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Welcome to Hidalgo High School
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"Preparing Tomorrow's Future Today"
Welcome to Hidalgo High School, the "Home of the Pirates." Hidalgo High School is a comprehensive high school serving approximately eight hundred fifty students in grades 9-12.
Hidalgo High School 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.
Visit the various links on our website in order to learn more about Hidalgo High School.
GO PIRATES!
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Headlines & Features
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| "On the Right Track to College" Conference |
| 4/8/2008 7:40:55 AM |
April 5 — GEAR UP and the Hidalgo Parental Involvement program held their first conference “On the Right Track to College” at HECHS. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Texas A&M in collaboration with the Region One GEAR UP Bridges to the Future Partnership have taken bold steps to get parents and students information to attain a higher level of education. The conference focused on information to ensure the parents understand the importance of grades, graduation requirements, HECHS graduation plans, college entrance exams, and financial aid.
The sessions were given by freshmen parent volunteers who have been trained by GEAR UP and the Abriendo Puertas programs. Tina Atkins, Region One GEAR UP Director, and Nicole Luna, UTPA Financial Aid Advisor were also here for several sessions.
The conference started at 8 a.m. with the student/parent registration, and provided lunch for the families to energize them for the afternoon sessions, which ended by 2:30 p.m. “Parents and students were so involved with sessions activities” Mrs. Garcia added “they realized the importance of the information given and we are expecting a great result from this conference”
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| HECHS Students Engage In The Political Process Through The Academic Star Award Program In The Social Sciences |
| 4/7/2008 8:00:34 AM |
“The goals of The Academic Star Award Program in the Social Sciences is to provide opportunities to excel in Government or Political Science and Economics for high school, AP, concurrent and college credit and motivate young leaders to become active in their communities”, Nelva Sosa-Slage explains. For HECHS senior students, this includes “the ability to integrate classroom topics with the Primary Election by researching the issues, debating the positions of candidates, attending speakers’ forums, registering new voters, campaigning for candidates, participating in rallies and conventions, evaluating poll and election statistics and casting own vote to list a few” Mrs. Sosa-Slage added.
In short, HECHS students understand the significance of continuing to be engaged in the process even after the General Election in November for they want to educate others as to how it works.
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| Our Week in Sports |
| 4/8/2008 7:56:56 AM |
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April 1-6
Our Lady Pirates Sofball team played against Port Isabel on Tuesday and won 18-0. Diana Castillo/sophomore hit a grand slam at the 3rd and last inning. The Pirate Baseball team played against Progreso and won 9-0. Luis Pereza/senior hit a home run with two men on base.
On Saturday the Pirates Baseball team played against Zapata and won 12-2.
Special Congratulations goes to our Pirate soccer team for their great season and amazing effort. The team advanced all the way to Regionals this year.
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| The Pleasure of Your Presence is Required... |
| 4/4/2008 1:19:41 PM |
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Arrangements were made, invitations sent out, students were ready to get married by 10 a.m. in the school’s cafeteria. Don’t be alarmed, this was just a Preparation for Parenting class project. The class is designed to provide students opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in preparation to function effectively in the role of parent. Students have to go through the whole process of meeting a partner, getting to know him/her, propose, get married, and become parents. “Students are thought that the parenting process doesn’t start when first have your child, but since you choose the person you are getting married to” Ms. Negrete said. The ceremony was conducted by Mrs. Arismendez, who acted as judge, she gave them their marriage certificates, the brides threw their bouquets and the party started. Next week the students will embark in their new project: pregnancy, and child birth. “The course is very high paced, and even though all life adversities can’t be predicted or covered in class, I believe it gives our students a very good idea of the great responsibility it is to be a parent” Ms. Negrete added
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| Joe Ramirez Brings Home the Silver State Medal |
| 3/31/2008 9:35:16 AM |
Our very own, Pirate Joe Ramirez, brought home the silver state medal after competing at the UIL State Championship in Abeline, TX this weekend. Together with his accomplishment he also set a new state bench record of 265. He was always accompanied by his coach J. Villarreal, who always encouraged, and supported him throughout the year, Ramirez said.
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| Great District Meet for the Pirates UIL Team. |
| 4/2/2008 7:49:17 AM |
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The UIL team had their district meet at Rio Hondo on Saturday, March 29th. Weeks prior to the meet students were anxious to attend the event, asking their coaches when the meet was taking place. Students participated not only in their areas but were eager to try their knowledge in areas that they had never tried before.
