Mount Pleasant High School (Michigan)

Mount Pleasant High School (Michigan)
Mount Pleasant High School
Type Public
Principal Jennifer Verleger
Students 1202
Grades 9–12
Location Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
District Mount Pleasant Public Schools
Colors Blue and Gold
Mascot Ollie the Oiler
Website [1]

Mount Pleasant High School is a public high school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It offers college preparatory courses to students in grades 9-12, technical preparatory courses from the Mount Pleasant Area Technical Center(Arts & Communications, Business, Management & Marketing Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Technology,Health Sciences,Human Services.Natural Resources & Agriscience), as well as Advanced Placement courses in biology, American history, U.S. government, comparative government, literature, and calculus. In addition, all students may choose to dual-enroll in university courses at nearby Central Michigan University and Mid Michigan Community College with passing/satisfactory results on the MEAP.

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Administration

Mount Pleasant High School currently has four administrators:

  • Mrs. Jennifer Verleger - Principal
  • Mr. Jeff Platte - Assistant Principal (Grades 9, 10, and 11)
  • Mr. Kevin Wiltshire - Assistant Principal (Grade 12)
  • Mr. James Conway - Athletic Director/Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

Mount Pleasant High School has graduated many notable alumni, including current Indiana men's basketball coach Tom Crean, former Duke University basketball player Vicki Krapohl, PGA golfers Doug LaBelle II, Dan Pohl and LPGA golfers Cindy Figg-Currier and Kelly Robbins. Alumni Ryan Brehm is the all time record setting medalist at Michigan State University and last year's Michigan Amateur Champion. Alumnus Paul Carey was a Detroit Tiger announcer for 19 seasons and a Detroit Piston's announcer for 6 seasons. Alumnus Bill Theunissen, an outstanding athlete at MPHS as well as Central Michigan University, was dean of the school of Health and Physical Education for 20 years at Central, and was the university's baseball coach for 10 years; the university's baseball stadium is named Theunissen Stadium after this coach.

Mt. Pleasant High School claims a rich academic and fine arts tradition in addition to its athletic success, including Rhodes Scholars (one of whom, Jonathan Beere, is now a professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and nationally acclaimed musicians.

Mount Pleasant Public Schools are listed among "America's Top 100 Music Education Venues."

Various student groups from academe and practicum organizations regularly compete for state and national championships.

References

In 2009 two Mt. Pleasant High School alumni won Emmy Awards.

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