Mount Pleasant High School Journalism teacher, John Whitten, has been named to the Texas Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Board of Directors. Whitten will serve Area 6 which reaches from the Louisiana border, down south to the Tyler area and as far west as DFW. Whitten has taught at MPHS for the past [...]
Four Mount Pleasant High School future educators attended the virtual Educators Rising National Conference from June 24-27. Mount Pleasant High School junior Monserrat Rivero Sanchez achieved the last of her goals for the 2020-2021 school year—to win a national award for her PreK Children’s book. Rivero Sanchez earned her trip to Nationals by placing in [...]
Seven members of the Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed in the online NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament, June 14-17, 2021. The tournament was to be held in Des Moines, IA but was changed to an online format due to COVID-19. MP Speech and Debate team members travelled to Dallas for [...]
Several Mount Pleasant High School Choir members competed in the virtual State UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest held online at the end of May. Five soloists earned State medals. Earning division 1 state gold medals were junior Abril Ramirez (soprano) for her solo “Bonjour Suzon!” and sophomore Jacori Turner (tenor) for his solo “Flow My [...]
The 2021-2022 Tiger Doll Officers and Sergeants attended an American Dance/Drill Team officer camp from June 13-15 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront. Not only did they learn about leadership and team building, they also attended dance sessions and guest master classes. The officers were voted the All-American Team of the Day on day 1, received [...]
All three seniors on the Lady Tiger softball team were named to the Texas Girls' Coaches Association Academic All-State team this past week. To earn the honor, a student athlete must maintain at least a cumulative 92 GPA throughout their high school career. Bre'Asia Hargrave, Carson Zachry, and Jalissa Alvarez all earned the recognition. Hargrave [...]
MPISD is proud to welcome Blake Rice into a new role as an Assistant Principal at Mount Pleasant High School for the 2021-2022 school year! Rice has been an Agriculture teacher and the Ag Coordinator at MPHS for the past three years. We look forward to having Mr. Rice continue to serve our students this [...]
Even though the Mount Pleasant Tiger baseball team didn't have the season they hoped for, several Tigers still earned recognition for their performance on the field. Senior Logan Dunn, an NTCC signee, garnered 1st Team All-District Infielder honors by cranking a team-high 3 home runs and knocking in 13 runs. He also posted a .908 [...]
After a third-place finish in district and a playoff run that saw the Lady Tigers advance to the Area round, Mount Pleasant was recently honored with ten athletes being named to the All-District team. Head coaches within in the district select the awards given to the top players in the district. Defensive Player of the [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Cheerleaders attended UCA camp at The University of Texas at Austin from May 31-June 3. While at camp, the Varsity team received the Spirit Stick as well as 2nd place camp routine and a superior award. The JV squad received the Spirit Stick as well as 2nd place in Game [...]
