Courtesy Veronica Cantu, Laredo, Texas:  United ISD was recently awarded a grant from the Laredo Diploma Plus Foundation, Inc. The grant will be used to purchase nebulizers for each campus in the District that will contribute towards the School Based Asthma Treatment Program. Currently, there are over 1,370 students throughout the District who are treated

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS), 5th graders from Fasken Elementary teamed up with the Webb County Sheriff’s Department to collect 200 stuffed bears for the Share-A Bear campaign, which is one of their community service programs. Local law enforcement officers will distribute the bears to local children who have been traumatized

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-The Texas National Army Guard Laredo recently donated school supplies to Nye Elementary.  The school supplies will be distributed to students who need additional supplies for classrooms activities. “Anything that can be used in school and for our students is more than welcome,” said Patricia Lanas, Nye Principal.  She added, “We

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD hosts a youth leadership summit to encourage students to work on creating positive school environment. Students from several United I.S.D. campuses spent some time talking about ways they can meet in the middle.  Each Project UNIFY|Meet in the Middle (MiM) campus Youth Leadership Team is comprised of students with and without

Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-Laredo native Daniella Rodriguez, who is also the newly crowned Miss Texas, recently returned to her alma mater for a pep rally with her beloved United High School Longhorns. Ms. Rodriguez’ arrival at the campus gym was met with loud applause. Rodriguez dropped by to talk about her educational journey and her

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-The Webb County Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the United I.S.D. Police Department and a Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Task Force, conducted a random search at United South High School this morning. This sweep was done to insure identification and elimination of illegal drugs or weapons on campus. During this time, the

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-Anyone who loves to see a great music arts competition is invited to attend the United ISD Annual Marching Band Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, October 3 at the Student Activity Complex Stadium located at 5208 Santa Claudia Lane. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. The schedule of performances will be

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-Surrounded by veterans representing various branches of the U.S. military, students, faculty, and staff at Veterans Memorial Elementary School held their official school dedication ceremony Thursday morning. The event took place in a packed gymnasium and was moderated by Carmen Rendon and Alex S. Meyer of the United ISD Communications Office. Featured at the event

Courtesy Alexander Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-After school music programs help students discover and nurture the gift of music and encourage each student to grow in a structured and supportive environment. At present, Killam Elementary school’s Guitar Club has over 100 members, and is comprised of two groups that meet twice a week. Fourth and fifth grade students meet