The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Spelling and Math and Science teams traveled to additional tournaments on Saturday, December 7. The UIL Spelling team competed at the Waco Connally HS Speech and Academic Meet and the Math team competed in the Spring Hill Math and Science Meet in Longview. The Spelling team was the 1st place team overall with all 5 members placing individually. The Math and Science teams earned the 2nd place large school sweepstakes trophy.

Individual results:

Waco Connally HS Speech and Academic Meet

Spelling (1st place team): Brissia Alvarez 1st, Jenny Luna 2nd, Sam Chappell 4th, Karen Hernandez 5th, Wendy Vasquez 6th

Spring Hill Math and Science Meet

Calculator Applications (1st place team)

10th grade: Karen Sandate 2nd, Jannely Aguilar 4th, Adriel Bagsic 5th

11th grade: Jamie Garrett 1st

12th grade: Luke Thurman 1st, Yahaira Piña 2nd, Amir Martinez 4th, Christopher Sorto 5th, Gopi Amin 6th

Overall: Luke Thurman 1st, Yahaira Piña 2nd, Karen Sandate 5th, Amir Martinez 6th

Mathematics (1st place team)

10th grade: Karen Sandate 4th, Jannely Aguilar 5th

12th grade: Luke Thurman 1st, Yahaira Piña 2nd, Gopi Amin 4th, Christopher Sorto 6th

Overall: Luke Thurman 1st, Yahaira Piña 2nd

Number Sense (2nd place team)

10th grade: Karen Sandate 3rd, Adriel Bagsic 4th, Areli Castañon 5th, Araceli Salazar 6th

11th grade: Daniel Castilo 2nd, Aiyanna Brumfield 3rd, Valerie Casio 4th, Jamie Garrett 6th

12th grade: Luke Thurman 3rd, Gopi Amin 4th, Yahaira Piña 5th, Christopher Sorto 6th

Science (2nd place team)

10th grade: Karen Sandate 4th, Adriel Bagsic 5th, Araceli Salazar 6th

12th grade: Amir Martinez 1st, Luke Thurman 2nd, Christopher Sorto 3rd, Yahaira Piña 4th, Gopi Amin 5th

The MPHS UIL Academic team will resume competitions after the holidays in preparation for the district meet in the spring. The teams are coached by Gina Crouch, Osias Hernandez, Jack Jones, David Clark, Joel Whitaker, John Whitten, Kim Cox, Larry Russell, Randy Ballard, and Tammy Thomas.

Photos:

1. Members of the MPHS UIL Spelling team

2. Members of the MPHS UIL Math and Science teams