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.
The school serves students from Mount Pleasant, Winfield, and Millers Cove. - Winfield and Millers Cove are shown to be in the Winfield Independent School District, which consolidated into Mount Pleasant ISD in 2018. Until the Winfield Independent School District dissolved in 2018 and merged into Mount Pleasant ISD, Mount Pleasant High was designated to serve high school students from Winfield ISD territory, including Winfield and Millers Cove.
Athletics
The Mount Pleasant Tigers compete in the following sports - The Athletics Department
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball
State Titles Baseball - UIL Baseball Archives 1978(3A), 1993(4A) Boys Track - UIL Boys Track Archives 1972(3A) State Meet - First Place (team members: Gary Miracle, Barry Hamilton, Lewis Spencer, Billy Keefer, Amos Rockwell, Richard Rockwell, Randall Huggins, Johnny Greene)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 1972(3A) One-Mile Relay - First Place (team members: Amos Rockwell, Billy Keefer, Richard Rockwell, Lewis Spencer)Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 66
State Finalists Football - Lone Star Football Network 1973(3A) Soccer 2006(4A) 2012(5A) Golf (individual competition) 1972(3A) Greg Heinz (1972 Region II, Class 3A Golf Medalist)Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 23 [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 holeLongview Morning Journal, May 4, 1972] Golf (team competition) 1971(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Allen Clay, Greg Heinz, Philip Roach and George Toledo)Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 63; Longview Morning Journal, May 9, 1971 1972(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Greg Heinz, Rusty Hurse, Philip Roach and George Toledo)Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 23; Longview Morning Journal, May 4, 1972 Tennis (doubles) 1972(3A) (brothers Robin Roberts and Landy Roberts)Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 63; Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune, May 7, 1972 Tennis (singles) 1971(3A) (Gary Roberts)Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 62 Track (220-Yard Dash) 1972(3A) Third Place (Lewis Spencer)Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 67 Track (440-Yard Relay) 1971(3A) Fifth Place (team members: Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Amos Rockwell, Jerry Shurtleff)Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 64 1972(3A) Second Place (team members: Amos Rockwell, Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Lewis Spencer)Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 65 Track (High Jump) 1972(3A) Fourth Place (Gary Miracle)Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 71 Powerlifting (Boys) 2016(5A) 15th place (Lifter: Pablo Gutierrez) 2017(5A) 21st place and 8th place (Pablo Gutierrez and Andrew Turner)
Notable alumni Maury Buford, former NFL punter K.D. Cannon, former NFL receiver Louie Gohmert (1971), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st district. Michael Kopech, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox Barry Minter, former NFL linebacker Chaun Thompson, former NFL linebacker
References
External links
Mount Pleasant ISD