Nine Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band members earned state medals at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble contest held in and around the Austin area on May 25-27. Two MPHS ensembles earned UIL state gold medals, the highest rating given by the judges. The percussion ensemble of Aaron Waldrop, Pedro Castillo, Armando Molina, [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Sports & Entertainment Marketing students toured AT&T Stadium on Wednesday, November 1. The students learned interesting facts about the stadium, but the highlights of the day were touring the press box, the Cowboys’ locker room, and the world-famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ dressing room. To finish the tour, the students were [...]
The MPHS Electrical students competed at the SkillsUSA State contest in Corpus Christi on March 30–April 4, 2022. In both the Commercial Wiring Exhibit category and the Innovative Job Exhibit category, the students received Superior Blue ribbons. The MPHS Electrical program is directed by Tim Davis. Pictured: Commercial Wiring Exhibit L-R: Carlos Valdez, Eric Perez, [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Math and Science teams competed in the Pine Tree Math/Science Invitational meet on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Overall, MPHS earned 3rd place Sweepstakes in the large school division and also claimed 1st place as a team in Calculator Applications and 3rd place as a team in Science. Individual results [...]
Seventeen Mount Pleasant High School Choir members competed at the Regional UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at Trinity Baptist Church on Friday, January 31st. Of those, seven MPHS soloists have advanced to the State contest. To qualify for the state solo and ensemble contest, a student must score a “1” (the top score) on a [...]
Six members of the Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band were named to the All-Region Jazz Band after auditions at Texas High School on Tuesday, September 17. In order to audition, students had to prepare three short technical pieces in the Jazz style, and improvise with a rhythm section. Having only a few short weeks [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed on September 14th at the All Saints Tournament in Tyler. The team had seven members place among the top entries in their respective categories. The team of sophomore Connelly Cowan and junior Taryn Thurman were tournament champions in the Varsity CX division. The team of [...]
The members of the 2019 MPHS Homecoming Court have been announced. Homecoming Queen nominees are Alexia Gil, Jessly Martinez, Amy Soto, and Autumn Williams. Nominees for Homecoming King include Jamarion Brown, Jo’Karrian Fluellen, Peter Noah, and John Gregory Rodriguez Hernandez. The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced during Pregame at the MPHS Tigers vs. [...]
Members of the Mount Pleasant High School FFA chapter attended the 2019 State FFA Convention from July 15-19 in Fort Worth, Texas. 13,000 FFA members representing schools from all over the state of Texas traveled to be a part of this magnificent event. Eight MPHS FFA students received their State Lone Star Degree, the highest [...]
Recent MPHS graduates Lauren Southerland and Ashley Rodriguez achieved the last of their high school goals—to win a national award for their K-3 Children’s book. Southerland and Rodriguez earned their trip to Nationals by placing in the Top 5 at the state competition earlier in March. They attended the Educators Rising National Conference at the [...]
