by Tracy Farr Mount Pleasant Tribune I went to Mount Pleasant Junior High the other morning, hoping to talk to Coach Van Bowen, but when I knocked on his classroom door, it was locked and he and his students were nowhere to be found. Later, I learned that the last place you should ever look [...]
Mount Pleasant ISD schools will release early on Tuesday, December 18 for the start of the Christmas holidays. Schools will release and buses will run on the following schedule: 12:00pm Annie Sims Elementary School E.C. Brice Elementary School Frances Corprew Elementary School Vivian Fowler Elementary School 12:30pm P.E. Wallace Middle School 1:00pm Mt. Pleasant Junior [...]
Twenty-two students from MPHS recently competed in the 2018 High School Math Contest at Texas A&M University – Texarkana. Students were able to compete in the areas of Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus, based on the subject area in which they are currently enrolled. There were 81 contestants representing 10 high schools at the [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed at the Longhorn Classic on The University of Texas at Austin campus on December 7-8. Senior Ja’Quacy Minter was named a semifinalist in Oral Interpretation. He was one of the top 32 competitors out of 115 entries. He now has bids to compete at the [...]
The members of the National Elementary Honor Society at E.C. Brice Elementary School held a plastic bag drive to benefit Titus County Cares. Members collected bags from November 27-December 10 and were able to donate three large trash bags full of plastic bags that will be used in the Food4Kids program. Food4kids delivers sacks of [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended the Regional competition at the Region 8 ESC on November 30. Seventeen members qualified for a trip to the State competition in Allen, TX in February. Three of the seventeen have advanced to state in multiple events. The team of [...]
Due to several illnesses and unforeseen circumstances, we have moved our performances of A Christmas Carol to January 17, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm each night. All tickets that have already been purchased may still be redeemed at the door, and all patrons that have already purchased tickets will be contacted soon by a troupe [...]
The price of the high school yearbook is only $45 for the remainder of December. On Jan. 1, the price will rise to $50. If you plan to pay by cash, check, or money order, you need to pay by Dec. 17. You may still order online with a credit card through Dec. 31. Yearbooks [...]
MPISD took three of the four places awarded for floats in the Mt. Pleasant Christmas parade Saturday, and took the first place award for vehicles! Congratulations to: Vivian Fowler - 1st place Governor's Award P.E. Wallace - 2nd place King's Award Annie Sims - 4th place Santa's Elf Award P.E. Wallace - 1st place vehicle [...]
Congratulations to the following Tigers who were named to the All-District Football team for 2018! 1st Team Offense Dorian Glinton RB Jashon Pogue TE Geovanny Araujo O-line 2nd Team Offense Steven Luna O-line 2nd Team Defense Shamour Hines DB Honorable Mention Josh Morris QB Jalen Williams RB Caleb Jones DB Jamarion Brown WR/DB Kaleb Thompson [...]
