United High School is a public

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located in the northern portion of

Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of t ...

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, and is a part of the

United Independent School District United Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Laredo, Texas. History The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the former Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts. The "Big Three" involved in the est ...

. 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

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: * Bonanza Hills *

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* 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 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"."The Protected School"
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Notable alumni

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(Class of 1985), horse trainer and racer * Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA 2011) *

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, captured drug lord for the Betran-Leyva Cartel *

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References

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