Nathon Lee Segovia is the Valedictorian of the MPHS Class of 2018. He is the son of Jehovana and Jose Segovia. He is the captain of the MPHS Speech and Debate team, Vice President of the National Honor Society (NHS), a National Hispanic Scholar and was named MPHS All School Boy.

He earned Academic Blankets in Pre-AP Biology, Pre-AP Chemistry, Physics DC and AP Physics C. As a member of the Speech and Debate Team he earned numerous awards including being on the 1st team from MPHS to qualify for the Texas Forensic Association State meet and being a World School Debate National Qualifier. Segovia was also a member of the UIL Calculator Applications, Math and Science Teams, earning district honors in Science, Physics and Chemistry.

Nathon has received scholarships from Texas A&M University, the University of Texas, University of South Carolina, New College of Florida and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the recipient of the DAR Martha Laird Chapter and Mt. Pleasant Lion’s Club Scholarships. He will attend Texas A&M in the fall and major in Engineering.

Verania Leyva is the Salutatorian for the Class of 2018. She is the daughter of Crispin and Yadira Leyva. She is a member of the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Health Occupation Student of America and the MPHS Book Club. She is also a Rotary Club
Student of the Month.

Verania has been named a Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholar. She will attend NTCC to complete her basics then plans to transfer to Stephen F. Austin State University and major in Biology.