Nine senior members of the Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band signed letters of intent to attend The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) on Friday, February 7. Gary Meggs, UAM Director of Bands, presented the students with their letters in front of an audience of family and friends. All nine will be on [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Math and Science teams hosted and competed at the Mount Pleasant Texas Math and Science Coaches Association meet on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Overall MPHS claimed the championship with an overall score of 1808, more than 250 points ahead of the second-place team. Results are as follows: Calculator Applications [...]
The University Interscholastic League has released its new district alignments for 2020-2022. Football (5A, Division 2, Region 3, District 9): Hallsville, Jacksonville, Marshall, *Mt. Pleasant, Nacogdoches, Pine Tree, Texas High, Whitehouse Volleyball/Basketball (5A, Region 2, District 15): Hallsville, Longview, Marshall, *Mt. Pleasant, Pine Tree, Sulphur Springs, Texas High
Mount Pleasant High School senior, Caroline Rose, was recently selected as the MPHS Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen. Out of eight high school entries into the local level, Rose has been selected to move on to the state level of competition. She was awarded a $500 scholarship, a certificate, and a pin [...]
For the fourth year in a row, Mount Pleasant High School captured the district championship in Cross Examination debate and had all three teams medal in the top six. The tournament final round was an exact repeat of last year with MPHS and Lindale vying for the championship. The duo of sophomore Connelly Cowan and [...]
Three Mount Pleasant High School students competed at the Lion’s Club District 2-X2 Mid-Winter Cabinet meeting in Tyler on January 11, 2020. All three were awarded first place in their respective categories and have advanced to the State level of competition. They were each awarded $300 scholarships at the district level. Senior Caroline Rose won [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed in the Area VI FBLA Leadership Conference on Wednesday, January 22 at Region 8. MPHS had a very successful day with a record 52 members qualifying for state. Fourteen of those earned 1st place at the area conference. Students advancing to [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Swim Team competed at the District meet in Texarkana on Saturday, January 18. The MPHS boys and girls teams each placed 3rd overall. MPHS will send twelve swimmers to the Regional meet in Lewisville on January 31-February 1. Advancing to regionals are boys team members Caleb Ball, Jacob Elliott, Ty [...]
It was a historic trip to Austin for the Mount Pleasant High School Debate team. While MPHS had made the trip to Congress state before, no one had ever advanced to the finals and no one had ever brought home a state award in that event. On this trip, they would accomplish both of those [...]
Ten members of the Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band were named to the High School All-Region Band after auditions at North Lamar High School on Friday, December 13. Two have qualified for Area auditions. Those named to the High School All-Region Band include Aachal Amin, Manoa Bagsic (area qualifier), Isai Baltazar, Jordi Bello, [...]
