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  • Hawks place second at national FBLA conference

    Marshall Irby and Ethan Perez put their problem solving skills to the test earlier this month at the National Future Business Leaders of America conference in San Antonio.The two recent graduates from Harlingen High School South were rewarded with a second place trophy in the Management Informational Systems competition.

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  • South grad earns TSTC's first Presidential Scholarship

    The high school senior chosen for the first Texas State Technical College Harlingen (TSTC) President’s Scholarship is Hana Nichole Mitchell of Harlingen High School South.She was among 438 seniors from the Harlingen High School South to receive diplomas at Boggus Stadium on May 26. TSTC President Dr. Cesar Maldonado, who serves as president of the HCISD Board of Trustees, delivered the congratulatory address for the commencement ceremony. He shook hands with her on stage as he presented her with the diploma.

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  • AFJROTC earns Distinguished Unit with Merit honors

    The Harlingen High School South Air Force JROTC earned the Distinguished Unit with Merit honors this past school year for the sixth consecutive year.The designation from the United States Air Forces placed HHSS as one of the top 15 percent performing programs in the world. In working to complete its annual goals in order to receive the distinction, the cadets visited Golden Palms retirement home on Memorial Day to conduct a patriotic presentation that highlighted the branches of the armed forces.

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  • Past state spelling champ aims for perfection

    Bianca Quintanilla is a gopher, a grammar fiend and a former state champion. The junior at Harlingen High School South won first place in 2011 at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) state academic meet in spelling. This past spring, she placed fifth, earning another medal, but falling short of her expectations.

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  • Hawks bring five medals home from UIL academic competition

    The Harlingen High School South University Interscholastic League (UIL) academic competition team won five medals earlier this week in Austin.Bianca Quintanilla and Jessica Young won fifth place in their events, and Christian Young, Kevin Pallapati and Erik Rodriguez all placed sixth in their events during the state UIL competition.

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  • Scribes named as state finalists for national literature competition

    Christine Nott and Stephanie Lugo like to read and write because it provides the juniors from Harlingen High School South with a creative outlet, they said.Nott and Lugo were state finalists this year for the national Letters About Literature contest, earning $50 gift cards to Target. The contest asked high school students to find and read books that inspired or personally helped them, the girls said. Then, they wrote letters to their book's author explaining the book's impact.

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  • Ambitious senior prepares for career in video editing

    Behind her dark rimmed glasses and her glimmering smile, Cassandra Treviño oozes ambition and passion. The senior from Harlingen High School South wants to work on music videos some day, she said. She wants to be a video editor, though she has a reputation for being the total package working as a coop with the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's Communication Department.

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  • Hawk speaker soars in Northwestern Tournament of Champions

    Jann Soto arms himself for competitions with a big plastic tub filled with news articles and information. The sophomore at Harlingen High School South competes in speech and debate events for the school, he said. Earlier this month, he competed on the national stage at the Northwestern University Tournament of Champions.

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  • South playoff baseball game moved to UTB Field

    The Harlingen High School South baseball playoff game against Sharyland High School has been moved to Scorpions Stadium at the University of Texas at Brownsville, 7 pm.Games 2 and 3 will be played Saturday at SHS as scheduled. If there is more rain, a decision will be made tomorrow morning regarding those games. Good luck to our outstanding student athletes!

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  • Hawk vaulter set to soar at UTA

    The District 31-5A record holder for pole vaulting has found his next challenge to leap. Harlingen High School South senior Blake White signed his letter of intent Tuesday afternoon to join the University of Texas at Arlington track team next year.

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  • Senior hopes to study brain to help families

    Merridee Lefner hopes to one day write a new future for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The senior at Harlingen High School South wants to be a neurologist, she said. Her inspiration to study the brain comes from her grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time, affecting the patient's memory, thinking and behavior.

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  • Volleyball player continues tradition signing to play in college

    A tradition continued with the Harlingen High School South’s volleyball program. Senior Sydney Herrera signed her letter of intent to play college volleyball at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio Wednesday afternoon in the HHSS gymnasium.

