The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Math team competed in the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) State Meet during Spring Break on March 18 at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

In Calculator Applications, the team of Isaac Hernandez, Param Poudel, Nathaniel Martinez, and Luke Thurman placed 2nd out of 24 teams in the 5A division. Individually, Thurman placed 3rd in 10th grade, Martinez was 5th in 11th grade with Poudel placing 10th and Hernandez coming in 11th place in 12th grade. Additionally, Clinton Debord came in 13th place in 11th grade with Yahaira Pina in 11th and Christopher Sorto in 12th place in 10th grade.

In Mathematics, the team of Hernandez, Poudel, Martinez, and Pina placed 6th out of 23 teams. Individually, Hernandez placed 7th with Poudel in 11th place in 12th grade. Martinez placed 6th in 11th grade and Pina placed 5th in the 10th grade division. Additionally, Thurman was 8th and Tanner Marshall placed 10th in the 10th grade division.

The Texas Math and Science Coaches Association is dedicated to promoting excellence in math and science through competition. Membership is limited to Texas public and private schools, by campus.

The MPHS UIL Academic teams will compete at the district meet on March 24-25 in Whitehouse. The MPHS Math team is coached by Osias Hernandez.

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The 2nd place Calculator Applications team (L to R) Luke Thurman, Isaac Hernandez, Param Poudel, and Nathaniel Martinez

MPHS participants at the TMSCA State Meet (L to R): Perla Guzman, Reese Ball, Natalie Crockett, Yahaira Pina, Merlin Cardona, Tanner Marshall, Isaac Hernandez, Param Poudel, Christopher Sorto, Nathaniel Martinez, Clinton Debord, Luke Thurman, Coach Osias Hernandez