Staff Report EDINBURG, Texas – Edinburg CISD hosted its 32nd Annual Spelling Bee at Johnny G. Economedes High School, recognizing the district’s top young spellers. Caleb Giuoco, an eighth grader from South Middle School, secured first place in the competition.…
Staff Report EDINBURG, Texas – Edinburg High School will honor its national champion cheerleading teams with a banner-raising ceremony today, Friday, Feb. 7, at 3:30 p.m. in the school gym. The ceremony will recognize the varsity cheerleading team for winning…
Photo above: The superintendent of the Alice Independent School District warned parents in a letter Wednesday that Border Patrol agents may be boarding school buses at highway checkpoints to question students about their citizenship status. Credit: Eddie Gaspar for The Texas Tribune…
Photo above: The Texas Senate takes up Senate Bill 2 in Austin on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Credit: Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Feb. 5, 2025 “Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for…
Staff Report EDINBURG—The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) will celebrate five decades of school board service with its first-ever Board Member Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, February 7. The event will recognize past and present board members who have contributed…
Photo above: A student who misses 10% of the days in a school year — enough to be considered chronically absent — will lose opportunities for counseling and will have an increased risk of educational issues. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune By…
Staff Report Edinburg TX – Musicians in the Rio Grande Valley looking to make a difference in their communities will have an opportunity to develop their skills and projects at the upcoming RGV Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop. The hands-on training…
Students make significant contributions to cancer studies Photo above: Dr. Manish Tripathi, assistant professor in the Division of Cancer and Immunology at the UTRGV School of Medicine, and his team are making essential contributions to the fight against cancer. Pictured…
Staff Report EDINBURG TX — Police arrested a 17-year-old from San Juan who is not a student at South Texas ISD World Scholars after he allegedly made a threat against the school. Authorities began investigating the incident after the threat,…
Staff Report EDINBURG TX — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) has announced that classes will be canceled on Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to hazardous winter weather conditions. Forecasters are predicting sub-freezing temperatures and icy road conditions beginning Monday…
