Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, students from Alexander’s High School’s One Act Play program advanced from District Level Competition for their performance of a scene from “Leading Ladies” by Ken Ludwig. The competition was held in Laredo on March 4, 2022 at the Bill Johnson Student Activities Auditorium. The next step for the talented troupe

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recent water issues left some Laredo families without potable water. In the spirit of giving back and caring for the community, Centeno Elementary teachers, staff, custodians, and administrators pitched in to purchase and distribute over 200 cases of water to Centeno families. “We saw a great need for clean drinking water

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)- For a third year, SEL4US and the Urban Assembly invite schools and communities around the globe to celebrate the importance of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), every second Friday during the month of March. This year’s theme is “Finding Common Ground and Pursuing Common Good”. The pursuit of finding common ground and

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD’s Communications Department won several awards at this year’s Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA). TSPRA presented the awards for excellence in school communication at their Star Awards Celebration on February 22, 2022, during the association’s annual conference in Round Rock, TX. Each year, TSPRA recognizes exceptional communicators in public

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School’s (LBVMS) STEM students took a tour of United ISD’s Instructional Television (ITV) studio. The purpose of the visit was for STEM students to gain a behind-the-scenes experience while creating a video. Students also participated in producing a video to promote LBV’s STEM program. Mr. Ruben

Courtesy Susan Carlson, (Laredo, Texas)-Water service has been restored, and all United ISD schools will resume regularly scheduled classes Tuesday, March 1st. This includes Freedom Elementary and Raul Perales Middle School. The boil water notice is still in effect in some areas of the city. UISD will continue providing bottled water and hand sanitizer to

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)- The United High School 9th Campus participated in Random Acts of Kindness Week. Teachers and staff devoted time to encourage students to demonstrate kindness towards others. The freshmen students followed through by helping classmates with their assignments, befriending peers, giving flowers to special needs students, holding doors open for their

Courtesy Jose Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-Due to the low water pressure and outages reported by the City of Laredo, additional schools will be closed and will implement virtual asynchronous instruction tomorrow, February 22, 2022. The campuses are as follows: Ruiz Elementary Salinas Elementary United South Middle United South High School Teachers will send the appropriate links

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD proudly announces the winners of the District’s 34th Annual Science Fair. Middle and high school students displayed and presented their science projects for a panel of judges that consisted of district educators, academic coordinators, and STEM activity coordinators. At the high school level, the Grand Champion will advance to

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United High School JROTC senior Juan Angel Villarreal, Jr., was awarded full scholarships to five universities: UCLA, USC, Baylor, Texas Tech, and the University of Texas. In addition to these prestigious universities, Villarreal was also accepted into the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Villarreal has flourished as a first-year member