn and play. š³šµš§šš¢šØšļøš§š¦
Thank you to Casas Construction, Home Depot, Target, and our campus parents for your time, efforts, and donations to help this dream come to life.š
Checkmate! āļø
Our chess teams excelled at the South Texas State Chess tournament.š
Congratulations to all of our competing teams.
The following teams have qualified to compete at National Chess Tournaments.
Primary Championship
Bonham Elementary: 3rd in State
Nationals are in Columbus Ohio from April 26-28
Elementary Championship
Dishman Elementary: 1st in State
Nationals are in Columbus Ohio from April 26-28
Middle School Championship
Memorial Middle School: 3rd in State
Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia from May 10-12
High School Championship
Harlingen School of Health Professions (1st in State)
Harlingen High School (2nd in State)
Both schools tied for 1st overall
Nationals in Baltimore Maryland from April 5-7
We'd also like to congratulate the following teams who placed in the top three at state.
Elementary Championship
3rd Place - Bonham Elementary
High School Championship
3rd Place - Harlingen South
Last week, we celebrated the grand re-opening of the Cosmetology campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.āļø
The newly renovated studio offers our future cosmetologists a perfect space to practice their skills and get ready for their state licensing exam. š«
Our twelfth-grade students perform beauty services under the supervision of an instructor.š
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This facility is open to the public. We are located at 207 E. Jackson Street. š
Champions Choose Harlingen CISD
Congratulations to the Harlingen Cardinals Varsity Boys Soccer Team who beat La Joya High last night to become Bi-District Champions!
On to the next round! šš„
Last week, Harlingen CISD Board Member and Harlingen Texas State Technical College Provost, Eladio Jaimez visited Harlingen School of Health Professions to personally extend a warm welcome to Alexis Rodriquez to the Biomedical Equipment Technology program at TSTC. šāØ
Congratulations to Faith Franklin from Harlingen High School for earning first in the 400m and setting a new record of 53.02 at the New Balance Indoor National! š„šāāļøš¤©
The Power of the QuinceaƱera! šāØ
For a second year in a row, and thanks to a grant from the Raul Tijerina Jr. Foundation, our Multi Language Department hosted a young womenās empowerment conference at Cano Freshman Academy. š
Dr. E.T. and her team joined us to lead sessions about self-love, financial goals, personal goals, and so much more.š
Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at our newly renovated CTE Cosmetology Campus in Downtown Harlingen on Friday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. šāļø. See you there! š
Harlingen CISD unveiled its Guardian program this morning at a press conference that took place at UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High. š
With an average of 12 years of law enforcement experience, our Guardians will add an extra layer of safety and security to our campuses. š®āāļøš”ļø
Their work will enhance and strengthen our ongoing partnerships with local law enforcement. š
Watch the Guardians Press Conference below to learn more. ā¬ļø
