Mount Pleasant Community High School
| Mount Pleasant Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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2104 S Grand Ave Mount Pleasant, Iowa USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°56′35″N 91°32′21″W / 40.94306°N 91.53917°WCoordinates: 40°56′35″N 91°32′21″W / 40.94306°N 91.53917°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| School district | Mount Pleasant Community School District |
| Superintendent | John Henriksen |
| Principal | Todd Liechty |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 600+ |
| Color(s) | Maroon & Gold |
| Athletics conference | Southeast Conference (3A) |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Rival | Fairfield Trojans |
| Newspaper | Maroon Echoes |
| Website | Mount Pleasant Community School District |
Mount Pleasant Community High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. MPCHS is one of two high schools in the Mount Pleasant Community School District. Annual enrollments are generally between 600 and 700 students for all four grade levels. The school offers regular and enriched academic education which includes advanced placement classes, special education classes, vocational education, and specialized instruction for at-risk students as well as those with limited English-speaking capabilities.
The high school is part of the 3A Southeast Conference and participates in 18 varsity athletics, including track and field, cross country, basketball, football, wrestling, volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, and bowling (added in 2010). MPCHS holds eight state championships, three in boys basketball (1917,1918, 2012) one in boys outdoor track & field (2000), girls cross country (2002) and three in girls track & field (2004, 2005, 2006). The Football team was also voted state champions (for all classes) in 1963 (before there was a playoff system) as they were undefeated and unscored on.
The school's music program allows students to participate in choir, show choir, concert band, marching band, and jazz band. The Mount Pleasant Panther Marching Band, directed by Jim DePriest, since 1986 has accumulated an impressive streak of consecutive Division I ratings at the annual State Marching Band Festival. The band has traveled to major competitions in Indianapolis, IN, St. Louis, MO, Blue Springs, MO, West Des Moines, and other places to compete with Bands of America caliber bands. The band also hosts their own marching band invitational, usually held on the third Saturday evening in September.
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