United High School (Laredo, Texas)
# United High School (Laredo, Texas)

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:

* 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 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".

## 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
