United High School (Laredo, Texas)

United High School
United High School
Location
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	2811 United Ave.; Laredo, Texas, United States
Coordinates	27.62522°N 99.46554°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963
School district	United Independent School District
Staff	231.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	4,342 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.73[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 and George Washington 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".[2]

Notable alumni

Steve Asmussen (Class of 1985), horse trainer and racer
Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA 2011)[3]
John Anthony Castro (Class of 2008) Candidate for U.S. Senate (R TX)
Edgar Valdez Villareal (captured drug lord for the Betran-Leyva Cartel)

References

"UNITED H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
"The Protected School"
Alvarado, Celina (July 19, 2006). "Beauty brawl leaves scars". Laredo Morning Times. Laredo, TX: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

External links

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[NCES-1] "UNITED H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[2] "The Protected School"

[lamt060719-3] Alvarado, Celina (July 19, 2006). "Beauty brawl leaves scars". Laredo Morning Times. Laredo, TX: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 15, 2015.