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Volume 3, Issue 10 - February 1, 2019

Perfect Attendance Incentives

HHS South students whose entire class was present from December 3rd through December 14th enjoyed a pizza party before leaving for the Christmas holiday break. The pizza parties were offered as incentives and served as daily reminders about the importance of attending school every day. Many students also received semester exam exemptions which are based on high attendance rates and grades. Students with perfect attendance will also be eligible to win great prizes, including a 2019 Chevy Sonic, through HCISD's Drive for Perfect Attendance Awards program at the conclusion of the school year. Hawk Pride, A Step Above!

South Hawks Swimmers Advance to Regionals

HHS South Swimmers and Divers competed in the district meet on January 25th. Boys and Girls teams both placed second overall. Students now move on to compete at the Regional meet on February 1st and 2nd. Best of luck to all the swimmers competing!

Daniel Hernandez, Distinguished Member of 2019 TMEA All-State Band

Daniel Hernandez, a trombonist for HHS South Band, is now in the top 3 percent of high-school musicians in the state of Texas. He was one of hundreds of students, from Houston to Laredo, to compete at the Area G auditions hosted by TAMUCC on Saturday, January 12.

Hernandez walked away as a distinguished member of the 2019 TMEA All-State Band. He will travel to San Antonio on February13 to participate in a four-day TMEA convention.

South Students Heading to State in Cross-Examination Debate

HHS South students, Ramiro Gonzalez (12) and Christian Villarreal (12), are going to UIL State in Cross-Examination Debate. They will compete in Austin on March 22-23 against the best debaters in the State of Texas. They are a two-time State Qualifying Team.

Speech Sweeps Tuloso-Midway Tournament

Harlingen High School South’s Speech and Debate team competed from dawn ‘till dusk, shining brightly at the Tuloso-Midway High School Tournament. The team took First Place Sweepstakes and earned three additional Texas Forensic Association State qualifications.

Results for the TMHS tournament are as follows:

Congressional Debate
3rd - Valeria Bautista
2nd - Lucero Sauceda

Domestic Extemporaneous
1st - Lucero Sauceda

Foreign Extemporaneous
4th - Joseph Decilos

Original Oratory
3rd - Anell McDaniel
2nd - Lucero Sauceda

Informative Speaking
7th - Anell McDaniel

Poetry
7th - Anell McDaniel
6th - Mark Colmenares
4th - John Duncan

Prose
8th - John Duncan
7th - Carmela Benavides
6th - Joseph Decilos
2nd - Lauren Ponce

Program Oral Interpretation
8th - Aaron Blount
7th - Esmeralda Trevino
6th - Anell McDaniel
5th - Carmela Benavides
4th - Joseph Decilos

Duet Acting
2nd - Joseph Decilos and Esmeralda Trevino

Duo Interpretation
2nd - Anell McDaniel and Lauren Ponce

Humorous Interpretation
6th - Anell McDaniel
2nd - John Duncan

Dramatic Interpretation
2nd - Lauren Ponce
1st - Anell McDaniel

South Robotics Team Helps Create Robot for Automated Farming

The HCISD Robotics Community Service Team, comprised of students from the district’s three high-school engineering clubs, has installed Farmbot, an agricultural robot, at STEM² Preparatory Academy that will help students understand how they can use technology to meet the challenges of food production. As with any engineering project, it took a lot of trial and error to get all the components working correctly.

“There were many challenges we encountered while working on this project,” said Cara Ingram, junior at HHSS. “It was a difficult piece, and it was good preparation for an even more difficult project. We have had to deal with a lot of technical difficulties, especially with the programming. It taught us a lot about teamwork and how to be efficient.” Read More here: https://bit.ly/2S1OZCg

South Chess

The chess team recently attended regionals and played in the varsity section at ECHS in Brownsville. The team got 10th place with a total of 12.5 points. Adam elizarde and Julianna Castillo both scored 4 points. The team is recruiting to form a JV team for next year.

Victoria Wells, First Chair Flute in Region 28 Mariachi

Congrats to Victoria Wells on making 1st chair flute in the Region 28 Mariachi! As the top flute player in the region, she will perform with this exciting group on March 9 in Weslaco. Also, Jessica Garcia was the flute alternate. Congrats to our Hawk musicians!

UIL Social Studies and Current Events

Congratulations to South's UIL Social Studies and Current Events competitors for their excellent performance during Hanna's UIL meet. Social Studies won first place team thanks to the following students:

Jeremiah Cortez: 2nd in the Veterans category
Trinity Psenak: 3rd in the Veterans category
Rebecca Ochoa: 4th in the Veterans category
Jose Gutierrez: 3rd in the Novice category
Ebony Cruz: 5th in the Novice category

Current Events won 2nd place team thanks to the following students:

Trinity Psenak: 4th in the Veterans category
Jeremiah Cortez: 6th in the Veterans category

Upcoming Events

February 1:  Lady Hawk Soccer vs Los Fresnos 5:30 PM
February 4 - 8: Counselors Week
February 5: PTSA Board Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Teachers Workroom
February 6: PTSA Student Meeting 11:21 AM - 12:59 PM, ILC
February 15:  City Council PTA Meeting 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Cafeteria
February 12:  Stars Pre-Try-out Meeting 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Stars Room FA-4

All Athletic events listed on calendar are home games

Forward

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