To be among the best, you have to compete with the best. And that is just what the MPHS Varsity and JVA Winter Guards set out to do at the Winter Guard International (WGI) Austin Regional at Glenn High School in Leader on March 4-5. The competition featured 42 teams in the Scholastic A division with most coming from Central and South Texas. Most of the schools were large 6A programs from the Austin, Houston, and San Antonio area. Both the Varsity and JVA competed in the same classification.

In prelims, the Scholastic A division was divided into four groups called rounds. The 15 highest scoring teams would advance to finals. Varsity placed 2nd in their round and 9th overall to advance to finals as one of only six 5A schools. All the rest were 6A programs. JVA placed 7th in their round, 25th overall, and were the top scoring JV team in the entire competition, outscoring 14 varsity teams and 3 other JV squads from Hebron, Round Rock, and Georgetown. MPHS Varsity ultimately placed 10th overall in finals.

Varsity and JVA will challenge themselves again at another WGI contest over Spring Break when they travel to Coppell High School for the WGI Dallas Regional. The Mount Pleasant High School Colorguard program is under the direction of Cristian Gomez.

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MPHS Varsity Winter Guard