The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of Furr Ever Friends held an adoption event on Saturday, October 17 in the Lowe’s parking lot. The event was a joint effort between Furr Ever Friends and Furr Ever Pets Rescue, a no-kill animal rescue organization based in Longview that specializes in small dogs. Student volunteers walked and [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Aviation program was recently gifted an airplane to use when learning about aircraft maintenance. While visiting the east Dallas Skyline High school Aviation program earlier this year, MPHS Aviation instructor Bruce Hansen was offered the plane, but due to the pandemic, bringing the aircraft to Mount Pleasant was delayed until [...]
Mount Pleasant High School senior, Taryn Thurman, daughter of Tris and Stephanie Thurman, was recently selected as the MPHS Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen. The Martha Laird Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors the DAR Good Citizen program in our area. This contest is designed [...]
The Titus County Fair looks completely different in 2020. There are no carnival rides, no photography exhibitions, and no delicious fair food to enjoy, but some of the FFA competitions have been allowed to continue with a few rule changes to keep participants safe. A new contest, Floral Design, kicked off this year and Mount [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Fishing Team opened their season in the Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA) tournament on Lake Fork on October 3. In THSBA tournaments, each high school team is in a boat captained by an adult. MPHS competes in the Northeast division of the THSBA. The top finishers for MPHS were [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the TxPSTA has selected its officers for the 2020-2021 school year. Leading the organization are President Michelle Calderon, Vice-President Rosario Antolin, Secretary Jenny Flores, and Sergeant at Arms Arlette DeJesus. TxPSTA is a student organization geared toward public service with emphasis on law enforcement, forensics, fire services and [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Cosmetology teacher, Aleshia Rivera, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the Cosmetology Advisory Board with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The TDLR provides oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment. The agency protects the health and safety of Texans and ensures they are served [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) has selected its officers for the 2020-2021 school year. Leading NHS are President Reid Pinckard, Vice-President Taryn Thurman, Secretary Isabella Greco, Treasurer Faith Logan, Parliamentarian Nicholas Segovia, and Historian Patricia Roque. According to MPHS NHS Advisor, David Clark, the NHS leadership team drives [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Journalism teacher John Whitten has been named the Area 3 Career and Technical Association of Texas (CTAT) Teacher of the Year. This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the middle and secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students, and dedication to [...]
Mount Pleasant sophomore point guard Payton Chism continues to be recognized as one of the top players in the state of Texas for the class of 2023. The recent rankings posted by texasboysbasketball.com ranks Chism at #39. Players are ranked based on how well they have performed against some of the top competition this year [...]
