Seventy-six Mount Pleasant High School members of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the State Leadership Conference at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock on February 23-25 with 10 students qualifying for Nationals and two additional students named alternates. The conference featured 2,554 in attendance with 2,200 of those being high school students. [...]
After five meets, the Mount Pleasant High School Tiger Powerlifting team has qualified 4 lifters for the Regional meet. MPHS competes in Region 3 Division 1 which encompasses all 5A and 6A high schools in the Northeast Texas area. To qualify for the Regional meet, a lifter must be in the top 12 in their [...]
All three Mount Pleasant High School Winter Guard teams traveled to Wylie East High School for the North Texas Colorguard Association contest on Saturday, February 22. The MPHS Varsity, JV A, and JV B teams are working toward qualifying for the NTCA Championships later in March. The Mount Pleasant High School Varsity placed 2nd in [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Art students entered 49 pieces in the Region 8 Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) competition on Saturday, February 22 at Chisum High School, competing against a total of 319 pieces. Artwork was scored as a 4 (Excellent), a 3 (Strong), a 2 (Developing), or a 1 (Emerging). Fourty-five of the 49 [...]
After five meets, the Mount Pleasant High School Lady Tiger Powerlifting team has qualified 10 lifters for the Regional meet. MPHS competes in Region 3 Division 1 which encompasses all 5A and 6A high schools in the Northeast Texas area. To qualify for the Regional meet, a lifter must be in the top 12 in [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team closed out its spring season on Saturday, February 15, in Sulphur Springs. MPHS placed 3rd as a team at their final practice meet before District in March. Individual results: Spelling (1st place team) Jenny Luna 3rd, Brissia Alvarez 4th, Karen Hernandez 6th Calculator Applications (2nd place team) [...]
Lady Tiger Powerlifting placed 2nd at their Last Chance Qualifier meet on Friday, February 14 at Mount Pleasant High School. This meet was the final opportunity for lifters to qualify for the Regional meet in March. Nine Lady Tigers competed and all nine medaled, finishing in the top four in their weight class. Karen Hernandez, [...]
Mount Pleasant High School FFA members competed at the Daingerfield CDE Invitational contest on Monday, February 17. Career Development Events (CDE) build on what is learned in agricultural classes and encourage members to put their knowledge into practice. These events are designed to help a member prepare for a career in agriculture by testing and [...]
The Tigers are moving on to the Area round! Mount Pleasant (visitor) vs. The Colony (home) Friday, February 21 6:30 p.m. Royse City High School (Royse City has a clear bag policy!) Tickets will be available online starting on Thursday: https://www.rcisd.org/o/rcisd/page/tickets Go Tigers!
Nine Mount Pleasant High School Public Safety students competed at the Texas Public Safety Association (TPSA) Region 2 conference in Whitehouse on Saturday, February 15. MPHS students competed in nine different events including Traffic Stop, Anthropology, Law Enforcement Agility Course, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Inmate Processing, Fingerprint Collection, Job Exhibit, and Closing Argument. The [...]
