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MPHS Bass Fishing Team Competes in Tournament

The Mount Pleasant High School Bass Fishing Team competed in the Texas High School Bass Fishing Association Tournament on Lake Wright Patman November 10.  Four of the five individual, two-man teams placed well among the 117 teams in the tournament.  In Texas High School Bass Fishing Association Tournaments, each high school team is in a [...]

2018-11-29T12:23:56-06:00

Goin’ Gold Band performs at AT&T Stadium

Tracy Farr From the Mount Pleasant Tribune, photo courtesy of David Freeman To stand on the 50 yard line of “Cowboy Stadium” is a once-in-a-lifetime experience not soon forgotten, no matter HOW “Da Boys” are playing that year – just ask the members of the Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band. The band, under [...]

2018-11-29T12:22:01-06:00

MPHS Senior Signs Division I Softball Scholarship

Mount Pleasant High School senior Jordan Dickerson signed a Division I scholarship to play softball for Northwestern State University on November 14.  Northwestern is located in Natchitoches, La. Jordan is a 3-year starter for the Lady Tigers and will start again at Short Stop this spring.  Her honors include: •    District 15-5A Freshman of the [...]

2018-11-15T15:54:44-06:00

MPHS Swimmers Compete in Carrollton

The Mount Pleasant High School Swim Team continued its season on Saturday, November 10th in Carrollton.  Individual results were as follows: Boys 50-yard freestyle—Ty Hearron 2nd, Sam Sloan 37th, Jacob Elliott 54th, Sam Brown 65th and James Hang 84th out of 102 swimmers. Girls 50-yard freestyle—Hannah Harvill 35th out of 104 swimmers. Boys 100-yard freestyle—Ty [...]

2018-11-13T10:58:23-06:00

MPHS Congressional Debaters Qualify for State

The Mount Pleasant High School Congressional Debate Team competed in the Regional Debate competition in Hooks on Thursday Nov 8th. Competing against the 5A schools in our region, Mount Pleasant had a great showing. The team took 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in the competition. Sophomore Ryan Sharp was the regional champion taking 1st [...]

2018-11-13T10:50:31-06:00

MPHS FFA Student Advances to Area Contest

Mount Pleasant High School senior FFA member, Cheyenne Clark, placed 1st in Job Interview at the District FFA Leadership Development Contest on November 6th at North Hopkins High School. She has advanced to the Area FFA LDE Contest on November 14th in Marshall. The purpose of the FFA Job Interview Event is for FFA members [...]

2019-05-02T12:46:43-05:00

MPHS UIL Places Second at Lindale Invitational

The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team was back in action on Saturday, November 3 at the Lindale Invitational held on the Lindale High School campus.  Overall, the team took second place at the tournament. The Speech and Debate team took 1st place as a team.  Reid Pinckard placed 5th in LD Debate.  Audrey [...]

2018-11-13T10:38:01-06:00

MPHS Boys JV Golf Team Takes Second Place at MPCC

The Mount Pleasant High School JV Boys and Varsity Girls Golf Teams played at the Mt Pleasant Country Club on Monday, November 5th.  The JV Boys team finished 2nd with freshman, Jackson Stone, placing 1st individually.  Stone shot an 83, followed by Connor Brison with 105, Hudson Dyke with 111, Hunter Razor with 115, and [...]

2018-11-13T10:33:57-06:00

Mt. Pleasant High School NHS Holds Induction Ceremony

Five seniors and forty-four juniors were inducted into the Mount Pleasant High School Chapter of the National Honor Society during a special ceremony October 30.  The forty-nine new members join the thirty-two returning senior members of the chapter. To be inducted into NHS, a student must have earned a weighted cumulative GPA of 5.10 and [...]

2019-05-02T12:46:43-05:00

MPHS Seniors Named Wendy’s High School Heisman Winners

Mt. Pleasant High School seniors, Jordan Dickerson and Rustyn Goolsby have been selected as Wendy’s High School Heisman school winners. Like the Heisman Memorial Trophy Trust, Wendy’s believes in the pursuit of athletic and academic excellence with integrity. Since 1994, Wendy’s and the Heisman Trophy Trust have been running the same play to perfection: honoring [...]

2018-11-07T11:05:24-06:00