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United South High School
Location
4001 Ave. Los Presidentes Laredo, TX 78046
Coordinates	27°28′38″N 99°27′01″W / 27.47736°N 99.45019°W / 27.47736; -99.45019
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Panther Pride
Established	1990
School district	United Independent School District
NCES District ID	4843650.
CEEB code	444059
NCES School ID	484365006922.
Principal	Martha Imelda Alvarez Assistant principal= Chris Sandoval
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,243 (2022-23)
Color(s)	Carolina blue, silver, and black
Mascot	Panthers
Website	ushs.unitedisd.org

United South High School is a high school located in the southern portion of Laredo, Texas, United States. It is a part of the United Independent School District. It consists of over 40 school organizations, and mostly serves students with Hispanic ethnicity.

There is a no-bullying tolerance in the school, and the UISD dress code is strictly enforced.

Along with offering various academic courses (G/T & AP), United South is also a college prep school, and offers education in vocational programs (Construction Technology, Auto Body, Future Farmers of America, and Welding). It is also known for its Academy of Global Business and Advanced Technology.

Alumni activities include the Men's and Women's Youth Conferences, Career Day, and the inviting of special guest speakers.

The Academy

United South High School houses the Academy of Global Business and Advanced Technology, a magnet school focused on business and technology education. This academy is a small section within the school. To join it, students take a timed entrance exam. They can choose technology or business. Business classes include Accounting I and Entrepreneurship (sophomores), Securities and Investments and Business Law (juniors), and Distribution and Logistics (seniors). Technology classes include A+ Certification (sophomores), Internetworking I (juniors), and Internetworking II (seniors). Magnet students are required to graduate on the distinguished plan and must have at least 250 community service hours, 4 measures, and 32 high school credits in order to do so.

Attendance boundary

Communities within the United South High boundary include portions of Laredo and the following census-designated places:

• Colorado Acres
• Hillside Acres
• La Coma
• Laredo Ranchettes
• Laredo Ranchettes West
• Las Haciendas
• Las Pilas
• Los Altos
• Los Arcos
• Los Centenarios
• Los Fresnos
• Los Nopalitos
• Los Veteranos I
• Pueblo East
• Pueblo Nuevo
• Ranchitos East
• Ranchitos Las Lomas
• San Carlos I
• San Carlos II
• Tanquecitos South Acres
• Tanquecitos South Acres II
• Valle Verde

References

1. "UNITED SOUTH H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
2. "Search for Public Schools - United South High (484365006922)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for United Independent School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
4. "United South High School". ushs.unitedisd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
5. "United South High School". ushs.unitedisd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
6. "United ISD - Schools".
7. "United South High School". ushs.unitedisd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
8. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-04-19. - 2010 map
9. "Boundary Map". United South High School. Retrieved 2022-08-29. - PDF map - See interactive school district map

External links

• Official website

v t e City of Laredo
Nicknames: Gateway City , City Under Seven Flags
Attractions	Republic of the Rio Grande Museum Laredo Water Museum Imaginarium of South Texas Washington's Birthday Celebration Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center Sames Auto Arena
Sports	Uni-Trade Stadium PEG Energy Stadium Veterans Field Student Activity Complex Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Laredo Heat Laredo Lemurs(defunct)
Business	Falcon International Bank International Bank of Commerce Laredo National Bank(defunct) Mall del Norte The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo Taco Palenque
History	Timeline Cathedral of San Agustin Don Tomás Sánchez Colonel Santos Benavides Battle of Laredo Fort McIntosh Laredo Air Force Base Republic of the Rio Grande San Agustin de Laredo Historic District Flag of Laredo, Texas Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande
Geography	Chacon Creek Lake Casa Blanca Rio Grande San Ildefonso Creek San Ygnacio Creek Santa Isabel Creek Sombrerillito Creek Zacate Creek
Education	Tertiary Laredo College Texas A&M International University The University of Texas Education and Research Center at Laredo K-12 Laredo ISD Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa HS Joseph W. Nixon HS Raymond & Tirza Martin HS Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet Vidal M. Treviño Sch of Communications and Fine Arts Lara FS Academy United ISD John B. Alexander HS Lyndon B. Johnson HS United HS United South HS
Mass media	Newspapers English Laredo Morning Times LareDOS(defunct) Zapata Times Spanish El Diario de Nuevo Laredo El Mañana Primera Hora Última Hora Television XHLNA Azteca Uno–HD 1.1 XHLNA-TDT2 ADN 1.2 XHLAR Las Estrellas–HD 2.1 XHCTNL Imagen TV–HD 3.1 XHCTNL Excelsiór TV 3.4 XHBR Las Estrellas–HD 4.1 XHBR Canal 5 5.1 XHNAT Multimedios–HD 6.1 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV 6.2 XHNAT-TDT3 Teleritmo 6.3 XHNAT-TDT4 MVS 6.4 XHLAT Azteca 7–HD 7.1 XHLAT a+ 7.2 KGNS NBC–HD 8.1 KGNS-DT2 ABC–HD 8.2 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo–HD 8.3 KGNS-DT5 TCN 8.5 KXNU-LD Telemundo–HD 10.1 KYLX CBS–HD 13.1 KYLX-LD2 CW 13.2 KLMV MeTV 15.1 KLMV-LD2 Estrella TVs 15.2 KLMV-LD3 Movies! 15.3 KLMV-LD4 JTV 15.4 XEFE Televisa local 17.1 KLDO Univision–HD 27.1 KLDO-DT2 LATV 27.2 KLDO-DT3 TBD 27.3 KLDO-DT4 Stadium 27.4 KLDO-DT5 Court TV 27.5 KXOF-CD Fox–HD 31.1 KXOF-CD2 Grit 31.2 KXOF-CD3 Laff 31.3 KETF-CD UniMás–HD 39.1 KETF-CD2 Comet 39.2 KETF-CD3 Charge! 39.3 KETF-CD4 Azteca America–HD 39.4 Radio AM 790 XEFE 890 KVOZ 960 XEK 1000 XENLT 1090 XEWL 1300 KLAR 1340 XEBK 1370 XEGNK 1410 XEAS 1490 KLNT 1550 XENU FM 88.1 KHOY 88.9 XHLDO 89.9 KBNL 91.3 XHNOE 92.7 KJBZ 94.1 XHTLN 94.9 KQUR 95.7 XHBK 97.1 XHNLO 98.1 KRRG 99.3 XHNK 101.5 XHAS 102.3 XHMW 103.3 XHAHU 104.9 XHNLR 106.1 KNEX 106.5 La Tremenda 107.3 XHGTS
Transportation	International bridges Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge World Trade International Bridge Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Highways I-35 I-35 Bus. I-69W Proposed I-2 Proposed I-27 US 59 Bus. US 59-Z US 83 SH 255 SH 359 Loop 20 Spur 260 Spur 400 FM 1472 FM 3338 San Isidro Parkway Transit El Metro Transit El Aguila Airport Laredo International Airport
Neighborhoods	El Barrio Azteca Downtown Nye San Agustin de Laredo Historic District
Category Commons

• High schools in Laredo, Texas
• United Independent School District high schools
• Magnet schools in Texas