The Mount Pleasant High School Chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended the Teach Tomorrow Summit in McAllen, TX on February 20-22. Six MPHS TAFE members competed in six events and brought home two awards, including two students qualifying for Nationals.<\/p>\n
Seniors Evelyn DeSantiago and Keyla Plancarte competed in Children\u2019s Literature Pre-K. Their score advanced them to the Educator\u2019s Rising National Conference to be held in Washington, DC on June 17-21, 2020. Their book titled \u201cJulie Sees Germs\u201d, teaches preschoolers about the spread of germs in classrooms and the importance of proper hand washing.<\/p>\n
Plancarte also earned a Gold Certificate for her Portfolio, the highest award possible.<\/p>\n
Also competing for MPHS were Mirka Soto and Sophy Turner with STEM lesson plans, Daniela Robles with an ARTS lesson plan, and Polyana Olvera in Creative Lecture.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuture educators from The Mount Pleasant High School TAFE chapter competed at the state level for the fifth year in a row in mid-February,\u201d said MPHS TAFE advisor, Aimee Sweeden. \u201cMPHS TAFE represented well at the Teach Tomorrow Summit 2020 in McAllen, TX in six different events. To say I am excited to return to Nationals is an understatement. I am proud of these ladies and grateful that I get to be a part of their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pictured: L to R
\nKeyla Plancarte and Evelyn DeSantiago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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