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MPHS Tiger Soccer Team Members Earn Superlative Honors

Three Mount Pleasant High School Tiger soccer team members earned All-State distinctions while eleven earned All-District honors for their performance during the 2019 soccer season. Seniors Tony Freer and Alex Guzman were named to the All-State 2nd team while fellow senior Matthew Sunderland earned Honorable Mention All-State honors.  Coach Jason Mayfield was named the Region [...]

2019-06-18T15:31:56-05:00

2018-2019 Girls Soccer District Superlatives

Congratulations to the following Lady Tiger Soccer team members who earned 2018-2019 Girls Soccer District Superlative Awards… (photo by Shutter Snapper) Offensive Midfielder of the Year- Dulce Memije 1st Team All-District Defender- Jacqueline Juarez 1st Team All-District Defender- Virginia Fuentes 1st Team All-District Forward- Karina Navarro 2nd Team All-District Defender- Cathy Banda 2nd Team All-District [...]

2019-06-18T15:29:16-05:00

MPHS Seniors Bring Home Two UIL State Medals

For MPHS seniors Jose Liera and Rebecca Yox, the UIL State Academic Meet on May 3rd and 4th would mark the end of their participation in UIL academic events.  Both students had been participating in UIL academics since middle school. Liera qualified for the State meet in Calculator Applications after placing 1st at District and [...]

2019-06-18T16:11:40-05:00

2018-2019 CSLP Participants

From Representative John Ratcliffe... I'd like to congratulate the participants in the 2018-2019 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) for their successful completion of the sessions and capstone project for this school year. Once again, we had many shining stars involved in our program who make me very optimistic about the future of Northeast Texas and [...]

2019-05-10T17:35:42-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Senior Places 3rd at Tournament of Champions

Mount Pleasant High School senior Ja’Quacy Minter qualified for the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in September of 2018, just a few weeks into his senior year. And this past weekend, he and his parents, Tedd and Danielle Minter, made the trip to the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Students qualifying for the TOC represented 33 [...]

2019-05-08T19:49:31-05:00

2019-2020 Tiger Dolls Selected

The 2019-2020 Tiger Dolls include Delaila Aleman, Ashleigh Amerson, Mady Antone, Madyson Arzate, Nevaeh Bardwell , Ashley Bernardi, Emily Bird, Lily Burrows, Cassidy Carr, Chloe Carter, Ashlie Castillo, Madison Craig, Jocelyn Cuellar, Carlie Cunningham, Hailey Dixon, Alexia Fernandez, Anna Kate Fisher, Samanta Garcia, Sarah Godfrey, Dafne Gomez, Jackie Gomez, Grelyn Goolsby, Rylie Hardison, Mary Kait [...]

2019-05-08T14:33:42-05:00

MPHS Colorguard Chooses Leadership and New Members for 2019-2020

Mount Pleasant High School held tryouts for the Colorguard earlier in April. The 2019-2020 Colorguard will be led by Captain Jenifer Deciga, Lieutenant Azucena Salinas, Lieutenant Taryn Thurman, and Squad Leaders Ashley Benyshek, Joshlyn Paloblanco, Sashi Poudel, and Patricia Roque. Members of the 2019-2020 Colorguard include: Aniyah Alexander, Rosario Antolin, Aaliyah Avellaneda, Rosie Bello, Hailey [...]

2019-05-08T14:38:10-05:00

MPHS Electrical Technology Student Advances to Nationals

Several Mount Pleasant High School Electrical Technology students competed in the Texas SkillsUSA State competition in Corpus Christi April 4-7, 2019 and brought home numerous awards and accolades. In the Construction Wiring competition, Giovanni Hipolito was named the State Champion, placing 1st and advancing to Nationals. This “hands on” contest requires the students to follow [...]

2019-05-08T14:27:17-05:00

MPHS Golfer Advances to State Second Year in a Row

Mt. Pleasant High School senior Rustyn Goolsby has advanced to the 5A State Golf Tournament for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held at White Wing Golf Course in Georgetown, May 20-21. He secured 2nd place overall with a score of 70-68 at the Regional Tournament in Rockwall last week. Congratulations [...]

2019-05-08T14:21:54-05:00