United High School (Texas)

Infobox School


name=United High School
type=Public
location= 8800 McPherson Rd.
Laredo, TX
information=[phone]
established=1983
grades= 9-12
enrollment= 3,100 +
faculty=
principal=Alberto Aleman, Jr.
mascot=Longhorns
colors=orange and white
district=United Independent School District
website= [http://uhs.unitedisd.org/ uhs.unitedisd.org]

United High School is a public high school located in the northern portion of Laredo, Texas and is a part of the United Independent School District. Enrollment at United High School is estimated to be over 3,100 students. The current campus is currently overcrowded and a new campus is under construction which is slated to open for the 2009-2010 school year in northeast Laredo.

Magnet School

United is home to UISD's United Engineering & Technology Magnet school, a challenging college preparatory program. Students who are accepted to the program attend classes together throughout their four years of high school. A rigorous, all AP schedule is required for all magnet students.

In addition to the core AP classes, students attending the magnet are required to take:

* 2 years of lab-based technology courses
* 2 years of drafting/CAD
* 1 year of computer science
* 1 additional year of either computer science or CAD
* 1 year of product research and development

Advanced Placement Classes

United High School will offer the following AP courses in the 2008-2009 school year:

* AP Biology
* AP Calculus AB
* AP Calculus BC
* AP Chemistry
* AP English Language
* AP English Literature
* AP Macroeconomics
* AP Physics B
* AP Physics C
* AP Spanish Language
* AP US Government
* AP US History

tandardized dress

Starting in the 2007–2008 school year, students are required to follow a standardized dress code provided by the district.

Orange is United designated extra shirt color choice.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform. Parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Feeder schools

Feeder middle schools include:
*Trautmann Middle School
*United Middle School
*George Washington Middle School

External links

* [http://www.uisd.net/ United Independent School District]