Mount Pleasant High School seniors, Diya Desai and Tanner Marshall, were presented Texas First Congressional Service Awards from Congressman Nathaniel Moran’s office at the MPHS Academic Blanket awards ceremony on Friday, May 9 in the MPHS Auditorium. Desai and Marshall were nominated for the award by members of the MPHS staff.

Congressman Moran’s District Director, Robbin Bass, was on hand to present the award. The Texas First Congressional Service Award spotlights a special category of high school students in the First Congressional District of Texas. The awardees were selected from more than 100 high schools across the 17 counties in the First Congressional District. Awards are made to students who have performed an act of service or sacrifice or have gone above and beyond in volunteerism or community service. This award honors the “unsung heroes” within a school or community and recognizes those who have shown selfless behavior, gone out of their way to serve others, and who exemplify the true spirit of Texas.

Desai is a Mount Pleasant High School Top 10% Honor Graduate and will attend The University of Texas at Austin in the fall to major in Biology. She is the daughter of Vimal and Jignashaben Desai. Marshall is also a Mount Pleasant High School Top 10% Honor Graduate and will attend Texas A&M University in the fall to major in Mechatronics Engineering. He is the son of Judd and Courtney Marshall.

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Diya Desai (left) and Tanner Marshall (right) accept the Texas First Congressional Service Awards from Robbin Bass