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Model UN Preparation Conference
04/28/08 - The following student participated at the World Affair Council of Philadelphia's Model UN conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Involved were Isha Berry, Jacie Bryk, Erica Meiers, Rachel Nass, Phaedra Scott, and Emily Spiegel.
 

Meals On Wheels "Evening With the Masters"
04/18/08 - This event is the official community service project of the art department and we are extremely proud to participate with such a worthy cause.  The following students were involved:  Elysia Parks, Stephanie Tan, Molly Dolinger, Saidah Russell, Kenyon Parson, Ana Hillman, DJ Lacy, Jessica Eckbold, Ashley Joslin, Alex Shoreback, and Remi Poindexter.
 

Common Wealth Awards

04/14/08 - Student writing contest winner Rebecca Spiegel with NBC Today show news anchor Ann Curry at the Common Wealth Award ceremony.
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State FCCLA Conference

04/10/08 - The following MPHS students were Gold Medal Winners at the State FCCLA Conference: Jared Boyles, Sara Walmsley, Cedric Crosby, and Shanice Sandiford.  READ MORE
 

Ministry of Caring - PNN Event

02/29/08 - The following MPHS students helped at the Ministry of Caring childcare center. Emily Spiegel, Cedrick Yancey, Sabrina Syed, Remi Poindexter, Whitney Leamy, Rebecca Gripp, Laura Walton, Priscilla Burton, Jessie Vatnick, Dan Vatnick, Monica Osinski, Marquita Johns, Nicole Thomas, Diana Mask, Annie Sanger, Martin Martinez, Molly Dollinger, and Whitney Leamy.  They sang songs, got on their hands and knees to play, read stories, and were just wonderful to the small children.
 
02/02/08 - MPHS had our own Super Tuesday.  See how our students voted in this mock presidential election.  READ MORE
 

October 2007 Knighthood
11/19/07 - Students were "knighted" for exemplifying the values and PRIDE of Mount Pleasant.  October's knights are: freshmen Ashley Cherricks, Jack Cobourn, Deborah Crosby, C’eara Ingram, Ethan Moran, Alexander Sprague, Michael Strouss and Kyle Taylor; sophomores Sadie Davis, Jasmine Haile, Erika Scott and Victoria Klein; juniors Alysha Davis and Acora Helm; and seniors Sharmaine Bishop, Keibria Davis, Deondre Eubanks, Pride Harris, Shawn-Ere Jackson, Dave Ly, Jorge Pizarro, Quenisha Smith and Sarah Tursi.
 

October 2007 Knighthood
11/19/07 - Students were "knighted" for exemplifying the values and PRIDE of Mount Pleasant.  October's knights are: freshmen Ashley Cherricks, Jack Cobourn, Deborah Crosby, C’eara Ingram, Ethan Moran, Alexander Sprague, Michael Strouss and Kyle Taylor; sophomores Sadie Davis, Jasmine Haile, Erika Scott and Victoria Klein; juniors Alysha Davis and Acora Helm; and seniors Sharmaine Bishop, Keibria Davis, Deondre Eubanks, Pride Harris, Shawn-Ere Jackson, Dave Ly, Jorge Pizarro, Quenisha Smith and Sarah Tursi.
 

Heroism of Our Lady Knight
11/14/07 - Tyaja Pulliam recognized in News Journal for act of courage.  FULL STORY
 

A Knight of Music
10/13/07 - The Mount Pleasant High School band hosted “A Knight of Music” which began at 6 PM.  This was a U.S. Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) gold star event featuring many local high schools at Frawley Stadium. The University of Delaware marching band also performed a show to close the event.
 

Model United Nations
09/29/07 - Spanish teacher and Model UN coordinator Dana Trojan accompanied seniors Alexandra Browne and Rachel Harting and freshman Aaron Gertler on a trip to northern Virginia for a Model UN training conference.
 

