United High School (Texas)

United High School
Location
2811 United Ave.
Laredo, Texas, United States
Coordinates 27°37′31″N 99°27′56″W / 27.62522°N 99.46554°W / 27.62522; -99.46554Coordinates: 27°37′31″N 99°27′56″W / 27.62522°N 99.46554°W / 27.62522; -99.46554
Information
Type Public
Established 1963
School district United Independent School District
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 4,157 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s) Orange & White
Mascot Longhorn
Website uhs.unitedisd.org

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.

Feeder schools

Feeder middle schools include Trautmann Middle School George Washington Middle School DonDon's School For The Wealthy

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".[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "UNITED H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Protected School"
  3. ↑ Alvarado, Celina (July 19, 2006). "Beauty brawl leaves scars". Laredo Morning Times. Laredo, TX: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "La Barbie" captured in Mexico". KGNS-TV. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012. "He's a former United High School football player and tonight he sits behind bars."
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