Mount Pleasant High School senior Maggie Lilly signed a letter of intent on Monday, November 18th in the MPHS Field House surrounded by family and friends. Lilly will play softball at The University of Arkansas—Rich Mountain. She will be a member of the university’s very first softball team. She is the daughter of Stephen and [...]
The members of the National Honor Society (NHS) at Mount Pleasant High School held a food drive in conjunction with its induction ceremony. Admission to the induction ceremony was free, but attendees were asked to bring a food staple such as canned goods or boxed items. In addition to the items collected that night, NHS [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed in the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) Individual Qualifying Tournament at Athens High School on Friday, November 22. Two team members earned their state qualifications bringing the team total to four. Senior Caroline Rose won the tournament championship in Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate outlasting a field [...]
From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2020, more than 3,600 have been named School Winners in the Heisman Trophy Trust’s scholarship competition. Seniors Virginia Fuentes and Colby Hunnicutt have been chosen as School Winners from Mount Pleasant High School. Fuentes, daughter of Angelica Fuentes and Jose [...]
For the first time in its existence, the Mount Pleasant Youth Soccer Association (MPYSA) was able to award $500 scholarships to five senior volunteers to further their educations. MPYSA scholarship applications were open to seniors who met set academic criteria and played soccer and/or volunteered with MPYSA. All of the recipients have done volunteer service [...]
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 Palestine on November 16. Zeth Whittington with boat Captain David Whittington finished in 20th place out of 87 teams with 3 fish weighing 5.73 lbs. The team of [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Tiger Dolls have been offered a unique opportunity: to perform at halftime of the NBA game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. The performance will take place on Monday, November 25 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. According to Tiger Doll Director, Jaton Broach, 2019-2020 [...]
Mount Pleasant High School’s newest club, Furr Ever Friends, held an adoption event on Saturday, November 9 in the Lowe’s parking lot. The event was a joint effort between Furr Ever Friends and the MPHS chapter of TAFE, the Texas Association of Future Educators. Student volunteers walked and cleaned up after the dogs and were [...]
