Tag: South Texas ISD (STISD)
STISD board vice president appointed to state educational association
South Texas ISD’s board vice president was appointed as an officer for the Texas Association of School Boards during the association’s 2024 Delegate Assembly on Sept. 28 in San Antonio.
TSTC partners with South Texas ISD’s Science Academy for new dual credit welding program
HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College and the South Texas Independent School District’s Science Academy in Mercedes have partnered to offer a dual credit program in Welding Technology. Classes, which are taught at the high school, started this semester.
McAllen teen’s community library celebrates one year
Liam Toledo loves to read. His top recommendation: the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series.
See how Texas scored Hidalgo County school districts
The Texas Education Agency released the 2024 STAAR End-of-Course assessment results with some Hidalgo County school districts being close to, on par or surpassing state averages in categories while some school districts were completely under in almost all end-of-course exams.
Precision machining bootcamp draws high school-age students to TSTC
HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College recently welcomed some Rio Grande Valley high school-age students to TSTC’s Harlingen campus for the America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) computer numerical control machining training bootcamp.
Valley students selected to final stage of NASA HUNCH program
Eight Valley teams in the NASA HUNCH program this year are advancing to showcase their projects for a final design review at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 16 and 17.
Valley students exhibit problem solving and creative thinking through NASA program
MERCEDES — With about half a year put into their projects, students across the Valley were able to present their final prototypes for critical review for the NASA HUNCH program with the chance to advance to the next level of the program at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
‘Gizmo’ gives South Texas ISD students head start in the world of AI robotics
EDINBURG — Always drawing the center of attention wherever he goes, Gizmo, an AI robot dog, is helping students learn hands-on skills for the growing world of technology.
NASA program draws huge participation among Valley schools
MERCEDES — With its inaugural year in the Rio Grande Valley, the NASA HUNCH program has over 1,300 students participating in it with South Texas ISD hosting the first review session featuring NASA engineers Thursday.
South Texas Independent School District attains top ratings in state, nation
The South Texas Independent School District ranks among the best in districts the state and nation, according to the Niche.com Best School Districts rankings for 2024.