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  • Hawk baseball player set to soar at next level

    From a boy playing little league to a young man ready for graduation, Harlingen High School South senior Zachary Flores announced the next step in his baseball and academic career Wednesday afternoon. Flores signed his letter of intent to play baseball at William Jewell College, a Division II program in Liberty, Mo., next fall.

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  • FFA officer named Cover Girl

    Savannah Callier likes to get her hands dirty down on the farm, raising and showing animals for livestock shows. But when opportunity knocks, the Harlingen High School South student proved that she can be just as successful classy and country. Callier, a junior at HHSS, was recently awarded 2013 Cover Girl for the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show.

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    Eizember signs to play college tennis

    Dillon Eizember dreamed of playing college athletics, but he didn’t know what sport would get him there, he said. So, when he was a student in the Rio Hondo Independent School District, he played everything, he said. Because of smaller schools, he was able to get a taste of a variety of sports, including the sport that would get him a college scholarship, tennis.

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  • Basketball: HHSS defeats Edinburg North

    Harlingen High School South defeated Edinburg North with a score of 43-48. Anjel Gonzalez nailed a huge three-pointer with 18 seconds left in the third to tie the game at 27.Gonzalez proceeded to hit another jumper to open the fourth period then another three to put South up 31-27 with 4:59 left in the game

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  • HHSS Future Bussiness Leaders of America Take Area Competition By Storm

    HCISD would like to congratulate Harlingen High School South's Future Business Leaders of America club for their outstanding achievements at their area competition. Twenty-six students qualified for the next upcoming competition for state which will be held in Houston.

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  • Students sponsor 17 families for holiday gift drive

    The Harlingen High School South students, parents and staff have rallied behind the school’s National Honor Society to sponsor 17 families this holiday season for donations of toys and supplies. The band, student council, choir and other student organizations have joined the cause, each group sponsoring a different family or families. Parents, community members and local businesses have risen to the challenge, donating money, nonperishable food, gift cards and toys.

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  • Harlingen South Swim Team

    With two record breaking students, the South swimming team are ready for anything.

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  • Hawks swimmers make a splash in 2011-2012 season

    Two swimmers from Harlingen High School South have made quite a splash so far in the Hawk swimming season, both breaking school records. Senior Andy Crockett broke a three-year-old school record in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing an October 29 race in Brownsville in 22.08 seconds. Freshman Christine Gozdalski broke a nine-year-old school record in the same meet in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming the race in 1:09:37, two seconds faster than the previous mark.

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  • South Southern Stars Rose Bowl Bound

    Harlingen High South Southern Star officers were recently notified by the Selection Committee that they have been selected to participate in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade, scheduled for January 2, 2012 in Pasadena, California.

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  • Might Hawk Band Performs "Let Freedom Ring

    Harlingen High School South's Mighty Hawk Band performs "Let Freedom Ring".

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  • South Hosts Highlight Walk

    Harlingen High School South focuses on the future by using technology during their highlight walk.

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  • Hawk soars to all state jazz band

    Harlingen High School South senior Thomas Gonzales earned a spot on the all state jazz band after finishing in the third chair for tenor trombonist in the recent audition. Gonzales will perform with the best student musicians in Texas at the Texas Music Educators Agency conference. Read more about this stellar student musician in this post.

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  • Lady Hawks beat the Lady Rattlers

    South shocked the Lady Rattlers reeling off three straight wins overall the lady Hawks took the gold and defeated Sharyland.

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  • Lady Hawks defeat the Rivera Raiders Volleyball

    The Lady Hawks beat the Lady Raiders, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 17-15.

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  • Lady Hawks take on the Lady Raiders Volleyball

    The Harlingen South Lady Hawks defeated the PSJA North Lady Raiders on October 15, 2011.

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  • South's FFA Adopts a Highway

    Harlingen High School South's FFA chapter participated in the State's Adopt A Highway Program.

