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MPHS Recognized Among Best High Schools in State, Nation

Mount Pleasant High School has earned a place in the U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings, landing in the top 26% among Texas schools and the top 34% in the nation. MPHS ranked number 607 among 2,297 Texas schools included in the publication. Nationally, MPHS was number 6,117 among nearly 18,000 schools [...]

2026-08-28T12:55:10-05:00

MPISD Named TAEA District of Distinction for 2nd Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Mount Pleasant ISD has been named a Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) District of Distinction. Over 1200 districts were eligible to apply for this award but only 109 earned the distinction, placing MPISD in the top 9% of districts in Texas in art education. The districts received the [...]

2026-08-25T13:28:31-05:00

Clothes for the Classroom Collects Over 2,000 Clothing Items

From one MPHS class to the next, the "Clothes for the Classroom" back-to-school clothing drive was a great success. Clothes for the Classroom, whose moto is for students, by students, is a student-led nonprofit that Tanner Marshall, along with a group of students, started before their senior year in 2024. Tenley Marshall, Tanner’s sister, has [...]

2026-08-19T15:04:20-05:00

Pilgrim’s and MPHS Athletes Give Away 400 Free Backpacks

Traffic stretched for nearly half a mile down West Pecan Street on Friday, July 31, as children eagerly waited for a free backpack to help start the new school year. Thanks to a partnership between Pilgrim's of Mount Pleasant and Mount Pleasant High School Lady Tiger Head Basketball Coach Crystal Jackson, 400 backpacks found new [...]

2026-08-07T18:49:44-05:00