Mount Pleasant Independent School District Destination Imagination (DI) teams competed in their first ever competition last Saturday at Poteet High School in Mesquite, Texas. There were 204 teams there from all over East Texas, many of them who had been competing in DI for several years. “Our elementary students had [...]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has proclaimed the week of March 7-11, 2016 Educational Diagnosticians Week in Texas. In his proclamation, Gov. Abbott said, “A rigorous and well-rounded education places young Texans firmly on the path to success. For some children, learning new things and succeeding in their classes is a smooth process. For others, additional [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Academic UIL Team has received a $1000 from Luminant for the UIL Scholarship fund. Troy Sellers, Luminant’s Community Relations Manager, presented the donation to MPHS UIL Coordinator Regina Crouch and senior members of the MPHS Academic UIL team. “We are thrilled with Luminant’s donation to our UIL Scholarship fund,” said [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is pleased to announce results from the Area 3 Leadership Conference and competition on Saturday, February 20. Nine MPHS students advanced to the State Competition which will take place in Galveston, April 13-17. More than 1,700 other students competed for these coveted [...]
Last December students from the Mt. Pleasant ISD Career Training Center donated many hours ringing the bell at Walmart and Brookshire’s for the Salvation Army. Thursday night students and staff from the Center attended the Salvation Army Appreciation Dinner at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Center. The students and staff had a great time and thank [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Art students competed at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) at Pleasant Grove High School on Saturday, February 27. Twelve students earned medals for their art work and two advanced to the state competition. Andrea Becerra and Diego Lugo will have their art work judged at the State VASE meeting April [...]
The Mount Pleasant ISD Child Development Center is now accepting applications for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. The CDC serves children 0-5 years old in high quality pre-school classrooms. The CDC serves pregnant mothers as well. Please stop by the Child Development Center at 1602 West Ferguson Road to pick up an application and make [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Junior Andrea Becerra earned First Place in Children’s Literature Kindergarten-3rd Grade at the annual Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Teach Tomorrow Summit at the University of Houston the first of February. She received a scholarship and qualified to compete at the National Conference at Boston University in June. MPHS Junior [...]
The MPHS National Honor Society donated a variety of items to the Mt.Pleasant Animal shelter - dog and cat food, toys, blankets, pet beds.
The Texas Education Agency has appointed Eva Beles, Mt. Pleasant ISD’s Director of Bilingual and ESL Education, to serve on the Spanish Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Review Committee for Kindergarten through Second Grade. “This committee will review the current TEKS and make recommendations to the State Board of Education [...]
