Mount Pleasant Junior High School took 60 7th and 8th graders to the recent District 16-5A Middle School UIL Academic Meet and brought home multiple medals and ribbons. The 7th graders placed in 10 events while the 8th graders placed in 11.

The 7th grade Art Team of Krystelle Alipao, Brian Bush and Adrian Garcia placed 2nd at the Meet. The 7th grade Music Memory Team of Vanessa Buendia, Joshua Espinoza and Holly Reese also placed 2nd. The 7th grade Science team of Miguel Del Carmen, Jocelynn Ponce and Dolfus Sandoval took 3rd place.

The 8th grade Maps, Charts and Graphs team of Gavin Rider, Nic Segovia and Brock Shavers took 1st place while the 8th grade Art team of Reese Loving, Lesley Ortiz and Sashi Poudel placed 2nd.

Numerous students earned individual medals and the events:

7th Grade
Art: Adrian Garcia 6th place
Chess Puzzle Solving: Taylor Hubbs 2nd place
Editorial Writing: Mary Kate Heeren 1st place, Connelly Cowan 2nd place, Mackenzie Lide 4th place
Maps, Graphs and Charts: Nic Chappell 6th place
Mathematics: Nic Chappell 5th place
Modern Oratory: Connelly Cowan 1st place, Mackenzie Lide 2nd place
Oral Reading: Connelly Cowan 1st place, Kendal Minter 6th place
Ready Writing Prose: Connelly Cowan 1st place, Mackenzie Lide 5th place

8th Grade
Chess Puzzle Solving: Christian Cespedes 4th place
Dictionary Skills: Joselyn Smith 6th place
Editorial Writing: Isabella Greco 1st place, Ryan Sharp 3rd place, Taryn Thurman 4th place
Listening: Valeria Moreno 5th place, Reese Loving 6th place
Maps, Graphs and Charts: Brock Shavers 1st place, Nic Segovia 3rd place
Modern Oratory: Ryan Sharp 3rd place, Isabella Greco 6th place
Music Memory: Christy Garcia 6th place
Oral Reading: Ryan Sharp 2nd place
Ready Writing: Ryan Sharp 2nd place, Jian Torres 5th place, Isabella Greco 6th place

Participants from 7th grade include Ebelin Castaneda, Parker Colley, Jayme Don Juan, Yahir Garcia, Victoria Hernandez, Kerion Johnson, Isaac Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Daisy Lozano, Oscar Perez, Makenzie Pina, Angel Ramirez, Adrian Resendiz, Andy Salas and Yannin Santiago.

Participants from 8th grade include Emma Baggett, Brock Cooper, Kemya Davis, Buendy Frayre, Azalea Guzman, Anna Harris, Kylie Hedge, Nia Jackson, Chazlea Morris, Anaeli Navarro, Javier Nino, Zane Phillips, Patricia Roque, Kia Shaw, Samantha Valdez and Tyler Welborn.

Photo: Mount Pleasant Junior High School District UIL Meet Participants