The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team continued its season on Friday and Saturday, January 20-21 at the annual Winter Tiger Invitational held on the Mount Pleasant High School campus. Overall, out of eleven schools at the meet, Mount Pleasant High School took second place as a team. Four teams including Current Events, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Calculator Applications all took 1st place team honors in their respective events.

Full results include:
–Calculator Applications (1st place team)

9th grade: Alessandro Greco (1st)
10th grade: Tanner Marshall (1st), Amir Martinez (2nd), Yahaira Pina (3rd)
11th grade: Nathaniel Martinez (1st), Clinton Debord (2nd), Kiara Rundles (3rd)
12th grade: Isaac Hernandez (1st), Param Poudel (2nd), Perla Guzman (3rd), Ethan Harbour (4th), Merlin Cardona (6th)

Overall: Nathaniel Martinez (1st), Isaac Hernandez (2nd), Clinton Debord (3rd), Param Poudel (4th), Tanner Marshall (5th), Perla Guzman (6th)

–Mathematics (1st place team)
10th grade: Tanner Marshall (1st), Yahaira Pina (2nd)
11th grade: Nathaniel Martinez (1st), Clinton Debord (3rd)
12th grade: Param Poudel (1st), Isaac Hernandez (2nd), Natalie Crockett (3rd), Perla Guzman (4th), Ethan Harbour (4th), Jose Trejo (6th)

Overall: Nathaniel Martinez (1st), Param Poudel (2nd), Isaac Hernandez (3rd), Natalie Crockett (4th), Perla Guzman (5th), Ethan Harbour (5th)

–Social Studies (1st place team)
Estven Perez (1st), Stephanie Hernandez (2nd), Vanessajane Bayna (3rd), Yahir Garcia (4th)

–Current Events (1st place team)
Eli Rider (1st), Natalie Crockett (2nd), Anthony Orellana, and Natalia Aspieto

–Number Sense (2nd place team)
9th grade: Angel Farias (2nd)
10th grade: Jesus Moreno (2nd), Tanner Marshall (3rd), Evan Cota (5th)
11th grade: Kiara Rundles (6th)
12th grade: Ethan Harbour (1st), Perla Guzman (3rd), Jose Trejo (4th), Elijah Rider (6th)

Overall: Ethan Harbour (2nd)

–Spelling (2nd place team)
Isabel Gonzales (3rd), Sophie Greco (4th), Angelina Hernandez (6th)

–Accounting (2nd place team)
Jose Trejo (2nd), Merlin Cardona (4th), Perla Guzman

–Science
10th grade: Kevin Mendoza (4th)
12th grade: Ethan Harbour (2nd), Natalie Crockett (3rd)

Overall: Ethan Harbour (3rd)

–Journalism
Copy Editing: Brissia Alvarez (4th), Idania Castanon (5th)
News Writing: Idania Castanon (4th), Ana Ceballos (6th)
Editorial Writing: Idania Castanon (4th), Ana Ceballos (5th)
Feature Writing: Idania Castanon (3rd), Ana Ceballos (6th)
Headline Writing: Idania Castanon (4th), Ana Ceballos (5th), Katherine Adame (6th)

–Ready Writing
Makayla Spigner (2nd), Sophie Greco (4th)

The MPHS UIL Academic teams will compete again at the 16th annual Whitehouse Wildcat Winter Games on January 27-28 as they prepare for the district meet in March.