Color Guard takes home awards

The MPHS and MPJH Colorguards completed their competition season earlier this month, winning numerous awards and honors. The guards competed at two competitions this season: Marching Auxiliaries Nationals in Fort Worth and the Whitehouse twirling and colorguard competition. The guards won the following awards at the competitions.

Marching Auxiliaries Nationals
1st place Junior High Winterguard
1st place JV Winterguard
Top 10 finish for the Varsity Winterguard
1st place Youth Flag Duet-Gracie McClendon and Abby Phelan
5th place Junior Flag Solo-Kylie Hedge
2nd place Junior Flag Solo-Taryn Thurman
3rd place Senior 15-16 Flag Solo-Katherine Lopez
2nd place Senior 15-16 Flag Solo-Eileen Martinez
3rd place Senior 17-18 Flag Solo-Jorge Banda

Whitehouse Twirling and Colorguard Competition
1st place Junior High Winterguard
1st place JV Winterguard
1st place Varsity Winterguard
1st place Junior High Ensemble (Duet)-Gracie McClendon and Abby Phelan
3rd place Junior High Solo-Jonathan Tepatate
2nd place Junior High Solo-Daisy Lozano
3rd place 9th -10th grade solo-Kylie Hedge
2nd place 9th-10th grade solo-Sashi Poudel
1st place 9th-10th grade solo-Taryn Thurman
4th place 11th-12th grade Flag solo-Eileen Martinez
3rd place 11th-12th grade Flag solo-Jorge Banda
2nd place 11th-12th grade Flag solo-Katherine Lopez
1st place 11th-12th grade Flag/Rifle solo-Peyton McClendon

The guards are under the direction of Marty M. Newman and Brandy Hughes.