Mount Pleasant High School (Texas)

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Mount Pleasant High School
Mount Pleasant High School.jpg
Mount Pleasant High School’s main entrance
Address
Mount Pleasant High School (Texas)
2110 N Edwards Ave.

Mount Pleasant
,
(Titus County)
,
Texas
75455

United States
Coordinates 33°10′38″N94°59′25″W / 33.17728°N 94.99028°W / 33.17728; -94.99028
Information
School type Public, High School
School district Mount Pleasant Independent School District
PrincipalCraig Bailey [1]
Teaching staff121.70 (FTE) (2022–23) [2]
Grades 9–12 [2]
Enrollment1,521 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.50 (2022–23) [2]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA
MascotTigers/Lady Tigers
Website www.mpisd.net/mphs/
Mount Pleasant High School (Texas)

Mount Pleasant High School is a public high school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas (USA) and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Independent School District located in central Titus County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

Contents

The school serves students from Mount Pleasant, Winfield, and Millers Cove. [4] Until the Winfield Independent School District dissolved in 2018 and merged into Mount Pleasant ISD, [5] Mount Pleasant High was designated to serve high school students from Winfield ISD territory, including Winfield and Millers Cove. [4]

Athletics

Willie Williams Gym in Mount Pleasant High School. Willie Williams Gym in Mount Pleasant High School.jpg
Willie Williams Gym in Mount Pleasant High School.

The Mount Pleasant Tigers compete in the following sports - [6]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State Titles

State Finalists

  • Football - [11]
    • 1973(3A)
  • Soccer
    • 2006(4A) 2012(5A)
  • Golf (individual competition)
    • 1972(3A)
      • Greg Heinz (1972 Region II, Class 3A Golf Medalist) [12] [after tying Dave Parker of Stephenville in regulation play, Heinz claimed Medalist honors by winning the sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole [13] ]
  • Golf (team competition)
    • 1971(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Allen Clay, Greg Heinz, Philip Roach and George Toledo) [14]
    • 1972(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Greg Heinz, Rusty Hurse, Philip Roach and George Toledo) [15]
  • Tennis (doubles)
    • 1972(3A) (brothers Robin Roberts and Landy Roberts) [16]
  • Tennis (singles)
    • 1971(3A) (Gary Roberts) [17]
  • Track (220-Yard Dash)
    • 1972(3A) Third Place (Lewis Spencer) [18]
  • Track (440-Yard Relay)
    • 1971(3A) Fifth Place (team members: Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Amos Rockwell, Jerry Shurtleff) [19]
    • 1972(3A) Second Place (team members: Amos Rockwell, Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Lewis Spencer) [20]
  • Track (High Jump)
    • 1972(3A) Fourth Place (Gary Miracle) [21]
  • Powerlifting (Boys)
    • 2016(5A) 15th place (Lifter: Pablo Gutierrez) 2017(5A) 21st place and 8th place (Pablo Gutierrez and Andrew Turner)

Notable alumni

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References

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  4. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Titus County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2019. SEC 48449 Mount Pleasant Independent School District (9-12) in Winfield - Winfield and Millers Cove are shown to be in the Winfield Independent School District, which consolidated into Mount Pleasant ISD in 2018.
  5. ↑ "Winfield ISD Closing". East Texas Radio. March 3, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ The Athletics Department
  7. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 49; Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 72
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  11. ↑ Lone Star Football Network
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