Mount Pleasant Community High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Iowa, in the United States. The population was 8,668 in the 2010 census, a decline from 8,751 in the 2000 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.- History :...

, Iowa

Iowa

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. MPCHS is one of two high schools in the Mount Pleasant Community School District

Mount Pleasant Community School District

The Mount Pleasant Community School District is the public school system serving the city of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and the surrounding area, primarily Salem, Westwood, Rome, Swedesburg, and rural students...

. Annual enrollments are generally between 800 and 900 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

Southeast Conference (Iowa)

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 and participates in 18 varsity

Varsity

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 athletics, including track and field

Track and field

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, cross country

Cross country running

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, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, football

American football

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, wrestling

Wrestling

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, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, soccer, tennis

Tennis

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, golf

Golf

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, and bowling

Bowling

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 (added in 2010). MPCHS holds three state championships, two in basketball (1917 & 1918) and one in outdoor track & field (2000).

The school's music program allows students to participate in choir

Choir

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, show choir

Show choir

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, concert band

Concert band

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, marching band

Marching band

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, and jazz band

Jazz band

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