Thirty-four Mount Pleasant High School seniors were honored at a recognition dinner on Thursday, May 6th. These 34 represent the top 10% of the MPHS Class of 2021. Each student was introduced and given their Honor Graduate cord and tassel. They each also presented a gift to their most influential teacher. Isabella Greco- Isabella is [...]
Friday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. at Sam Parker Stadium Alternate dates and times if it is raining: Plan B—If it is raining Friday night, graduation will be Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. at Sam Parker Stadium. Plan C—If it is still raining Saturday morning, graduation will be Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00 p.m. [...]
Mount Pleasant High School junior, Abril Ramirez, was named a UIL State Finalist in the Latino History Essay Competition. Her essay, “A Walk Toward Equal Opportunities”, was chosen as one of the top 12 essays in the state out of 104 entries. The Latino History Essay Competition has been an official UIL Academic category since [...]
Isabella Greco, a senior at Mount Pleasant High School, has been selected as a member of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) All-State Academic Excellence Team. This prestigious award was designed to recognize twenty Texas high school seniors for their outstanding academic achievements and the rewards of superior scholarship. Outstanding senior students from [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) has selected its officers for the 2021-2022 school year. Leading NHS are President Rossy Banegas, Vice President Connelly Cowan, Secretary Abril Ramirez, Treasurer Rachel Rodriguez, Parliamentarian Delaila Aleman, and Historian Taylor Hubbs. “The new NHS leadership team is looking for the start of [...]
Congratulations to our Health Science seniors who passed their Certified Nursing Assistant exam! They are now Certified Nursing Assistants even before they have graduated from high school! Left to right- Jaclyn Marroquin, Alejandra Ramirez, Leslie Lara, Ke’Mya Davis, Noelia Yanez, Samantha Valdez, Leslie Espinoza, Alexis Caddell, Leslie Olvera, De’Asia Woodson. Not Pictured- Ashleigh Amerson, Lessete [...]
The Lady Tiger soccer team added their second college signee of the year on Tuesday as senior forward Lessete Cruz signed a letter of intent to stay local and join the Northeast Texas Community College Lady Eagles. Cruz will look to add some firepower to a Lady Eagles squad that only played five games in [...]
Eight Mount Pleasant High School seniors were awarded Texas Scholar medals at the MPHS Academic Awards assembly on May 11. To be named a Texas Scholar, students must graduate on the Distinguished Achievement plan, earn at least one performance acknowledgment, and earn 8 hours of community service for each year in high school for a [...]
At the annual Mount Pleasant High School Academic Awards Assembly held on May 11 in the MPHS auditorium, sixty-eight students were presented Academic Blanket awards for having the highest overall average in his or her respective subject. Those 68 students make up only about 4% of the population of MPHS. The Academic Blanket Awards have [...]
Senior pitcher and first baseman Jerrius Vickers was selected as this year's recipient of the O.L. Colley Scholarship and was presented with the award before the Tigers' last home game. The O.L. Colley Scholarship was created in memory of Coach Colley who coached the Tiger baseball team from 1947-1965. Colley began the baseball program at [...]
