Mount Pleasant Community High School

Mount Pleasant Community High School
Address
2104 S Grand Ave Mount Pleasant , Iowa USA
Coordinates	40°56′35″N 91°32′21″W
Information
Type	Public High School
School district	Mount Pleasant Community School District
Superintendent	Mike Wells
Principal	Todd Liechty
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	600+
Color(s)	Maroon & Gold
Athletics conference	Southeast Conference (3A)
Mascot	Panther
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 seven state championships, three in boys basketball (1917,1918, 2012) one in boys outdoor track & field (2000), 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 has currently earned 27 consecutive Division I ratings at the State Marching Band Festival, and 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.

The Mount Pleasant Community High School currently has two jazz bands. The Mount Pleasant Jazz 1 has participated in state contest many times, while the Mount Pleasant Jazz 2 has included many students that were later in Jazz 1.

The Mount Pleasant InMotion show choir is an award-winning ensemble that has won numerous awards over the years and is recognized in the state of Iowa as one of the best show choirs. This show choir has been to Benton High School's "Touch of Class" Invitational, Fort Madison's "Stars in the Spotlight" invitational, Pella's "Dutch Masters" competition, and West Delaware's "Red Carpet Gala" invitational as well as other competitions. The school hosts their own show choir invitational, Music InMotion, annually in early February.

Mount Pleasant High School's chamber choir is an accomplished ensemble of sophomores-seniors. They have been to state contest many times and many students in this choir have auditioned for the All-State choir.

The Mount Pleasant High School directs a musical every two years. They consist of Broadway shows and are commonly Rodgers and Hammerstein productions.

Many graduates of MPCHS go on to 2-year community colleges or 4-year public or private institutions in the area.