Welcome to Hidalgo Early College High School
                "Preparing Tomorrow's Future Today"

Welcome to Hidalgo Early College High School, the "Home of the Pirates."  Hidalgo Early College High School is a comprehensive high school serving approximately 900 students in grades 9-12.
Hidalgo Early College is proud of its students’ record of academic excellence and service to the school and community. In 2006, Hidalgo High School was named a recipient of a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant, allowing Hidalgo High School to become an early college high school in partnership with the University of Texas – Pan American.
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GO PIRATES!

Headlines & Features
Pirate Band Student Makes History!
11/6/2009 12:42:49 PM
For the 4th consecutive yea Hidalgo Pirate Band member Jose Barrera has been selected as the 1st chair Texas All State Jazz Band drummer. This is the first time in a Texas band history that a student has earned first chair all state jazz honors for four consecutive years. For this accomplishment Jose Barrera will be awarded a $3000 scholarship at the Texas Music Educators Convention in San Antonio this coming February.
 
Only the top 20 musicians from across the country are selected for the Texas All State Jazz Band and Jose is the only one ever to receive this honor for four straight years.
 
Jose has been a member of the Pirate Band since his 7th grade year having performed at Pigskin for six years. In addition, Jose has been awarded 6 First Division Gold Medals at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest and has received 15 bands of America regional champion medallions.
 
Jose is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jose and Blanca Barrera who are also his biggest fans. Jose plans to attend the University of North Texas and pursue music as his career choice.
 
Congratulations to Jose Barrera and his family for this tremendous and unparalleled achievement. We look forward to seeing Hidalgo’s own Jose Barrera develop into a world class musician and leader for all to follow.
Local Cheerleader to Perform in the London New Year’s Day Parade
10/21/2009 5:18:49 PM
 
Dreams are a Reality for Hidalgo Early College High School Band
10/21/2009 1:32:14 PM
Congratulations!!! The Mighty Pirate Band earned their 5th consecutive First Division performance at the UIL Regional--The theme of their show is “Dreams of Flying” .
HECHS Current Events Team Takes State Title
5/29/2009 8:02:11 AM
U.I.L. Current Events team just won first place in state after competing in Austin, Texas Monday, May 25. The team is comprised of junior students Alan Arismendez, Leo Garcia, Fernando Torres and Veronica Salinas and is coached by Domingo Ganno. An extra congratulation goes out to Alan Arismendez who also competed individually in U.I.L. Current Events and won the State Title.
Early College Extravaganza
3/10/2009 9:23:51 AM
On March 9, Hidalgo ISD parents and students met at H.E.C.H.S. for the Early College Extravaganza. This evening was planned by GEAR UP with the purpose of informing parents about college entrance exams and applications, graduation requirements and financial aid options.  The meetings were held with great success and students and parents were well informed by the parental involvement program. For more pictures of this event please visit H.E.C.H.S gallery website.
Sports News
2/25/2009 10:16:47 AM
Congratualtions to the H.E.C.H.S. boys and girls varsity basketball teams who both won district titles this 2008-2009 season. The lady pirates have already advanced to the fourth round of playoffs, and the pirates will play their first playoff game Thursday, February 26.
A Win for Hidalgo Soccer Boys
1/28/2009 1:47:06 PM
Congratulations go out to the H.E.C.H.S. boy's soccer team. Varsity and JV  were victorious Tuesday night against Alice High School. Varsity finished with a final score of 8-0, and JV finished with a final score of 7-0.
Surprise Visit on Campus
10/31/2008 1:00:49 PM
Bill and Melinda Gate visited Hidalgo Early College High School Wednesday October 22, and spent the afternoon visiting some of the dual enrollment classes in the new J wing. Both Bill and Melinda wore lab coats and protective goggles in Mr. Gonzalez's chemistry class as they observed the students working on a lab experiment.

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Today's Events
Tutorials - Math and Social Studies
Scrimmage - McAllen Memorial