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MPHS Recognized Among Best High Schools in State, Nation

Mount Pleasant High School has earned a place in the U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings, landing in the top 26% among Texas schools and the top 34% in the nation. MPHS ranked number 607 among 2,297 Texas schools included in the publication. Nationally, MPHS was number 6,117 among nearly 18,000 schools [...]

2026-08-28T12:55:10-05:00

MPHS Graduates Named to All-State Journalism Staff

Mount Pleasant High School 2026 graduates, Brissia Alvarez and Evelyn Hernandez, have been named to the UIL All-State Journalism Staff. To qualify, students must have earned a minimum of 50 points by participating in UIL contests at invitational, district, regional and state meets, as well as ILPC and similar journalism contests at the local, regional, [...]

2026-09-01T12:45:23-05:00

MPISD Named TAEA District of Distinction for 2nd Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Mount Pleasant ISD has been named a Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) District of Distinction. Over 1200 districts were eligible to apply for this award but only 109 earned the distinction, placing MPISD in the top 9% of districts in Texas in art education. The districts received the [...]

2026-08-25T13:28:31-05:00

MPHS Fashion Design Students Create & Display Trash Bag Garment

Students in Fashion Design II and III at Mount Pleasant High School kicked off the school year with a creative design challenge that transformed ordinary materials into extraordinary fashion. Using colorful trash bags as their primary material, students designed and constructed unique garments on dress form mannequins, showcasing their creativity, problem-solving skills, and fashion design [...]

2026-09-01T13:10:40-05:00

MPHS Senior Elected State President of Texas FBLA

MPHS senior Isaac Hernandez was elected to lead the entire state of Texas chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at the end of July. Initially, Hernandez had won the election for State Area 6 Vice President in March. However, the office of State President was vacated this summer which led to a new [...]

2026-09-01T13:15:25-05:00

Clothes for the Classroom Collects Over 2,000 Clothing Items

From one MPHS class to the next, the "Clothes for the Classroom" back-to-school clothing drive was a great success. Clothes for the Classroom, whose moto is for students, by students, is a student-led nonprofit that Tanner Marshall, along with a group of students, started before their senior year in 2024. Tenley Marshall, Tanner’s sister, has [...]

2026-09-01T13:13:50-05:00