The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team opened its spring season on Friday and Saturday, January 12 and 13, at the Pine Tree High School Jar of Dirt UIL Invitational in Longview. MPHS placed 3rd overall out of 24 schools represented with three events taking 1st place overall team honors.

Individual results:

Spelling (1st place team): Sophie Greco 3rd, Jenny Luna 5th, Brissia Alvarez 6th

Calculator Applications: (1st place team) Nathaniel Martinez 2nd, Luke Thurman 3rd, Clinton DeBord 4th

Mathematics (1st place team) Nathaniel Martinez 2nd, Clinton DeBord 3rd, Yahaira Piña 4th

Current Events: Natalia Aspeitia 5th

Ready Writing: Sophie Greco 3rd, Brissia Alvarez 5th

Literary Criticism: Jenny Luna 5th, Brissia Alvarez 6th

Social Studies (2nd place team): Estven Perez 2nd, Yahir Garcia 5th, Karen Hernandez, Aidyn Chavez

Number Sense: Ethan Sanchez 4th, Andrew Guerette 6th

Copy Editing: Brissia Alvarez 5th

News Writing: Idania Castanon 3rd

Feature Writing: Idania Castanon 2nd

Editorial Writing: Idania Castanon 6th

Headline Writing: Brissia Alvarez 6th

Informative Extemporaneous Speaking: Angelina Hernandez 2nd

The MPHS UIL Academic teams will host the MP Tiger Winter Invitational on January 26 and 27 as they continue to prepare for the district meet. The teams are coached by Gina Crouch (UIL Coordinator, Spelling, and Current Events), Osias Hernandez (Math, Calculator, and Computer Science), Gabrielle Robbins (Literary Criticism and Ready Writing), David Clark (Accounting and Social Studies), Lara Martin (Debate), John Whitten (Journalism), Kim Cox (Journalism), Larry Russell (Science), Randy Ballard (Number Sense), and Misty McCrumby (Extemp, Prose, and Poetry).

Pictured: members of the MPHS UIL Academic teams