Everything was very well organized, students were studying and practicing in between the their events, you could feel the dedication came from their heart, Ms. Korolyk commented .
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| Great Performance by Grupo Folklorico Hidalgo |
| 3/28/2008 8:46:00 AM |
Hidalgo Early College High School salutes Grupo Folklorico Hidalgo on a fantastic performance at the 14th Annual Viva Aztlan International Competition in Lubbock, Texas. Eighteen high school students competed against other high school an professional groups from the United States and Mexico and won for Best Contemporary Dance, overall. Students, Hector Sustaita and Maria Quintero took the medal for Best Dancers at the Competition.
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| GEAR UP |
| 3/31/2008 7:27:31 AM |
Throughout the year GEAR UP has been involved in many activities and this week is no exception. Mrs. Barrera’s Algebra class was visited by a video crew to showcase the TI Navigator initiative at the National Conference in Washington D.C. Mrs. Dorali Garcia/Gear UP Coordinator mentioned that this initiative has very successful as the recent benchmark scores have improved and failure rates are lower in comparison to the previous year scores.
On Friday, March 28, GEAR UP has also sponsored an Austin Area College Tour for the freshmen, and senior class. Around ninety students participated in this trip that included stops at Texas State University, St. Edwards, and UT Austin.
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| Masterminds on the Road To Success |
| 1/30/2008 10:14:12 AM |
Hidalgo High School’s Mastermind Team, captained by four year veteran, Michael Pietrzak, has advanced to the third round of competition after going head-to-head with last year’s champions, McAllen Memorial. With strong support coming from teammates, Alan Arismendez and Thomas Pietrzak, the Masterminds team made an impressive presentation of knowledge and skill that reflects the academic pace established at our high school. Airing on Channel 5 on February 23rd at 5:30, the competition shall prove to be exciting and historic. Tune in and see our students succeed.
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| Hidalgo ISD holds the 7th Annual Science Fair |
| 1/25/2008 3:03:18 PM |
On January 24, the 7th Annual Hidalgo ISD Science Fair took place at Kelly Elementary. Hidalgo High School students prepared for the event with enthusiasm. All around the halls you could see students with their display boards, discussing and sharing ideas. Our science teachers were so eagerly helping the students succeed with their projects. “It’s a good venue for students to have their skills in scientific inquiry. Hopefully, this will prepare them to be conscientious adults to help out in our preservation of the environment” Mr. Gonzales replied when asked about the benefits of our science fair. This year winner in the 9th/10th category was Alan Arismendez and Roberto Carrillo in the 11th/12th category. Good job everyone!
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| Varsity Winterguard Gets Ready for Competition |
| 1/24/2008 8:23:58 AM |
The 2008 Hidalgo Varsity Winterguard is getting ready for competition. After a highly successful marching season, having been named the Best Colorguard in Texas at the USSBA State Championship, the team is ready to defend their title in the indoor season. This year's show is entitled CRAZY and features music from Simple Plan, Patsy Cline, Gnarles Barkley, and Britney Spears.
On Saturday February 2, Hidalgo will travel to La Joya for their first competition. Valley competitors include McHi and Edinburg North. The next contest will take place at Edinburg North on Saturday March 15, followed by the Clark High School contest on March 29, and STATE on April 5th in San Antonio.
In addition to the group show, some individual and small groups will be competing in the Texas Educational Colorguard Association's Solo and Ensemble contest. Senior's Ana Alanis and Ana Zapata will join Junior's Shawncy Mata and Che Orozco in a saber ensemble routine. Senior, Edda Colunga will compete as a solo dancer. Freshmen, Danny Guzman, Linda Perez, Tatianna Candanoza, and Jessica Alanis are working on their rifle ensemble. The STATE competition for Solo and Ensemble will take place in San Antonio on Friday March 28, 2008.
This team has a little sister guard at Ida Diaz Junior High who will compete with them as well. Their show is entitled ELVIS and features music from the Disney movie, Lilo and Stitch. These winterguard are under the direction of Christina Burbank and Laura Reyes. Good luck to the HHS Varsity Winterguard as they prepare for a 'crazy' season!
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