The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Math and Science teams competed in the East Texas Showdown at Sabine High School on Saturday, March 5. MPHS claimed 1st and 2nd place in two categories and earned several individual medals.

Full results are as follows:

Calculator Applications: 1st place team

9th grade: Tanner Marshall 5th

10th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 1st

11th grade: Isaac Hernandez 1st, Param Poudel 2nd, Devin Castaneda 4th, Alan Garrett 5th

12th grade: Nic Chappell III 4th, Jackelin Gomez 6th

Overall: Isaac Hernandez 2nd, Param Poudel 3rd, Nathaniel Martinez 5th

Mathematics: 2nd place team

9th grade: Tanner Marshall 3rd

10th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 4th

11th grade: Isaac Hernandez 1st, Devin Castaneda 4th, Natalie Crockett 6th

12th grade: Nic Chappell 2nd

Overall: Isaac Hernandez 2nd, Nic Chappell III 6th

Number Sense

10th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 3rd

11th grade: Jose Trejo 4th

12th grade: Nic Chappell III 4th

Science:

11th grade: Natalie Crockett 6th

12th grade: Nic Chappell III 5th, Esteban Trejo 6th

In their final meet before district, the MPHS Math and Science Teams will compete at the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association State Meet in San Antonio on March 19 during spring break. The District Meet is March 26. The MPHS math and science teams are coached by Osias Hernandez, Randy Ballard, and Larry Russell.