The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team continued its season on Saturday, November 12 at the 17th annual Whitehouse Wildcat Thanksgiving Classic held Whitehouse High School. Overall, Mount Pleasant High School took third place as an academic team.

The Math team took first place as a team. Individually, Nathaniel Martinez placed 3rd, with Devin Castaneda 5th, and Perla Guzman 6th.

In Ready Writing, Makayla Spigner placed 1st, her second tournament championship of the season.

In Poetry, Madeline Tumey-Simmons placed 1st, her second tournament championship of the season.

The Calculator Applications team placed 2nd as a team. Individually, Devin Castaneda placed 2nd and Nathaniel Martinez was 4th.

The Spelling team took 2nd place as a team. Individually, Sophie Greco placed 3rd with Angelina Hernandez 6th.

The Social Studies team placed 2nd as a team. Individual placings were Vanessajane Bayna 2nd, Stephanie Hernandez 3rd, and Camila Serrano 6th.

The Current Events team placed 2nd as a team with Elijah Rider 4th and Anthony Orellana 5th.

In Journalism Feature Writing, Idania Castanon placed 2nd.

And in Accounting, Merlin Cardona was 6th.

The MPHS UIL Academic team will return to action in January at Pine Tree, gearing up for the District meet in March. The MPHS UIL Academic teams are coached by Gina Crouch (UIL Coordinator, Spelling and Current Events), Osias Hernandez (Math and Calculator), Gabrielle Robbins (Literary criticism and Ready Writing), Tammy Thomas (Computer Science), David Clark (Computer Apps, Accounting, and Extemporaneous Speaking), Leanne Blalock (Social Studies), Cindy Reed (Debate), John Whitten (Journalism), Kim Cox (Journalism), Larry Russell (Science), Randy Ballard (Number Sense), and Angela Priefert (Prose and Poetry).

Pictured: Members of the MPHS UIL Academic team