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 [...]
Mount Pleasant High School 2026 graduate, Gunner Rodgers, was elected to represent Area VI as the State Vice President for Texas FFA. The election for 2026-2027 took place at the 98th annual Texas FFA State Convention held July 6-10 in Fort Worth.
Mount Pleasant High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Area 6 State Vice President, Isaac Hernandez, and Middle School Ambassadors, Anna Henry and Mallory Mancera, attended Officer Training (OT) on June 8-12 at Camp Copass in Denton to prepare for the upcoming year. Also attending were MPHS FBLA Adviser John Whitten and Middle School [...]
Recent Mount Pleasant High School graduate, Morgan Zepeda, has been selected for the 80th line of the Tyler Junior College Apache Belles. Zepeda was a four-year member of the Mount Pleasant High School Tiger Dolls, serving as a Junior Lieutenant then 1st Lieutenant this past year. The Apache Belles were formed in 1947 and have [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Lady Tiger basketball team attended Team Camp at East Texas Baptist University on June 14-16. At the end of camp, the Lady Tigers were the 3-0 undefeated ETBU Team Camp Champions taking down Brownsboro, Buffalo, and Wolfe City. In addition, two Lady Tigers earned individual accolades. Rising senior Kaylin Brannon [...]
On April 26, 2026, the Mt. Pleasant High School Chapter of the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy sponsored a Fun Day to help raise money for the Ava Claire Dellwood Park and Pool Fund. The group chose this cause for their Community Impact Project. The morning began with a 5K Color Run that drew over 90 runners [...]
Thirteen Mount Pleasant High School Tiger football team members competed in the Lineman Challenge on Friday, June 5 at the Gilmer High School Stadium. Five Tigers competed in each of ten events including the Big Man relay, medicine ball toss, harness pull, hoop dash, bench press, DB stack, team bus push, obstacle course, farmers walk [...]
Congratulations to MPHS rising senior Natalie Hines who was crowned the NETX Miss Juneteenth! Natalie will represent us at the Miss Juneteenth Texas pageant on July 10 and 11. Congratulations and good luck!
The Mount Pleasant High School Cheerleaders attended the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) cheer camp at The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine from May 29-June 1. Both squads brought home multiple team and individual awards. As an entire program, Mount Pleasant High School won the prestigious Top Banana Award. This is the highest [...]
Nine members of the Mount Pleasant High School Choir competed at the UIL State Choir Solo and Ensemble Contest at Barton Middle School in Hays CISD just outside Austin on May 25. Four earned state silver medals for their vocal performances. Earning silver medals were 2026 graduates Emi Hobbs with “Orpheus With His Lute” by [...]
