Mount Pleasant High School Varsity Winter Guard wins again at Pine Tree

All four MPISD Winter Guard teams traveled to the North Texas Colorguard Association (NTCA) contest at Pine Tree High School in Longview on Saturday, February 25. Thirty-nine teams representing schools from all over the North Texas area competed in nine different divisions.

The Varsity team placed first in the National A division, more than three points ahead of the second place team. Mount Pleasant JVA placed third in the National A division, just a little over a point behind second place. Mount Pleasant JVB placed third in the Scholastic A division. And the Mount Pleasant Junior Guard placed second in the Cadet Regional A division, less than half a point behind first place.

The Varsity and JVA teams will compete at the Winter Guard International (WGI) Austin Regional at Glenn High School in Leander on March 3-5 while the Mount Pleasant Junior Guard will perform in their final contest of the year at the NTCA Championships at Flower Mound High School on March 11. The Mount Pleasant High School Colorguard program is under the direction of Cristian Gomez and the Mount Pleasant Junior Guard is led by Terri Marchan.