The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended their annual Regional competition at the Region 8 Service Center on December 3. Seven members qualified for the State competition with one member qualifying in two events.

The team of Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, Ruby Ferretiz, and Mireya Villarruel advanced to state in Project Visualize Service, a service learning project that impacts children and families in our community. Their focus was on CASA and the Rainbow Room.

Rivero Sanchez also advanced to state individually with her children’s book titled “Let Me Explain”.

The team of Gabby Garza and Stephanie Guerrero competed in Elementary Interactive Bulletin Board and advanced to state with their “Pizza Points” board.

Araceli Landaverde and Marcela Mata advanced to state with their High School Interactive Bulletin Boards. Landaverde’s board focused on Electron Configurations while Mata’s was about the Periodic Table.

The Teach for Tomorrow Summit state competition will take place March 3-5, 2022 in Dallas. The MPHS TAFE Advisor is Aimee Sweeden.