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May School Board Notes & Votes
Monday night’s regular monthly School Board meeting included the Board’s annual organization meeting. Video link: https://youtu.be/fea9aLFK_6U?si=6N1SxkSfTspol89p — First, the Board recognized many accomplishments, including the following: US Presidential Scholar Candidate Elementary Renovation Award State & National Future Business Leaders of America State & National FFA Career Development Events State & National Skills USA Middle School… Continue Reading May School Board Notes & Votes
Pointers Compete at State Civic Games
Our Civics team competed at the 4th annual Wisconsin Civics Games at the State Capitol in Madison! The team qualified for the State completion for the second time in school history. Comprising the team were Bobby Allbright, Julianna Cool, Charles DaVee, Matthew Goninen, and Ella James. They were among 18 schools across the state who… Continue Reading Pointers Compete at State Civic Games
Summer Adventure & Sport Camps Registration
Hello Pointer Families — Information and registration is here for summer enrichment activities! Deadline to register is Friday, May 24. You will use the current grade your student is in when making your selections. Sports Camps: These are offered for current 2nd through 11th grade students. Please note that some sport camps are offered in… Continue Reading Summer Adventure & Sport Camps Registration
Palzkill, Webb are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its May Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, May 7. The students, who are members of the Senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff at the high school, and their biographies are written by themselves. These are the final Students… Continue Reading Palzkill, Webb are Students of the Month
Excellence in Speech Award Earned at State Forensics
Hip hip hooray! A big congratulations to our #PointerNation Forensics Team for earning the Excellence in Speech Award from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association, placing us in the top 5% of all schools at the state meet! This is the third year in a row we have earned this prestigious accolade and… Continue Reading Excellence in Speech Award Earned at State Forensics
Middle School Yearbook Recognized for Excellence
We are excited to share that our 2023-24 Mineral Point Middle School yearbook has achieved the Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence Silver Award! This recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body, while helping students to develop 21st century skills such as collaboration and information/communication technologies literacy. A special kudos… Continue Reading Middle School Yearbook Recognized for Excellence
Allbright is Presidential Scholar Candidate
We are ecstatic to share that Robert Allbright has been named a Presidential Scholar Candidate by the US Department of Education! The program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. This is one of the nation’s highest honors… Continue Reading Allbright is Presidential Scholar Candidate
Burreson is WBCA State Coach of the Year
Let’s hear it for #PointerNation‘s own Dan Burreson, who has been named our State’s High School Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association! Read more here on this amazing accomplishment: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1308702-dan-burreson-of-mineral-point-and-jim-reuter-of-pewaukee-named-coaches-of-the-year-as-part-of-wbca-awards
FFA CDE National Qualifiers
State Champs — results are in from last Thursday’s competition! Let’s hear it for our Wisconsin FFA State Meats Evaluation Champions! The team has also qualified for the National FFA Competition to be held in October in Indianapolis. Individually: Luke Schubert placed 3rd, Cameron Patterson 4th, Michael Edgington 8th, Aiden Patterson 9th. Other State Career… Continue Reading FFA CDE National Qualifiers
Gold at State Solo & Ensemble and Exemplary Performances
Mineral Point Middle and High School Musicians culminated their Solo & Ensemble competition season with the State Festival at UW-Platteville Saturday, April 27. Congratulations to our instrumentalists and vocalists on another fine competition season! We’d like to give a special shout out to our students who achieved elite status at the recent Wisconsin School Music Association… Continue Reading Gold at State Solo & Ensemble and Exemplary Performances