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Volume 3, Issue 14 - April 12, 2019
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Lady Hawks Earn Elite 8 State Quarter Finals Spot
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Lady Hawks are officially in the Elite 8-State Quarter Finals! They play Lake Travis High School at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Brownsville Sports Park. Congratulations Lady Hawks!
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HHS South Students of the Month
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Congratulations to senior students, Asa Britten and Alexander Castillo for being selected April 2019 South PTSA Students of the Month. Their dedication and enthusiasm towards academic excellence and their community is truly inspiring. May they achieve success in their future endeavors. They are a Step Above!
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South Tennis Players Advance to Regionals
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Harlingen High School South tennis team secured the district championship recently and also nearly swept the district meet with 11 tennis athletes advancing to regionals. “I think it took a good team effort,” said South’s Head tennis Coach Noe Stillman. “It takes a perfect storm for all of your players to play well on the same day.” The regional tournament will take place in San Antonio on April 17-18.
HHSS regional qualifiers are as follows:
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Girls Singles
Valeria Montero
Girls Doubles
Autumn “Turbo” Turrubiartes and Kennedy Kibbler
Mixed Doubles
Kara LeMarr and Matthew Cavazos
Kelley Yeupell and Will Bell
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Boys Singles
Adrian Mungia
Victor Ringheanu
Boys Doubles
Chris Rayner and Billy Yeupell
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HHS South Speech, Drama and Debate Team Secure Spots at NSDA National Tournament
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South Speech, Drama and Debate team recently competed at the NSDA qualifier. The team secured 5 spots for the NSDA National Tournament, as well as earning District Speech Sweepstakes! 6 students will head to Dallas in June to compete at the most prestigious tournament in the country.
The following students qualified:
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Anell McDaniel: Dramatic Interpretation
John Duncan: Humorous Interpretation
Lucero Sauceda: Domestic Extemp
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Joseph Decilos: Program Oral Interpretation
Christian Villareal & RJ Gonzalez: Policy Debate
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South Men's Track Team District Champions
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The South Hawks Men’s Track Team had an incredible run at the district meet on Saturday at Sam’s Stadium in Brownsville. The Hawks were predicted to lose to the crosstown rivals by 21 points but the Hawks came out Champs! The Hawks scored 210 points.It was truly a team win where every point counted.
Leading the hawks in scoring were: Nitia Duran, Rhandall Lopez, Sammy Ruiz (pole-vault), Chase Harrell, Israel Villarreal, Eric Lopez, Austin Montalvo, Ben Ruiz, Cristian Montano, Andrew Ott , Alex Esparza, Cristian Cortez, Gabriel Mares, Marcos Gonzalez, Kaleb Solis, Joshua Escobedo, Ryan Pena, Sage Harvey, Daylon Hernandez, Isaac Moreno and Idol Ramon.
The Hawks qualified in all but one event for the area meet, which will take place April 18th in Weslaco. The coaching staff would like to thank the entire staff for your continued support. Hawks Up!
Area qualifiers are as follows:
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Nitia Duran: 110-300 mile relay
Rhandall Lopez: Pole Vault, 110-300-Mile Relay
Sammy Ruiz: Pole Vault, 400 - Mile Relay
Chase Harrell: Shot Put, Discus
Austin Montalvo: Sprint Relay, 800 Meter Relay-200
Israel Villarreal: 800 meter relay, 300-Mile Relay,
Eric Lopez: 800-1600
Ben Ruiz: Shot Put -Discus
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Andrew Ott: Shot Put
Alex Esparza: Sprint Relay, 800 - Meter Relay
Cristian Cortez: Discus
Gabriel Mare: Triple Jump
Kaleb Solis: 100
Marcos Gonzalez: Sprint Relay
Joshua Escobedo: High Jump
Cristian Montano: Sprint Relay, 800 Meter Relay
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South Freshman Track Teams District Champions
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Congratulations to the South Freshman Boys and Girls Track Teams for earning the title District Champions. We are proud of you. Hawk Pride, A Step Above!
