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 [...]
Mount Pleasant High School junior Sherman Butler-Losey has been accepted into 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 [...]
Mount Pleasant High School Law Enforcement II class members attended a field trip to the Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas, Texas on October 22. The list of speakers included Antonio Woods of the US Court Clerk’s Office, Marquis Fomby of the US Marshals Service, and Sierra Delgado and Megan Reid with the US Probation [...]
Eight seniors and thirty-six juniors, along with two honorary members, were inducted into the Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Honor Society during a special ceremony on November 5. The forty-six new members join the thirty-six returning senior members of the chapter. To be inducted into NHS, a student must have earned a [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Congressional Debate Team competed in the Regional competition at Region VIII on Tuesday, November 5th. Competing against other 5A schools in our region, Mount Pleasant High School had a great showing. The team took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th places in the competition. It was the first time Mount [...]
