United High School is a public high school located in the northern portion of Laredo, Texas, United States, and is a part of the United Independent School District. A new campus opened on August 24, 2009, for the 2009-2010 school year to alleviate overcrowding at the old campus. Freshman students have been placed in a new campus right next to the main campus. It is the most populated school in Laredo.
Attendance boundary Communities within the United High boundary include portions of Laredo and the following census-designated places: - 2010 map - PDF map - See interactive school district map
Bonanza Hills Botines Four Points La Moca Ranch Los Corralitos Los Minerales Los Huisaches Los Veteranos II Ranchos Penitas West Sunset Acres
Feeder schools Feeder middle schools include Elias Herrera Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and the newly established Juan Ramirez Middle School.
Magnet school United High School also houses the United Engineering & Technology Magnet, which has a robotics program.
"The Protected School" The school was built to contain civil defense facilities. United High School was the subject of a 1965 propaganda film issued by the Office of Civil Defense, "The Protected School"."The Protected School"
Notable alumni
Steve Asmussen (Class of 1985), horse trainer and racer Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA 2011) Edgar Valdez Villareal, captured drug lord for the Betran-Leyva Cartel Marco Antonio Flores
References
External links
United Independent School District