The sounds of Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden and Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival rang out through the air. Mount Pleasant ISD campuses were all aglow for the event of the year…the 2024 solar eclipse! Across the district, students and staff from the littlest Tigers at the CDC and graduating seniors at MPHS to teachers, administrators, office personnel, custodians, and cafeteria employees, everyone was outside to wait and watch for the big moment. MPISD officials purchased glasses for every student and staff member in the district so that everyone was properly equipped to experience the phenomenon. And at the moment of totality, cheers of excitement could be heard across Mount Pleasant coming from all eight campuses. One CDC student exclaimed, “The moon is stealing the sun!” It was a day that none of them would soon forget!