September 2007 Knighthood
09/28/07 - Students were "knighted" for exemplifying the values and PRIDE of Mount Pleasant.  Each student was nominated by a teacher or administrator, in the continuation of the 13 year tradition.  September's knights are: freshmen Keshell Carter, Jerica Greene, Michael Litwin, Bajon Mosley and Russell Shaffer; sophomores Jacqueline Mack and Daisa Thomas; juniors Downesha Clayton, Victoria Gonabe, Crystal Hearn, Emma Hull and Manuel Quinones; and seniors Amber Clay, Shayna Garrett, Naiim Simms and Rebecca Spiegel.
 

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
06/04/07 - The Delaware Higher Education Commission awarded the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship to Rebekah Shaun Weagraff.
 

Best of the Class 2007 televised on WPVI

05/19/07 - BEST OF THE CLASS 2007 featured 292 top students from across the region.  The 6 ABC television special was taped at Longwood Gardens. Rebekah Weagraff represented our school. 
 

Secretary of Education Scholars of 2007
04/23/07 -  The House of Representatives of the 144th General Assembly of the State of Delaware commend Lisa Thomanek and Rebekah Weagraff of Mount Pleasant High School as recipients of the Secretary of Education Scholars of 2007 in House Concurrent Resolution No. 22.
 

ART DEPARTMENT - "Meals on Wheels Murals"

04/20/07 -  The MPHS art department contributed murals for the Meals on Wheels "Evening with the Masters" event. Six of our large murals were auctioned off for the charity. We raised a total of $1,250.00 for this well deserving organization.  View the art gallery HERE.
 

DSEA AWARDS - The Human and Civil Rights Awards

04/02/07 - Two of our students took First and Third Place for the DSEA Human and Civil Rights Art Contest. Shania Draine won 1st Place and Megan Smutz took 3rd place for their art work based on the theme of Community Service. Shania's work was based on educating children and Megan's was based on Relay for Life.  Both will be asked to attend the dinner in May to receive their awards and recognitions.
 

Caesar Rodney Half Marathon

03/11/07 - The Knights Against Tobacco volunteered at the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon on Sunday morning, pouring 1200 cups of water for 1400 runners! They then went to the finish line to help runners who finished the 13.1 mile course including teachers Scott Clothier, Keith Jones and Robin Rimback. They also posed for a picture with Senator Thomas Carper.
 

Model UN Preparation Conference
03/06/07 - A group of IB Diploma and Middle Years Programme students traveled to LaSalle University for a Model UN preparation conference. They attended briefing sessions on their committee topics in addition to parliamentary procedure and resolution writing workshops.

The Model UN will take place at the University of Pennsylvania on April 30. This program is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and Mount Pleasant is the only Delaware representative out of the 40 schools participating.

Mount Pleasant is sending 4 delegations to this conference. The delegations are made up of eleventh graders Alex Browne, Ian Chambers, Michael Dee, Michelle Dee, Chelsea Edwards, Jackie Kelly, Zach Leonard, Micah Shute and Rebecca Spiegel and ninth graders Peter Andrews, Jacie Bryk and Phaedra Scott.
 

Business Student Leadership Program
03/01/07 - Jesse Allen, Joe Lichota, Erica Diehl, and Anthony Borreggine attended the Business Student Leadership program on March 1. They were voted by their peers from around the county as presenting the best skit of the event. The students will again perform the skit at their graduation ceremony with the CEO of CSI, Inc., parents, guests, and fellow students in attendance.
 

19th Annual Comcast Academic Challenge of Delaware
02/26/07 - The Comcast Academic Challenge was held on February 24.  Mount Pleasant High School was 4th runner-up and winner of a $300 scholarship. A total of 22 Delaware schools took part in this year's competition. Way to go!
 

World Affairs Club attend Mock International Court

02/23/07 - Three members of our World Affairs club were delegates to a Mock International Court of Justice sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. The students (Peter Andrews, Zach Leonard, and Alexey Shiklomanov) participated in a role-playing court case debating the territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region.
 

