Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-After more than five decades, United ISD students finally have an Aquatic Center that is replete with amenities for swimmers of all ages and abilities. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 49,000 square foot facility (located at the Student Activity Center), was attended by Board Members, Superintendent David H. Gonzalez, Administrators, and

Courtesy Alex Meyer, Recently, J.B. Alexander High School (AHS), was named as a finalist to win $3000.00 in the PepsiCo Recycle Rally Design Contest. PepsiCo contest judges selected all finalists based on their submission’s visual appeal, effective communication, relevance, and applicability of photos of their Bin, Door, or Bulletin Board designs. The top 12 submissions

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Roosevelt Elementary students enjoyed participating in the campus’ first Boxcar Building Contest. Students rose to the challenge and built innovative vehicles with a little help from their parents. The activity also gave them an opportunity to apply their Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.), skills to the test. The result of

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Veterans Memorial Elementary School (VMES), hosted a #Share the Love Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), campaign in honor of Mikayla Faith Camarillo,whose Mother works as a teacher at the campus.The San Antonio,Texas based charity provides free-of-charge lodging for the families of children who receive essential medical services. In rallying behind baby

  Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) hosted a beautification initiative to help keep their beloved campus clean. NHS members decided to help out around their campus because they knew of the custodial shortage throughout the district. The students spent their evening picking up trash in and around their campus

Courtesy Alex Meyer,   Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)_Congratulations to our UISD students who placed in the Scripps Regional Final Spelling Bee, which was held at Laredo College. First place winner Nathaniel Rimocal (Lamar Bruni-Vergara Middle School), will represent Laredo by competing at the national competition in Washington D.C. on Thursday, June 2, 2022. His

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-H-E-B’s Excellence in Education Awards program announced United ISD one of five finalists across Texas for School District of the Year in the Large School District category. In a process to determine overall statewide winners, a panel of judges visited United ISD and toured Raul Perales Middle School and United High

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Congratulations to Alexander High School (A.H.S.), Theatrical Design students David Elizondo and Kensey Shaw, whose design concepts for the production of “Murder On The Orient Express “have advanced them to the State-Level University Interscholastic League (UIL), competition for the third year in a row. The state meet will take place in

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD will observe its Districtwide Spring Break Holiday for all employees from Monday, March 14, 2022, to Friday, March 18, 2022. All District campuses and administrative offices will be closed. Regular hours will resume on Monday, March 21, 2022. The United ISD Tax Office located at 3501 E. Saunders will