Courtesy Noraida Negron, LAREDO, Texas – The City of Laredo and Webb County have TWELVE new confirmed deaths in Webb County related to COVID-19. The City and County want to express their most sincere condolences to the families of those who have lost a loved one through this pandemic and want them to know that

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-After months of deliberation, the United ISD Board of Trustees finalized a decision to rename George Washington Middle School. The campus’ new name will honor UISD Board member Juan Roberto Ramirez. The change will take effect in time for the 2021-2022 school year. Ramirez is a long-standing member of the UISD

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-Katia Velasquez, a 5th grader at Trautmann Elementary, wrote a poem selected for publishing in “A Celebration of Poets,” a Creative Communication publication. Katia wrote a poem about the pandemic when her class was learning about poetry. She was then encouraged by her teacher, Ms. Adriana Lewis, to submit it to

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, students enrolled in the United High School Engineering Magnet Program participated in a virtual presentation by Hanson Professional Services. The company is a leading national engineering/consulting firm that encourages students to engage in a growing and rewarding career by building railway and transportation systems, highways, bridges, airports and more. Hanson

Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-The United Independent School District invites parents and the community to attend a virtual Public Hearing for United ISD’s Annual Report to be held at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The meeting will present data from the Texas Academic Performance Report, referred to as the TAPR. This information is

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-Over the fall semester Los Obispos Middle School Science, Engineering, Technology , and Math (STEM) students created toys for students with disabilities. These toys were created to help children with disabilities during therapy sessions. The STEM students]ts of Los Obispos Middle School include Emmanuel Vasquez, Andrea Charles, Marelee Garcia, Amisadai Barrera,

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Tx)-The Laredo Police Officers Association (LPOA) through their annual Angel Tree Project treated students from Zaffirini Elementary with presents and meals from Chick-Fil-A. Students also received a special visit from Santa Claus, which was made possible by Guerra Communications. “Thank you, LPOA for your thoughtfulness and generous donations, you have brightened

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Tx)-United ISD Superintendent Roberto J. Santos received a special recognition from the City of Laredo’s Mayor, Pete Saenz, and City Council Members during a City Council meeting held on Monday, December 7, 2020. Upon announcing his retirement from United I.S.D., Mr. Santos was recognized for his 38 years of service to

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Tx)-UISD is proud to announce that 185 students from the District have earned AP (Advanced Placement), Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on corresponding exams. Seven students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Los Obispos Middle School hosted its 2nd annual Parenting Partners workshop, and graduated 13 parents on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The parents completed the six required sessions that taught them how to build stronger relationships with their children, school, and community. School counselors Mrs. Cognata and Mrs. Davila received positive feedback