Eight members of the Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band were named to the All-Region Jazz Band after auditions at Texas High School on Tuesday, September 18. In order to audition, students had to prepare three short technical pieces in the Jazz style, and improvise with a rhythm section. Having only a few short weeks [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team opened their season this past weekend at the All Saints Tournament in Tyler. The team placed 2nd as a whole out of 21 teams competing. Individually, the team of Connelly Cowan and Taryn Thurman placed 2nd in the Varsity CX Division and the team of Jacob [...]
On Friday, the students of Vivian Fowler Elementary School received a very special gift that has been in the making since last school year. MPHS Ag Mechanics student Uriel Rodriguez, assisted by classmate David Ugalde, built a Buddy Bench to be placed on the Vivian Fowler playground. The bench sits in direct sight of the [...]
Friday night was special for lots of little girls with dreams of being a Mount Pleasant High School Cheerleader. The MPHS Cheerleaders hosted their annual Tiny Tiger Cheer Clinic on Saturday, September 1st and participants were able to perform during the 1st quarter of the home football game on Friday, September 7th. They performed a [...]
Four Mount Pleasant High School athletic standouts, Kristi Hill Flanagan, Chris Campbell, Chaun Thompson, and Coach Marc McDaniel were honored Friday as the newest members of the MPHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Honored in a private ceremony prior to the football game, they also served as honorary captains and participated in the pre-game coin toss. [...]
Dr. Tracey Campbell, Mount Pleasant Junior High School science teacher and the Region 8 Secondary Teacher of the Year for 2019, was honored Wednesday at the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting held at the Region 8 Service Center. The Regional Advisory Committee is made up of all of the Superintendents in Region 8. Dr. Campbell [...]
The MPISD Board of Trustees was honored as the School Board of the Year at the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting held Wednesday at the Region 8 Service Center. The Regional Advisory Committee is made up of all of the Superintendents in Region 8. Photo (L to R) - Region 8 Executive Director Dr. David [...]
Parent referrals for the MPISD Gifted and Talented program for students in Kindergarten through fourth grades will be accepted September 10-27, 2018. Referral packets will be available in the office at each campus beginning September 10th. The packet is also available online at https://www.mpisd.net/departments/gifted-talented/. All packets should be returned to your child’s campus front office [...]
At their regular meeting Monday night, the MPISD Board of Trustees voted to reduce the current tax rate from $1.239 to $1.218 for the coming year, a reduction of $.021. The total tax rate of $1.218 includes $1.04 for maintenance and operations (M&O) and $0.178 for interest and sinking (I&S). Superintendent Judd Marshall said, “We [...]
Mount Pleasant Independent School District earned 12 Academic Distinctions from the Texas Education Agency in the just released 2018 Accountability Report. In addition to the distinctions, the District and each of its campuses Met Standards in each category and among each subgroup. “We are very proud of the accomplishments that we have earned in our [...]
