Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-The following departments of the United Independent School District will observe a special work schedule for the week of July 6, 2015.  The schedule will be as follows: UISD Central Office (located at 201 Lindenwood Dr.)-Only a receptionist will be available to the public from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, July

Courtesy Alex Meyer,      (Laredo, Texas)-The UISD Office of Federal and State Compensatory Programs, in conjunction with the Laredo Children Advocates Raising Education Standards for Migrant Students (C.A.R.E.S.) committee, awarded scholarships to 19 Migrant Education Program students during a luncheon/awards ceremony hosted by IBC on June 16, 2015. Laredo C.A.R.E.S committeee sponsors include Mr. Renato Zapata, CEO

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-On February 14, 2015 the United High school Chess team traveled to Kingsville, Texas to compete at the Region 7 Scholastic Chess Tournament.  The UHS Team placed 2nd and went on to compete at the 2015 Texas High School Chess Championships, held in March 28 and 29at the McAllen Convention Center. 

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-On July 1, 2015, the United Independent School District (UISD), will launch a time saving, safe, on-line procurement portal that will greatly improve communication between the Districts’ Purchasing Department and its vendors and bidders.  This new portal, called  E-bid, will enhance UISD’s ability to maintain accurate and up-to date information on the

Courtesy Veronica Cantu,   (Laredo, Texas)-The dream of owning a brand new car is closer to becoming a reality for one lucky high school student from the United Independent School District.  That’s because Sames Auto Group will be giving away a brand new 2015 Kia Soul at 5:30 pm on June 5 at the Laredo

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Congratulations to the Killam Elementary School second grade students for raising a total of $962.22 during this years’ M.D.A. fundraising effort. The money was raised by way of various Hop-A Thon activities which were held at the Killam elementary campus between May 11 and May 15. This years’ sum represents the

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-Dr. M.E. Malakoff Elementary School’s Armored Knights Robotics team, displayed their hard work at this years Gifted and Talented Showcase which was recently held at the United I.S.D. Student Activity Center. The team incorporated the use of S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math) with the young minds to step up to

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas) – On May 28, 2015 , the Webb County Sheriff’s Office and the Elysian Social Club honored Community Role Models from Laredo’s public and private high schools with an awards ceremony and lunch at Salon Chapa. Four UISD students were among the honorees who received the monthly recognition, which is based on extra-curricular activities and volunteer work above and

Courtesy Veronica Cantu,   The United ISD Police Department hosted the inaugural “K-9” Team Competition on May 20th​at the Laredo Coliseum.  A total of 32 local and out of town law enforcement canine (K-9) teams were competing to be “top dog” in the areas of accurate, timed searches for narcotics.   Each K-9 team searched an area that contained between 50 to 75 articles for three minutes. Some articles contain two types of drugs, marijuana and