Mount Pleasant High School senior Martina Ramirez signed a letter of intent on Tuesday, February 26th in the MPHS Field House. Martinez will run track and cross country at Cottey College in Missouri. She is the daughter of Santiago Ramirez and Tina Hicks. Martina first began running cross country at Mt. Pleasant Junior High in [...]
Fifty-one Mount Pleasant High School Band Students earned first division medals at the UIL Region IV Solo and Ensemble Contest at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs on February 7. They have advanced to the State Solo and Ensemble contest to be held in Austin in June. To earn a first division medal and advance [...]
Thirty-five Mount Pleasant High School Art students earned high ratings for their pieces at the recent Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) at the Region 8 ESC. Three students will move on to the state competition in San Marcos this April. Art pieces were scored as a 4 (Excellent), a 3 (Strong), a 2 (Developing), or [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team was back in action on Saturday, February 16 at the Hallsville Tournament of Hearts held on the Hallsville High School campus. Overall, the team took third place at the tournament. In Spelling, senior Rocio Hernandez scored a perfect 100 on the spelling test, a rare feat! “It [...]
February is Career & Technology Month. We are so proud of our MPHS Law Enforcement program. Students can begin as freshmen in Principles of Law Enforcement, then continue through the program in Law Enforcement I, Law Enforcement II (which is dual credit through NTCC), and even take a class in Forensic Science. MPHS is training [...]
Twelve Mount Pleasant High School Electrical Technology students have advanced to the Texas SkillsUSA State competition in Corpus Christi April 4-7, 2019. In the Construction Wiring competition, Giovanni Hipolito placed 1st and Jacinto Barboza placed 2nd, advancing both to state. This “hands on” contest requires the students to follow a set of wiring instructions/plans for [...]
Twenty-two Mount Pleasant High School Choir members competed at the Regional UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at Trinity Baptist Church on Friday, February 8th. Eight soloists and one ensemble have advanced to the State contest. To qualify for the state solo and ensemble contest, a student must score a “1” (the top score) on a [...]
Mount Pleasant FFA has been extremely busy lately attending Ag Mechanics Shows in Ft. Worth and San Angelo, bringing home numerous blue ribbons. In San Angelo, every project built by MP FFA students earned a blue ribbon! Bryan Fields built a 10 ft. Harley Davidson Utility Trailer that has won 1st place in its class [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) competed at the Region III meeting in Waco, Texas on Friday, February 8. Five students will move on to the State competition in April. The team of Alicia Bello, Lizbeth Mejia and Samanta Garcia competed in Life Event Planning. For [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of HOSA: Future Health Professionals competed in the HOSA Area 3 Leadership Conference on February 1st and 2nd. The conference was held in Plano and hosted over 1800 students from 123 schools. Six Mount Pleasant High School students advanced to State. The team of Sashi Poudel and Tairelle Chong [...]