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  • Teacher extends learning out of the classroom

    South math and CATE teacher Brenda Amitrani has introduced technology into her classroom that allows her to stay connected when students are at home. Students can now follow her on Twitter, get lesson plans, and ask questions on assignments, which helps enhance learning.

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  • Mighty Hawk Band

    The 2011-2012 Mighty Hawk Band has been showcasing it's amazing talents with it's performance of "The Four Freedoms." Check out the video in this article.

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  • Interviews with Harlingen High School South Varsity Cheerleaders

    Interviews with Harlingen High School South Varsity Cheerleaders.

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    South outlasts Economedes to open district season with win

    The Hawks took the lead early and never looked back, defeating Edinburg Economedes in their first win of the the season Friday night, 44-7. South, improving to 1-2, 1-0 in the victory, was led by quarterback Sean Montemayor, who exploded for 243 passing yards and three touchdowns. Click here to view photos and a video highlight from the game.

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  • Hawks VS Cardinal Volleyball

    Hawks were victorious against the Cardinals on September 13, 2011.

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  • Hawks battle it out with Weslaco Panthers

    Hawks up put up a good fight against Weslaco Panthers on September 8.

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    Hawks tackle Brownsville Pace

    Want to view photos and video from Friday's game against the Pace High School Vikings? Check out this article to view and purchase photos, watch the game video and relive the Hawk football teams second game of the 2011 season.

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    Hawk football battles Victoria East

    Want to relive all the action for the Harlingen High School South football game against Victoria East High School? Check out this post to view and purchase photos from the game and to watch the video.

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    Miss Teen USA comes home

    Harlingen High School South graduate Danielle Doty, the winner of the 2011 Miss Teen USA pageant, visited with Harlingen city officials, business leaders and school district officials earlier this month. KHGN was on the scene taking pictures and interviewing the Top 10 student from the Hawk class of 2011.

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    Mighty Hawk Band prepare for upcoming season

    The Mighty Hawk Band has been braving the heat to prepare for its upcoming season. HCISD's Adriana Dominguez stopped by the camp to photograph the musicians.

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    Doty wins Miss Teen USA crown

    Two months after graduating in the top 10 at Harlingen High School South, Danielle Doty won the 2011 Miss Teen USA pageant this past Saturday at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas.The winner of Miss Teen Texas earlier this year, Doty competed against girls from each of the 50 states.

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  • South star shines for the Valley

    Harlingen High School South junior Zach Flores was recently named 5A First Team All-State Second Baseman by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. Zach was also named 31-5A 1st team All-District this season and 1st Team All-Valley.

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  • Musicians take gold at UIL state

    Less than 24 hours after stepping off the graduation stage, three Harlingen High School South graduates joined two underclassmen and won gold at the Texas University Interscholastic League music competition.Recent graduates Samantha Mendoza, Dulce Salazar and Gabriel Gonzalez joined rising seniors Meagan Soto and Amber Zavala to finish in first place at the UIL string quintet ensemble competition.

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  • HCISD Graduations

    Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District celebrated the achievements of Early College High School, Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Friday and Saturday nights. Graduation weekend commenced Friday night at Harlingen Municipal Auditorium for ECHS, where the school's first graduating class took the stage.

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  • Hawk track star excels in and out of classroom

    Life as a senior at Harlingen High School South yielded an important lesson for Zariah Noyola. It’s not always easy.The Hawk student athlete battled with a back injury, which inflicted pain when she was sitting down. Imagine what it must have been like running hurdles.

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  • Junior set for National FBLA conference

    Courtney Krupala discovered her life’s ambition as a six-year-old, sketching her dream house.The Harlingen High School South junior wants to study architecture after graduation because it’s a profession that allows her to combine her diverse skill set that includes quantities and qualitative attributes.

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  • Hawk saves girl, receives Gold Medal for Valor

    If she could do it all over again, Monica Peña would take the hit that put her future in jeopardy.Peña, a Cadet Major with the Harlingen High School South Air Force JROTC, saved an 11-year-old girl from being hit by a car this past February, she said. In the process, she was hit by the car, causing serious damage to her shoulder.“I saw the car coming and the girl was in the middle of the road,” said Peña, a senior at South. “It was just instinct to push her out of the way.”For risking her own safety to save the girl from serious injury, Peña received the AFJROT Gold Medal for Valor in April, presented to her by a former commander of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Major General John Jay Closner.

