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Wednesday, December 26, 2012  Angela Gonzalez is an 8th grader at Coakley Middle School. The next step in her education finds she and her classmates on a construction site instead of a high school campus.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Some 50 teenage musicians from around the Rio Grande Valley that comprise the South Texas Youth Symphony.

Sunday, December 25, 2011  A Harlingen choir teacher battling breast cancer is teaching her students how to reach the high notes and deal with the low notes.

Friday, September 02, 2011  A special group of counselors are helping Coakley Middle School students deal with the death of a classmate who died after collapsing during volleyball practice.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  A female student from Coakley Middle School in Harlingen passed away on Wednesday after collapsing during volleyball practice earlier in the week.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  The grandfather of a man on the run spoke to Action 4 News about an incident that caused the SWAT team and police to be mobilized across the street from Coakley Middle School.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  Authorities have identified a man responsible for the Harlingen SWAT team being deployed to a home across the street from Coakley Middle School.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  "It was a pretty weird day," said Cole Allex of his first day of TAKS testing at Coakley Middle School in Harlingen, but he was well prepared for the test.

Sunday, April 03, 2011  Teachers from across the Rio Grande Valley gathered in Donna Saturday to protest.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  A 15-year-old Harlingen boy is facing criminal charges after he allegedly exposed himself to children in a neighborhood near Coakley Middle School.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  The family of 13-year-old Anissa Marie Salazar and 4-year-old Johnathan Cantu have set up a bank account to help pay for medical and funeral expenses.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  The start of school at Coakley Middle School in Harlingen was not like any other. Students are buzzing over the year ahead but no one can ignore the absence of a young girl who once captivated so many with her smile.

Friday, February 26, 2010  Students from the Harlingen's Coakley Middle School earned a trip to the National Chess Championship in Minnesota.