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In the News

                                        Home of the Tigers                                                                          Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee
Mt. Pleasant High SchoolText Box: MPHS Boys Basketball Team Are District 11A Champions   Congratulations to the MPHS boys basketball team, 2010 District 11A Champions!   District 11A Tournament MVP– Tristen Tisby   District 11A Boys All Season Team- Jed Davis, Princeton Harlan, Tristen Tisby   District 11A Girls All Season Team- Brittany Frierson   District 11A Boys All Tournament Team- Jed Davis, Princeton Harlan, Tristen Tisby   District 11A Boys All Season Honorable Mention- Chantes Robinson   District 11A Girls All Season Honorable Mention- Emily McNeece       Text Box: All Region 6A   Congratulations to the following MPHS boys basketball players for making the Region 6A All-Region Team: Seniors Jed Davis and Tristen Tisby, and Junior Chantes Robinson. Text Box: Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge   The MPHS Automotive Technology team of students Colin Holt, Gaylon Richardson, Steven Eakes, Shay Jones, and Jacob Hyatt placed 5th in the state in the “Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge” February 28th at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.  MPHS Automotive Technology teacher Jim Netherland stated it was a good experience and a good time, and he is looking forward to next year’s competition. Text Box: National Beta Club Scholarship Semifinalist   Congratulations to senior Ginny Benefield, daughter of Rusty and Wendy Benefield, on being announced as a semifinalist for the National Beta Club Scholarship.  Ginny was selected out of 700 other students to be in the top 265 competing for the 217 scholarships available.  The scholarships will be for no less than $1,000, with 5 students receiving either $4,000, $6,000, $8,000, $10,000, or $15,000.  The scholarships will be announced in late March.    Text Box: MPHS Yearbooks On Sale Now Don’t forget to purchase your 2010 Yearbook! Full school year included, 128 pages in color. $65.00 through April 1st. Text Box: Junior Class Pancake Breakfast The junior class will be sponsoring a pancake breakfast as a fundraiser for the Jr/Sr Prom. The pancake breakfast will be held at Applebee’s in Columbia on Saturday, April 10th. Juniors will be selling tickets for $6 prior to the breakfast and tickets will also be available at the door. Please support our 2010 Junior/Senior Prom! Text Box: FBLA News Members of the Future Business Leaders of America organization collected more than 140 gently used coats to donate to needy families in Maury County. Coats were distributed during the month of December by the Servant’s Heart Ministry of Columbia. Twenty-one members are currently preparing for the Regional Conference and Skills Competition to be held on February 8th at MTSU. All members are collecting dimes in support of FBLA’s national campaign to support the March of Dimes, can tabs for The Ronald McDonald House, and gently used backpacks for Youth Villages. All contributions are appreciated; and special thanks for supporting our World’s Finest Chocolates fundraiser! Text Box: Teacher of the Year Congratulations to the 2009-10 MPHS Teacher of the Year, Mr. John Welch. He was recently selected by his fellow teachers and staff members for this prestigious award. Mr. Welch teaches English III and IV. He is in his fourth year at MPHS and said, “I enjoy teaching at MPHS. The administration creates a great work environment and the students are the best.” Text Box: District 6 Athletic Director of the Year Mr. Webb Williams recently received the “Athletic Director of the Year” for District 6 from the TSSAA Board of Control members Bryan True and Mike Tatum during the A.F. Bridges Awards ceremony. Mr. Williams is entering his ninth year as the Athletic Director for Mt. Pleasant High School. He teaches business classes, serves as coach of the tennis team and is advisor to the Interact Club.

 

 

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Text Box: Academic Decathlon State Competion Congratulations to the 8 students that competed last weekend at the Academic Decathlon State Competition at Austin Peay State University. Rachel Cannon received a silver medal in Interview. Jonathan Bradford received a copper medal in Interview. Brett Bassham received a bronze medal in Math. Lindsey Benson received a $1000 scholarship for being the highest scoring senior on the team, and Rachel Cannon received a $300 scholarship for being the 2nd highest scoring senior on the team. The team placed 9th in the state and won a spot at On-line Nationals in April. Text Box: 2010 American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Medal Winner MPHS is pleased to announce that Amber Stewart is the 2010 American Legion Auxiliary’s Amercanism Medal winner. She was nominated by the faculty of MPHS based on her qualities of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship, and service to others. Amber is the daughter of Leslie Sarge Stewart, Jr., and is an active member of Beech Hill Church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant. She is the Vice-President of the MPHS FFA and is active in the Beta Club, FCCLA, HOSA, Interact, FBLA, and FCA. Amber was nominated for the Most Dependable and Most Courteous Senior Superlative by her classmates. She placed 11th in her graduating class and plans to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin, majoring in Animal Science. Amber aspires to be a Veterinarian when she graduates.