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MPHS Junior Earns Debate Academic All American Award

Mount Pleasant High School junior Audrey Courreges has earned the National Speech and Debate Association’s Academic All-American Award. Of the more than 141,000 student members of the Association, fewer than 500 students earn the Academic All American Award every year. The Academic All American award recognizes students who have completed at least five semesters of [...]

2018-04-30T11:07:35-05:00

MPHS Junior Advances to State Golf Tournament

MPHS Junior Rustyn Goolsby has advanced to the State Golf Tournament. He placed 4th at the Regional Golf Tournament held at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club April 23-24. Rustyn is the 1st MPHS Golfer to advance to State in at least the last 13 years. He will compete at the State Tournament May 14-15 [...]

2018-04-30T15:58:49-05:00

MPHS Bass Fishing Team Members Advance to State

The Mount Pleasant High School Bass Fishing Team had two teams place at the Regional Bass Tournament on Lake Tyler April 21.  The team of Rance White and Blake Denson placed 11th with a total weight of 13.27 pounds caught. Zeth Whittington and Tyler Miklos placed 30th with a total weight of 9.35 caught. Both [...]

2018-04-25T11:09:20-05:00

MPHS Calculator Applications Teams Advance to State

The Mount Pleasant High School Calculator Applications team has advanced to the State UIL Academic Meet in Austin on May 3-5 for the second year in a row.  The team of Juniors David Barboza, Jose Liera, and Pornphiphat Saiboonchan and Senior Sanum Shahid are Regional Champions and earned the right to compete at State. “Of [...]

2018-04-24T14:46:42-05:00

MPHS Goin’ Gold Band Earns Sweepstakes Award

For the third time in four years, the Mt. Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band has earned one of the highest honors the UIL awards bands – being named a Sweepstakes Award Winner. To be named a Sweepstakes Band, the band must earn all 1’s, the highest score awarded, in the UIL Marching Contest, UIL [...]

2018-04-24T14:43:13-05:00

MPHS Goin’ Gold Band Awards Presented at Banquet

The Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band presented awards at its recent End-of-Year Banquet. The Highest Band Award given, the John Phillip Sousa Award, went to Allan Ruan, who also received the Drum Major Award.  Addison Hunter and Steven Mendoza also received Drum Major Awards. The top Jazz Band Award, the Clark Terry Jazz [...]

2018-04-24T17:57:48-05:00

Make Plans to Attend the Freshman Class Parent Meeting on 04/26

There will be a Freshman Class Parent meeting on Thursday April 26th at 5:15pm at the Administration Building Training Room. Information will be given regarding class dues and class responsibilities during junior and senior year. Please make every effort to attend. The meeting will only last 30 min.

2018-04-25T11:27:07-05:00

MPISD Colorguards Have Successful Competition Season

The MPHS and MPJH Colorguards completed their competition season earlier this month, winning numerous awards and honors.  The guards competed at two competitions this season: Marching Auxiliaries Nationals in Fort Worth and the Whitehouse Twirling and Colorguard competition.  The guards won the following awards at the competitions. Marching Auxiliaries Nationals: 1st place Junior High Winterguard [...]

2018-04-25T15:27:25-05:00