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South Students Inspired by Rachel's Challenge
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Ms. O. De La Rosa's 3rd period class was inspired by Rachel's Challenge lesson that discussed showing gratitude to a particular group. Students immediately decided that they wanted to show appreciate to the campus custodians by giving them an appreciation gift. Students donated time and money to put this together for South custodians. Hawk Pride, A Step Above!
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Latin National Qualifiers
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Eight Harlingen High School South students advanced to the National Junior Classical League National Competition, which will be held at North Dakota State University in July.The students attended the state competition in Austin this month, where they competed against students from 46 other high schools in Texas.The National Junior Classical League is sponsored by the American Classical League. Junior and senior competitors are tested on their knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome, Latin oratory, classical art and ancient geography. The eight prize winners are all students in Mrs. Marie Garza’s Latin class. “I also want to extend my sincere gratitude to Ms. Alma Rodriguez for helping me coach these students and being a great co-sponsor,” Garza said.
The following are the eight students who advanced to the national event:
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Salome Quintanilla, Maxima Cum Laude
Level 1: 10th place in reading comprehension
Judith De La Garza
Level 3: 10th place in Latin oratory and in mottoes and quotations
Valeria Montero, Cum Laude
Level 4: 5th place in mottoes and quotations
Alexander Castillo, Cum Laude
Level 3: 7th place in advanced level Greek history
Cassandra Sauceda
Level 1: 6th place in classical art
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Barbara Zamorano
Level 3: 9th place in classical art and 10th place in illustrated quotations
Alyssa Rios, Maxima Cum Laude
Gold in pentathlon - Level 2
Lorynn Vera, Magna Cum Laude
Silver in pentathlon - Level 2
Alternates:
Victoria Saenz, Cum Laude
Dalilah Sanchez, Cum Laude
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On April 5th and 6th, the Harlingen South Hawks Racing Team competed in the 2nd Annual Greenpower USA Electric Car Race in Brownsville. This year the event was held at the UTRGV campus and involved a field of 25 teams from middle schools, high schools and institutes of higher learning. The race objective is to run as many laps as possible during a 90-minute period, with only one set of batteries. Students get to modify their cars to make them more efficient, faster or to find that delicate balance between the two. It is a fantastic experience for the students involved as they get real life feedback on the performance of the parts and modifications they engineer for their cars. Awards are given to the top three teams in each category, but the reality is all participants are winners in this tremendous learning experience!
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Victor Ringheanu Wins National Honor Society Scholarship
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We’re proud to announce that Victor Ringheanu has been selected as an NHS Scholarship recipient. Victor was chosen from more than 11,000 applicants and will receive a $3,000 scholarship toward higher education. Recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated work to support the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Join us in congratulating Victor and his accomplishments!
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2019 SkillsUSA Texas State Conference
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The 2019 SkillsUSA State Competition took place in Corpus Christi from April 4 through April 7, 2019. SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving high school, college and middle school students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, and for further education. It also provides many opportunities for growth through competitions at the district, state and national levels.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Congratulations to the following students who earned the highest Superior Ratings for job exhibits at the SkillsUSA Texas State Conference this past week:
- Advertising Design Campaign: Felicity Sanchez, and Team Amy Finley / Anjel Rojas
- Advertising Design – Individual: Cynthia Garcia
- Graphic Communications Digital Exhibits: Kayla Skye Gonzalez and Team David Balli / Yacqueline Gonzalez Duran
- Digital Image Manipulation: John Dove
- Digital Illustration: David Ryan Velasquez, Ashley Gomez, Isabella Rubio and Nina Tapia
- Abigail Garcia also earned third place in Commercial Photography – Portrait exhibits.
Five students also proudly represented South at the state level in various leadership and skills contests.
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South PTSA Earns Membership Award
Texas PTA announced that Harlingen High School South PTSA has won the Three Year High Award! Recruiting more members than we had last year AND the two years before is a huge milestone for our South community. Way to go!
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Boggus Ford Drive 4 UR School Event
South PTSA needs your help to raise funds for our school. Everyone is invited to take a spin in a new Ford vehicle this Saturday, April 13th, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the South Mini-Stadium parking lot. For every test-drive taken, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to our school, for a total of up to $6,000! Test Drivers have to be at least 18 years old, have a drivers license and car insurance.
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Click here to view South's Final Exam Schedule.
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