Harlingen CISD

Harlingen CISD is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of its student chess competitors following the Regional Chess Tournament. A total of 16 HCISD students qualified individually, and one middle school team earned the Regional Championship, advancing to the Super State Chess Competition in Austin.

Students qualified for Super State by placing among the top 30 competitors in their division at the regional level.

K–3 Individual Qualifiers

• Andrea Alanis – Lee Means Fine Arts Academy

• Jeremiah Chavarria – Rodriguez STEM Academy

• Easton Garcia – Bonham Elementary

• Diego Guevara – Dishman Elementary

K–5 Individual Qualifiers

• Landon Cano – Bonham Elementary

• Eleazar Garcia III – Dishman Elementary

• Alan Ortiz – Austin IB World School

K–8 Individual Qualifiers

• Michael Adams – Coakley Middle School

• Luis Caire – Travis STEM² Academy

• Derek Escamilla – Coakley Middle School

• Kaiser Garcia – Travis STEM² Academy

• Troy Hopkins – Travis STEM² Academy

K–12 Individual Qualifiers

• Isaias Alejandro – Harlingen Collegiate High School

• Aaron Del Rio – Harlingen School of Health Professions

• Jayden Gonzales – Harlingen School of Health Professions

In addition to the individual qualifiers, the Memorial Middle School chess team captured the Regional Championship, earning first place and advancing to Super State.

K–8 Middle School Team Regional Champions

Memorial Middle School

• Joshua Berumen

• Jacob Garza

• Ian Martinez

• Miranda Quezada

• Uther Rodriguez