The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team opened its season on Saturday, October 21 at the Fall Tiger Invitational held on the MPHS campus. Overall, Mount Pleasant High School took second place, just two points away from winning it all.

Results are as follows:

Spelling (1st place team): Sophie Greco 2nd, Brissia Alvarez 3rd, Angelina Hernandez 5th, Karen Hernandez 6th

Current Events (1st place team): Angelina Hernandez 1st, Natalia Aspeitia 2nd, Kiara Rundles 5th, Jenny Luna 6th

Literary Criticism (1st place team): Abi Pathak 1st, Natalia Aspeitia 2nd, Jenny Luna 5th

Journalism (1st place team)

Copy Editing: Noemy Dorantes 1st, Katherine Adame 2nd, Idania Castanon 4th

News Writing: Noemy Dorantes 2nd, Stephanie Hernandez 3rd, Ana Ceballos 4th

Feature Writing: Noemy Dorantes 2nd, Idania Castanon 3rd, Jazlynn Juarez 4th

Editorial Writing: Noemy Dorantes 2nd, Ana Ceballos 3rd, Jazlynn Juarez 4th

Headline Writing: Brissia Alvarez 1st, Katherine Adame 6th

Calculator Applications (1st place team):

9th grade: Carson Bell 5th, Jayden Loewen 6th

10th grade: Alessandro Greco 3rd, Jamie Garrett 6th

11th grade: Yahaira Piña 1st, Amir Martinez 2nd

12th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 1st, Clinton DeBord 3rd

Overall: Nathaniel Martinez 1st, Clinton DeBord 4th, Yahaira Pina 5th

Mathematics (2nd place team)

9th grade: Karen Sandate 4th

11th grade: Yahaira Piña 2nd

12th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 2nd, Clinton DeBord 4th

Overall: Nathaniel Martinez 3rd

Science (2nd place team)

10th grade: Vanessa Sampson 4th

11th grade: Kevin Mendoza 4th

12th grade: Clinton DeBord 2nd, Estven Perez 3rd, Nathaniel Martinez 4th

Number Sense

9th grade: Carson Bell 5th, Jayden Loewen 6th

11th grade: Jesus Moreno 2nd, Evan Cota 4th, Kimberly Victoria 5th

12th grade: Nathaniel Martinez 3rd, Andrew Guerette 6th

Accounting

Luis Alvarado 4th

Social Studies: Jeisy Munoz 1st, Estven Perez 3rd, Chris Garcia 5th, Yahir Garcia 6th

Ready Writing: Sophie Greco 1st, Brissia Alvarez 2nd, Makayla Spigner 3rd, Evelyn Hernandez 5th

The MPHS UIL Academic team will compete again at Pine Tree on November 4th. The MPHS UIL Academic 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 (Extemporaneous Speaking, Prose and Poetry).

Pictured: Members of the MPHS UIL Academic team