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  • Texas Senate honors Hawk for service

    Most 8-year-old girls may be satisfied with simply playing with their toys, but not Harlingen High School South senior Lauren Bothwell.When Bothwell was 8, she started a program that would provide about 2,000 toys annually for patients at Valley Baptist Hospital. The program, which is run through the Valley Baptist Foundation, is called Lauren’s Toy Box.“When I get to hand deliver the toys and see a little girl’s face light up when she gets a Barbie doll, that’s what makes it worthwhile,” Bothwell said.

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  • Tomas Stillman exudes consistency

    Writen by Jose LealThe Harlingen South senior will make a return trip to the state tennis tournament with his second place finish at the 2011 Region IV Tennis Tournament held at the McFarlin Tennis Center.As was the case in 2010, Stillman made a run to the final but had to play an extra match to punch his state-bound ticket. After falling 7-6, 6-0 to New Braunfels Tanner Brown, Stillman had no trouble handling Corpus Christi’s Dennis Garcia in the true second match. Stillman out lasted Garcia 6-2; 6-2.

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  • Speech team wins regionals

    The Hawks proved once again that they are the best speech team in Region 1-5A, finishing first in the April 15 competition in San Antonio.

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  • Hawks rally to beat Cardinals

    The Harlingen High School South Hawks rallied to beat the Harlingen High School Cardinals Friday night, 11-6. With the win, the Hawks improved to 6-3 in the district, 16-7 overall.

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  • Students go shoeless for a cause

    The Harlingen High School South gymnasium needed a big shoe rack Tuesday morning as 157 seniors removed their shoes for an international event called "One Day Without Shoes."One Day Without Shoes is organized by shoe company TOMS. The company challenges people from across the world to spend one day without shoes in order to better understand what life is like for citizens of third world countries living without footwear.

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  • Professional group prepares Hawk for success

    Abigail Adams does not have a dream job just yet, but she is working towards finding one.Adams’s parents always placed a value on education, she said. Both of her parents are professionals with college degrees, so she got the message early on that education matters.“I remember sitting in my mom’s office at (Texas State Technical College) when I was younger,” Adams said. “I sat at her desk and pretended to be her.”

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  • South JROTC sponsors can food drive

    The Harlingen High School South Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps collected 5,885 pounds of can food for the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank on Saturday, January 22.

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  • Miss Harlingen South hopes to inspire multi-cultural learning

    Taylor Cavazos fell asleep during the car ride to visit her friend’s family when she woke up in Paris, France. “It was a surprise,” said Cavazos, a senior at Harlingen High School South of her European excursion this past summer. “Celine’s family told me we were visiting their family, but they didn’t tell me where we were going. Then I woke up in Paris.”

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  • Cowboy receiver meets with football players

    Tony Hill played starting quarterback at the high school that has produced more professional football players than any other in the country. He went on to Stanford to play college football and earn his college degree in political science, with a minor in economics at 20 years old.

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  • Hawk Football

    Miss any Hawk football games this year? Check out the photos we took as well as scores and which opponent triumphed during the Friday night games.

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  • Students perform 'Mulan'

    The Harlingen High School South drama students took the stage Tuesday morning with some of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's elementary students for a rendition of "Mulan."

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  • Tennis Bird Bowl 2010

    The Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South tennis teams squared off at the Hawk campus on Oct. 12 for their annual showdown.

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  • Flores presents to HCISD freshmen

    As part of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School Districts continuing effort to provide a quality education to every child in the Harlingen-Combes-Primera community, Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores met with the freshmen at both Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South earlier this week.

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  • Students prepare for college at HCISD 'College Night'

    Hundreds of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District juniors and seniors crowded into the Texas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center Thursday night for the district's fall college fair.

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