Mount Pleasant Junior High School 7th and 8th graders competed in the annual Middle School District UIL Academic Meet on Saturday, February 1 at Hallsville Junior High. MPJH had a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team and brought home multiple individual medals.

7th grade results:

Chess Puzzle Solving (1st place team)

Yaden Villanueva 1st, Macon Bradshaw 2nd, Tristan Henderson 5th, and JC Moss

Calculator (3rd Place team)

JC Moss 6th, Tristan Kirkland, Macon Bradshaw

Ready Writing

Scottlyn Lee 2nd, Zai’nyra Williams 5th

Editorial Writing

Lily Henry 6th

8th grade results:

Spelling (2nd place team)

Drayson McDaniel 4th, Yoselin Nava, Berenice Murillo and Valerie Hipolito

Editorial Writing

Valerie Hipolito 3rd

Ready Writing

Sage Jordan 2nd, Logan Latiolais 3rd, Kaiser Sheppard 4th

Chess Puzzle Solving

Omar Casteneda 4th

The teams were coached by Jared Erickstad (Chess Puzzle Solving), Terry Fitch (Calculator), Launa McCord and Randee Dyer (Editorial Writing and Ready Writing), and Joshua Dykes (Spelling).

Photos:

1. Chess puzzle solving (L to R) Omar Castaneda, Tristan Henderson, Coach Jared Erickstad, Yaden Villanueva, Macon Bradshaw, JC Moss

2. Spelling (L to R) Yoselin Nava, Drayson McDaniel, Coach Joshua Dykes, Berenice Murillo, Valerie Hipolito

3. Calculator (L to R) Tristan Kirkland, Macon Bradshaw, Coach Terry Fitch, JC Moss

4. Writing

Front row (L to R) Scottlyn Lee, Logan Latiolais, Sage Jordan, Lily Henry, Valerie Hipolito

Back row (L to R) Kaiser Sheppard, Coach Launa McCord, Coach Randee Dyer, Zai’nyra Williams