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Archives for August 2017

UISD Ready to Welcome Students Back to School for 2017-2018 School Year

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-UISD is ready to extend a warm welcome to both new and returning students for what promises to be another exciting year of  learning, exploration, personal growth, and success! The 2017-2018 school-year begins for all students this Monday, August 21, 2017.

United South High School Teacher Earns Region One Award and Qualifies for Statewide Recognition

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The Region One Education Service Center recently announced that United South High School 10th grade World History teacher and department chair Andrea Joy Garza won the 2018 Region One District Secondary Teacher of the Year award. As a winner, Ms. Garza will represent Region One at the Texas Teacher of the Year state level competition scheduled for September

TxDot Traffic Alert

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – Weather permitting on Monday, August 14, 2017, FM 190 will close temporarily to local traffic only in Asherton in order to facilitate the demolition of the existing bridge structures and to continue proposed bridge structure work. Traffic at the intersection of FM 2522/FM 190, headed north, will also be local traffic

Two New Courses for United South High School Business Magnet Students

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Sinneh J. Koroma Jr., Dean of the Academy of Global Business & Advance Technology at United South High School announced the introduction of two new courses to be offered in partnership with Laredo Community College beginning this fall. The courses are: Logistics/Distribution Management and Computer Maintenance. Students will have an opportunity

Chick-Fil A Partners with UISD to Collect Clothing for Students

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The Chick-Fil-A Marketplace located at Bob Bullock Loop and Clark Blvd. gave UISD’s Back to School Clothing Drive a generous boost. The drive, which ran from July 18 to August 2, collected over 1800 pieces of new and gently used clothing in the restaurant’s drop off box. In exchange, Chick-Fil-A gave customers complementary

TAMIU Hosts Technology Education Conference Friday

Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-Teachers, librarians and campus technologists will convene at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) for the Seventh Annual Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) LIB Tech Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Featured speakers, Janet Corder and Joan Gore, will present “The Power of You.” The event is free to TCEA members; non-members pay $50.

TxDot Traffic Alert

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx – US 59 Loop east- and westbound ramp closures will be in effect as follows for sign installation work as part of the International Blvd. overpass construction at US 59 Loop: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. – US 59 Loop westbound ramp closure Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 9

UT OnRamps Symposium Prepares UISD High School Teachers to Apply College Level Curriculum

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-A UT OnRamps Partnership Symposium was held in Austin, Texas during the latter part of July 2017. In attendance were United Independent School District (UISD), Physics and Pre –Calculus teachers. With OnRamps, the University of Texas at Austin and UISD have partnered to offer college credit to mathematics and physics students

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