Mount Pleasant High School junior, Connelly Cowan, won her second UIL state championship in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking on Wednesday, May 26 in the lobby of the Residence Inn in Frisco. It was a back-to-back win, technically speaking, as Cowan was the reigning state champion from 2019 and the event was cancelled in 2020 due to [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) has selected its officers for the 2021-2022 school year. Leading NTHS are President Delaila Aleman, Vice President Hugo Bernardi, Secretary Rossy Banegas, Treasurer Micah Tucker, Officer At Large Anahi Valente, Parliamentarian Aachal Amin, and Historian Michelle Calderon. Photo L to R: Michelle [...]
The combined Classes of 2021 from Mount Pleasant and Chapel Hill High Schools were honored at the Mount Pleasant Community Baccalaureate Service on Wednesday, May 19 at First Baptist Church. Mount Pleasant High School Valedictorian, Isabella Greco, offered an opening prayer for the graduates while MPISD Superintendent, Judd Marshall, and CHISD Superintendent, Marc Levesque, welcomed [...]
Mount Pleasant senior baseball player Brock Cooper signed a letter of intent on Thursday in front of family, friends, teammates, and coaches to join up with Tyler Junior College next season. Cooper was a stalwart on the mound for the Tigers making a team-high 10 appearances, many of which saw Cooper enter the game with [...]
MPISD Administration met this morning concerning graduation and the weather situation. Our plan is to have graduation tonight at 8:00 p.m. at Sam Parker Stadium. According to the current weather predictions, we believe there will be a window of opportunity tonight to have graduation. If it is raining at 8:00 p.m., we will delay the [...]
Tri County Press has graciously offered to live stream the MPHS graduation ceremony on their Facebook page for free! If you have family or friends who would like to watch graduation from home, please tell them to search for "Tri-County Press" on Facebook and “like” their page. If they do not have a Facebook account, [...]
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 [...]
