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Mount Pleasant High School Lady Tiger Softball Team Members Earn Honors

Nine Mount Pleasant High School Lady Tiger softball team members earned All-District honors for their performance during the 2019 softball season. Jordan Dickerson was named the District MVP while Averie Ayers was named the District Pitcher of the Year.  Dickerson will continue her softball career at Northwestern State University while Ayers will play softball for [...]

2019-06-18T16:09:26-05:00

MPHS 3rd Annual CTE Awards Night

Mount Pleasant High School held its 3rd annual Career & Technology Awards Night on Thursday, May 2nd.  Outstanding students were honored for their efforts in the classroom this year.  In addition, students who are advancing to National competitions were recognized.  Those receiving awards as are follows: Agricultural Sciences   Corn Gold Award Chase Eddins Oustanding [...]

2019-06-18T16:06:56-05:00

Community Baccalaureate Service Held

The combined Classes of 2019 from Mount Pleasant and Chapel Hill High Schools were honored at the Mount Pleasant Community Baccalaureate Service Wednesday night at First Baptist Church. Wearing their gowns and mortar boards and adorned with medals, cords and stoles, the seniors listened to messages from Mount Pleasant ISD Superintendent Judd Marshall and Chapel [...]

2019-06-18T16:02:08-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Seniors Named Texas Scholars

Forty Mount Pleasant High School seniors were awarded Texas Scholar medals at the MPHS Academic Awards assembly on May 14th.  To be named a Texas Scholar, students must graduate on the Distinguished Achievement plan, earn at least one performance acknowledgment, and earn 8 hours of community service for each year in high school for a [...]

2019-06-18T15:59:59-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Seniors Earn AP Scholar Awards

Seven Mount Pleasant High School seniors have earned AP Scholar awards for demonstrating outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP Exams. Five were named AP Scholars for achieving scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.  Those included Audrey Courreges, Harper Davis, Samip Poudel, Cesar A. Ramirez, and Rebecca Yox. [...]

2019-06-18T15:57:28-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School and Chamber of Commerce Award Academic Blankets

At the annual Mount Pleasant High School Academic Awards Assembly held on May 14th in the MPHS auditorium, sixty-six students were presented Academic Blanket awards for having the highest overall average in his or her respective subject.  Those 66 students only make up about 4% of the population of MPHS.  The Academic Blanket Awards have [...]

2019-06-18T15:55:02-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Honors Seniors Entering the Military

Mount Pleasant High School held a reception on Thursday, May 16th in the MPHS Library for sixteen seniors who have committed to entering the armed forces after graduation.  Each senior was introduced by Dustin Cook, MPHS Principal, and presented a red, white and blue cord to wear at graduation by Dawn Trickey, counselor for the [...]

2019-06-18T15:52:14-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Freshman Wins Rotary Club Speech Contests

Mount Pleasant High School freshman Connelly Cowan recently competed in two speech competitions sponsored by the local Mount Pleasant Rotary Club.  She placed 1st in her school contest held at Mount Pleasant High School on April 18th.  From there, she advanced to the Rotary District contest held at the MPISD administration building on April 27th [...]

2019-06-18T15:48:33-05:00

MPISD Announces Summer Feeding Program

The Mount Pleasant Independent School District announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program.  Free meals for children 18 years of age and younger will be served Monday through Thursday beginning June 3, 2019 and ending on June 27, 2019 on all of our K-12 campuses. Please see the feeding locations and serving times [...]

2019-06-18T15:35:47-05:00