Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-Earlier today, United South High School hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the construction of the Precious Panthers Reading and Vegetable Garden.  Lowe’s Home Improvement Store awarded the school with a $4,000 grant to cover costs of the garden.  Precious Panthers (Intellectually Disabled Students) are enjoying the opportunity to work together

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)- Freedom Elementary was recently recognized by SMART Technologies as a SMART Exemplary Campus. SMART Technologies is honoring Freedom Elementary because they have demonstrated effective, innovative practices in the use of SMART hardware and software to enhance teaching and learning, and are open to sharing their practices with the wider education

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 20th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commissions (THGC), is behind the Dr. Anna Steinberger Outstanding Texas Educator Award, which  recognizes the Texas teacher most dedicated to Holocaust and/or genocide education. This year, THGC received applications from all regions of the state, and United High School ESL teacher Marco Franco was selected as this year’s recipient of the

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)- Recently, the Col. Santos Benavides Elementary (CSBS) Danzerettes competed at the two-day Redline Championship Competition at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.  The talented young ladies took home several accolades, including First place titles in Prop, Lyrical, Jazz, and Pom. Additionally, to cap off their winnings, they were named

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Students from UISD, LISD, St. Augustine High School and the Webb Consolidated School District were presented with Scholarship Letters of Commitment from the GEO Group during a ceremony in the Webb County Commissioner’s Courtroom. Members of the Webb County Commissioners Court joined  GEO Group Warden Javier Aleman to present 25 scholarships totaling

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-United High School senior Mateo A.Simpson has been selected as the 2019 Laredo Border Patrol Youth of The Year! Laredo Sector Acting Asst. Chief Patrol Agent Jose A. Martinez made the announcement during a formal ceremony hosted by the International Bank of Commerce on May 14, 2019. The ceremony is a culmination of the monthly

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD K9 Handler Ben Bondoc and K9 Partner Kyra took 6th place at the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association (NNDDA) Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.  A total of 120 law enforcement K9 teams competed to be “top dog” in the areas of accurate, timed searches for narcotics.   This year they offered a unique training