The Mount Pleasant High School Colorguard held tryouts for the 2025-2026 school year on Friday, April 11 in the Colorguard facility at MPHS. The 25-26 line features 53 members and 7 officers.

The new officers include Captain Esme Perez, Co-Captains Sofia Estrada and Andrea Garcia, and Lieutenants Valeria Bello, Aaliya Gholston, Emily Ortiz, and Karyme Sanchez.

Line members are Manny Almeida, Abiela Baltazar, Margaret Barbosa, Jordan Boyd, Hannah Carr, Alexa Castaneda, Lia Contreras, Alahandra Craddock, Jacquelin Damian, Kaylee Delacruz, Megan Denson, Nyla Dumlao, Ahayanzy Duron, Monica Esparza, Starlie Fernandez, Isabella Furnish, Jaqueline Garcia, Maria Garcia, Carolina Garcia, Esmeralda Guerrero, Vicky Gutierrez, Gavin Hays, Emi Hobbs, Hannah Hughes, Trixz Kimball, Naomi Kimbro, Mya King, Mykaela King, Kali Landers, Anna Lucio, Karen Mata, Jenni Meeks, Grecia Molina, Florencia Moreno, Kaleigh Morris, Berenise Murrillo, Nhi Nyguen, Sarai Paloblanco, Lady Pimentel, Alheli Ramirez, Cattaliah Rodriguez, Nicole Salazar, Alondra Santos, Denise Serrano, Alondra Tapia, Katie Thurman, Abigail Tolentino, Jayanna Towlin-Crow, Uzziah Vazquez, Dayandra Ventura, Kaitlenn Washington, Leticia Willis, and Zoe Zuniga.

The Colorguard will perform in the Tiger Doll Spring Show on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the MPHS Auditorium. They will then turn their attention to preparations for the 2025 marching show with choreography camp and a spin clinic. The officers will attend officer camp at Northwestern State University in June. The MPHS Colorguard is under the direction of Marty Newman.

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The 2025-2026 Colorguard officers (L to R) Lieutenant Emily Ortiz, Lieutenant Valeria Bello, Co-Captain Sofia Estrada, Captain Esme Perez, Co-Captain Andrea Garcia, Lieutenant Karyme Sanchez, Lieutenant Aaliyah Gholston