Harlingen High School
| Harlingen High School | |
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| Address | |
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1201 Marshall Avenue Harlingen 78550 United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°12′27″N 97°41′01″W / 26.2074°N 97.6836°WCoordinates: 26°12′27″N 97°41′01″W / 26.2074°N 97.6836°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Cardinal Spirit Never Dies" |
| Established | 1913 |
| School district | Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District |
| Principal | Imelda Munivez |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,896 (2014-2015) |
| Campus type | Closed Campus |
| Color(s) |
Red & White & Black |
| Athletics conference | District 32-6A |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Rivals | Harlingen High School South |
| Mascot Nickname | Big Red and Lady Red |
| Website | Official Website |
Harlingen High School, also abbreviated as HHS, is a public high school located in Harlingen, Texas (USA). It is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and was the first of three HCISD high schools established. HHS was the sole high school from its establishment in 1913 to 1993 when the school split and Harlingen High School South was formed. In 2015, the school was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.
The Harlingen Cardinals compete in the following sports:
With 576 victories, the Harlingen Cardinals is the most successful high school football program in the Rio Grande Valley's 100 year high school football history with Harlingen participating in all but the first three of the 100 years. Harlingen also possesses a Valley record 32 Texas state football playoff appearances as well as the most district championships in the valley. In 1976 the Cardinals completed their first 10-0 season in school history.
Harlingen is coached by Manny Gomez, a defensive star from that 1989 playoff team, and is currently riding a nine-year active playoff appearance streak and are poised to extend that streak to ten consecutive years. The Cardinals have been named the number 1 football team all time in Valley Freedom Newspaper's Gridiron Gold series countdown of the top 14 schools in the Valley's 100 year football history.
In the playoffs, Harlingen became the first team in Valley football history to win 3 playoff games and reach the 4th round where they lost at home to Converse Judson.
Arguably the Cardinal's best season to date has come in 1989 under the leadership of legendary coach Jesse Longhofer. After losing the season opener, the Cardinals rallied to an eight-game win streak to finish the season 8-1 (one game was canceled).
One of the most anticipated high school football games is the Battle of the Arroyo between the Harlingen Cardinals and rivals, San Benito High School Greyhounds. San Benito is Harlingen's neighboring community. The game between each school has been played 85 times with bragging rights and many times (prior to the recent district realignment) playoff spots on the line. 2016 marked the 86th "Battle" with Harlingen winning 29-27. HHS leads the series 58-23-5 and 2-0 in playoffs.
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