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Workouts, Practices, Rehearsals, Etc… Will Resume Monday, July 13

Per the UIL recommendation, MPISD is suspending all summer practices, workouts, and rehearsals from July 3rd-July 12th. At this time, practices can resume on Monday, July 13th. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s coach. Stay safe and have a great holiday weekend!

2020-07-06T13:22:43-05:00

MPHS Students Recognized at International HOSA Leadership Conference

Two Mount Pleasant High School students earned recognition at the HOSA 43rd annual International Leadership Conference. The conference was held online June 24-27, 2020 and featured over 7,000 delegates from across the United States. Grace Whitten was recognized in HOSA Happenings, a multimedia chapter communication event using a print or electronic newsletter or website. Jessie [...]

2020-07-06T13:14:49-05:00

Tiger Doll Officers & Sergeants Bring Home Awards from Camp

The 2020-2021 Tiger Doll Officers and Sergeants attended an American Dance/Drill Team officer camp June 29-July 1 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall to prepare for the coming year. The officers were voted the Most Admired Team of the Day on day 1, the All-American Team of the Day on day 2, received the Sweepstakes award, Best [...]

2020-07-06T13:10:20-05:00

MPHS Students Compete in Lion’s Club State Youth Contest

Three Mount Pleasant High School students competed in the Lion’s Club State Youth contest on June 27, 2020 in Longview, TX. All three were first place winners at the District 2-X2 Mid-Winter Cabinet meeting in Tyler on January 11, 2020 in their respective categories and were each awarded $300 scholarships at the district level. 2020 [...]

2020-06-29T15:11:07-05:00

MPHS Speech and Debate Team Members Compete at Nationals

Six members of the Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed in the online NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament, June 15-17, 2020. The tournament was to be held in Albuquerque, NM but was changed to an online format due to COVID-19. The tournament featured competitors from over 1200 schools representing 47 states, [...]

2020-06-23T11:26:37-05:00

MPHS Academic Blanket Awards Ceremony

MPHS Academic Blanket Awards ceremony: When you arrive, tune your radio to FM 88.7 and you will be able to listen to everything that is being said inside your vehicle. Recipients should have received a letter with all of the details last week. Details are below: ~One vehicle per recipient ~Park in a parking space [...]

2020-06-22T18:32:52-05:00

MPHS Class of 2020 Valedictorian

The MPHS Class of 2020 Valedictorian is Shelby Courreges. Shelby is the daughter of Stephen and Catherine Courreges. She has been active in UIL serving as the President her senior year, National Honor Society, HOSA, and FBLA. She has been awarded academic blankets all four years of high school in Geometry, Algebra II, English III, [...]

2020-06-09T15:03:35-05:00

MPHS Class of 2020 Salutatorian

The MPHS Class of 2020 Salutatorian is Abigail Mason. Abby is the daughter of Chris and Melissa Mason. She is a 4-year member of the Goin’ Gold Band. She has also been active in the National Honor Society (Treasurer), National Technical Honor Society (Vice-President), HOSA (Vice-President), FBLA (President), and UIL. She has been awarded academic [...]

2020-06-09T15:02:35-05:00

MPHS Senior Named Finalist for TASSP Award

The Texas Association of Secondary Principals (TASSP) recently announced its Teens Serving Texas Team. Mount Pleasant High School was honored to have a student chosen among the finalists, placing her in the top 30 applicants from across the state. Caroline Rose, a senior at Mount Pleasant High School, has been named a finalist by TASSP [...]

2020-06-06T13:22:22-05:00

MPHS Students Complete Congressional Student Leadership Program

Rep. John Ratcliffe’s Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) kicked off on January 22nd for high school sophomores and juniors across Texas’ 4th District for the 2019-2020 school year. This marks the fourth year of the program, which has expanded to include four physical meeting locations in Rockwall, Mount Pleasant, Texarkana and Sherman. Students selected to [...]

2020-06-11T09:28:17-05:00