Business Professionals of America Competition
02/23/07 - A contingent of students from Mount Pleasant competed in the Business Professional of America (BPA) competition on Friday, February 23 in Dover. Amina Mujtaba placed 4th in the State of Delaware for her work on Spreadsheet Applications and Analysis. Amina is now eligible to compete at the BPA National Leadership Conference in New York City in May. Congratulations to Amina and to all our student competitors!
 

Interact Club helping Ronald McDonald House

02/03/07 - Members of Mount Pleasant High School's Interact club served dinner on Saturday, February 3 at the Ronald McDonald House in Wilmington.

Members spent most of their afternoon and evening preparing dinner for the families of patients in AI DuPont Children's Hospital. The students enjoyed learning how to plan and prepare a meal for 70 people and, more importantly, helping families in need of support during a trying time.

The visit was coordinated by 11th grader Rebecca Burris. Club President Rebecca Spiegel oversaw plans for the dinner and kept club members organized throughout the dinner preparation.
 

Ferguson Achievement Awards
11/28/06 - The Michael C. Ferguson Achievement Awards Scholarship Program, included in the Educational Accountability Act of 1998, recognizes students who demonstrate superior performance on the Grade 8 and 10 reading, writing and mathematics assessments administered as the Delaware Student Testing program (DSTP). The following Mount Pleasant High School students have been awarded Michael C. Ferguson scholarships:
Alexandra Browne
Angela Wood
Diana Mask
Ian Chambers
Jessica Vatnick
Marisa Hood
Marquita John
Micah Shute
Michael Wright
Michelle Dee
Natalia Zaborsky
Rachel Harting
Rebecca Spiegel
Stephanie Tan
Sumayyah Bilal
Touseef Habib
 

2007 Delaware All-State Senior Choirs
11/27/06 - The following students were selected through auditions for the 2007 Delaware All-State Senior Choirs. Only 2 schools in the entire state had more students place in the All-State Senior Choirs than Mount Pleasant High School.  Congratulations to our All-State Contingent:
Amanda Carpenter
Ian Chambers
Michelle Dee
Rachel Harting
Todd Hartsock
Taylor Long
Melinda Murphy
Melanie Riblett
Hayley Rosser
Phoebe Rowe
Katherine Savage
Ande Stewart - Ranked 3rd in the state - Tenor I section
Nicholas Todorow - Ranked 4th in the state - Bass II section
Kathryn Tyrawski
Rebekah Weagraff - Ranked 5th in the state - Alto II section
 

Project Citizen
11/26/06 - An article in the News Journal references Thea Lopez, a 10th grader at MPHS (page B3 "Project Citizen’ moves from classroom to Delaware communities").  FULL STORY
 

Food Drive

11/22/06 - The Thanksgiving food drive was sponsored by the Interact Service Club, AVID, and Student Council. Students and faculty donated items that will benefit the Claymont Community Center.  The faculty advisors were Marqueia Davis, Dana Trojan, and Ella Burton. In addition from the generous support of our high school staff and students, Springer Middle School also contributed to the food drive.
 

Students Recognized By The College Board
11/21/06 - The College Board has recognized several students from the three Brandywine School District high schools who have earned AP Scholar Awards on the basis of their outstanding academic performance. The Mount Pleasant High School AP Scholars are Sylvia Dee and Min Yum. 
 

Student Receive National Merit Recognition
11/12/06 - Several students in the Brandywine School District were named Commended Students in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program. From Mount Pleasant High School, Katie Bittner (pictured right) received this honor.

Commended Students placed within the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2007 competition by taking the 2005 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The National Merit Scholarship Committee states that the recognition of talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence.
 

Senior Court Restored

10/27/06 - The Senior Court was restored to a state of horticultural beauty this fall.  Under the supervision of James Cooper and Karen Bilson with a grant from Duffield Associates, the special education students prepared the beds to be planted then landscaped. 
 

TSA Award
06/29/06 - The 28th Annual TSA conference was held this year in Dallas, Texas from June 21-25. For the second straight year Mount Pleasant High School received the TSA Top Chapter Award. FULL STORY