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MPHS Seniors Chosen for TASSP Awards

The Texas Association of Secondary Principals (TASSP) recently announced the 20 members of the All-State Academic Excellence Team and the 5 members of the Teens Serving Texas Team.  Mount Pleasant High School was honored to have a student chosen for each team. Jose Liera, a senior at Mount Pleasant High School, has been selected as [...]

2019-05-08T14:18:58-05:00

MPHS UIL Competes in Regional Tournament, Advances 8 to State

The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team competed at the Region 2 AAAAA UIL Academic Meet on April 12-13 at Prosper High School.  Overall, MPHS is sending 8 students to the State meets. The Spelling team of seniors Rocio Hernandez and Annie Le, and sophomores Anna Harris and Taryn Thurman claimed the Regional Championship, [...]

2019-05-08T14:12:55-05:00

MPHS Fishing Teams Qualify for State Tournament

All five Mount Pleasant High School Fishing Teams were back on the water on Sunday, April 14th at Lake Palestine for the Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA) Regional tournament.  MPHS will send 2 teams to state in May. Seniors Blake Denson and Rance White finished in 9th place with 14.88 lbs. and will advance [...]

2019-05-08T14:10:03-05:00

MPHS UIL Competes in District Academic Tournament

The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team competed at the District 15 AAAAA UIL Academic Meet on March 28-29 at Sulphur Springs High School.  The UIL Speech and Debate team competed a few days later on April 4 at Region 8.  Overall, 3 full teams and several individuals have advanced to the Regional Meet. [...]

2019-05-08T14:06:11-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band Earns Sweepstakes

The Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band Earned a sweepstakes rating at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held in the MPHS Auditorium on April 3rd.  The band played 3 pieces on stage including Circus Days March by King, La Madre De Los Gatos by Beck, and Imaginarium by Standridge and received all [...]

2019-05-08T14:04:45-05:00

Mount Pleasant High School HOSA Members Advance to Nationals

The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of HOSA: Future Health Professionals competed at the HOSA State Conference on March 28-30. The conference was held in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.  Four Mount Pleasant High School students advanced to Nationals and two others earned scholarships, while two more earned awards for their [...]

2019-05-08T14:02:17-05:00

MPHS Student Receives $2,000 Scholarship from HEB

Mount Pleasant High School student, Carl “Tripp” Hinton, received a surprise visit from H-E-B during his English class Friday afternoon. Hinton received a “big check,” for a $2,000 scholarship, along with an assortment of sweets from H-E-B to share with his classmates. The scholarship program is a partnership between H-E-B and the University Interscholastic League. [...]

2019-04-03T10:35:44-05:00