Please enjoy this new issue of Tigertalk for the 2020-2021 school year. Tigertalk is the MPHS campus newspaper produced by our journalism students under the guidance of journalism instructor, John Whitten. TIGERTALK
Due to the current health situation resulting in the absence of numerous teachers across the district, the last day of in-person learning for the fall semester will now be Tuesday, December 15. MPISD will be a remote learning district from Wednesday, December 16 – Friday, December 18. Information about remote learning will come from your [...]
Senior guard Zaveion Chism-Okoh willed the Tigers to victory Tuesday night versus a stingy Paris Wildcat team at Willie Williams Gym pouring in a career best 40 points. The 40-point mark is the highest by a Tiger player since D'Aundra Fields put up 46 points in 2013. The win kept the Tigers' season perfect at [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Math and Science teams competed in the Spring Hill Virtual Math and Science meet on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Overall MPHS earned 15 individual medals and all three math teams placed in the top three. Results are as follows: Calculator Applications (2nd place team) 10th grade: Devin Castaneda 2nd, [...]
Mount Pleasant High School senior, Reid Pinckard, was recently announced as a member of the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State team (2nd team). To be nominated for Academic All-State, a student must be an athlete, student trainer, or manager in good standing with the team, a senior of good moral character, and have [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Fishing Team competed in their final event of the fall season in the Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA) tournament on Lake Tyler on November 21. The team of seniors Zane Phillips and Tyler Welborn placed 30th out of 95 teams with 2 fish weighing 3.86 lbs. Seniors Mya Clark [...]
Zaveion Okoh had a career day on Friday posting a team high 27 points and connecting on five three pointers in a win over the Lufkin Panthers at the Jasper Venture Games at Whitehouse. He also posted 7 rebounds and six steals. Through two games, Okoh has led the Tigers in scoring averaging 25 points [...]
Mount Pleasant High School seniors Isabella Greco and Ryan Sharp have been chosen as the school winners for the 2020 Heisman High School Scholarship program. The Heisman High School Scholarship continues a 26-year tradition of honoring high school seniors who accomplish tremendous feats in the classroom, on the field, and most importantly, within their communities. [...]
Mount Pleasant High School senior Sherman Butler-Losey has completed NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. HAS is an authentic learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s mission to become the next generation of explorers. Students are able to learn about different STEM related fields of study they might want to [...]
