#PointerNation News

A big congratulations to Scott Terrill (Class of 1967), Bill Mitchell (Class of 1978), Carolyn Kinch Bossert (Class of 1989), Matt Lindsey (Class of 1990), and Claire Poad (Class of 2009) inducted as the Sixth Class of the #PointerNation Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon! We hope everyone enjoyed the trip down memory lane and we were proud to celebrate their many accomplishments. More on the honorees here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/04/sixth-basketball-hall-of-fame-class-selected/

More ceremony photos: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict/posts/pfbid02xihZwgrihrcpJAy45a6tev4AieUKoD5h6tSEb7yUrSx4vXMJA7m6se2cDqbrmxLXl

Congrats and best wishes to Addison Christopher and Anthony Luu who are participating in UW-Milwaukee's Vocal Arts Festival! The event will culminate with a 7 pm free concert Saturday night and you are welcome to attend. The performance will feature UWM’s flagship Concert Chorale and the VAF Festival Choir comprising 100 skilled high school singers from around Wisconsin and Illinois.

Eli joins the Elite Eight! A big congratulations to #PointerNation Senior Eli Lindsey who became the 8th Pointer in Boys Basketball history to hit the 1,000 point mark! This achievement occurred during the first half of Saturday's home 68-39 victory over Belleville on the shot pictured.

Mineral Point Boys Basketball players who have achieved the 1,000 point milestone (in order of total points scored in their career) are:

1. Pat Murphy (Class of 1988)

2. Isaac Lindsey (Class of 2020)

3. Joah Filardo (Class of 2022)

4. Jamie Sporle (Class of 2003)

5. Sy Staver (Class of 2015)

6. Chance Wendhausen (Class of 2018)

7. Parker Doney (Class of 2005)

8. Eli Lindsey (Class of 2025)

Let's hear it for our JV State Wrestling podium place winners Saturday at Wausau West! This tournament does not separate schools by size, so it was a competition of the best JV wrestlers from all divisions.

-- 2nd: Cole Pautz (144) -- Cole picked up wins over Brayden Delveaux (Kaukauna), Hudson Tompkins (Marshfield), and Kai Castro (Whitnall/Greendale) before dropping the championship match to Joaquin Quinonez (Neenah).

-- 5th: Trigg Riley (106) -- Trigg picked up wins over Adam Frewerd (Pulaski), Brett Bagnowski (Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln), and Hayden Campbell (Mukwonago) in the 5th place match.

"Potato Pants!" by Laurie Keller was the perfect story to read before a fun game of hot potato!

Pointer Eli Lindsey has been nominated for Wissports.net's Athlete of the Week! "Saturday was the Hall of Fame day at Mineral Point and Eli's father, Matt, was an inductee. The Pointers took care of Belleville 68-39 as Lindsey had 13 points and three assists. In doing so, he became a member of the 1,000 point club, joining his older brother Isaac, and older sister Mallory."

Voting is open until Thursday at 2 pm -- users may vote once per day per device. Link: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1329732

Kudos to Laci Lindsey who is currently ranked 10th in D4 for three point shooting! The top two players in each division based on shooting percentage (min. 100 attempts) at the start of the postseason will be selected to participate in the contest in March at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Rankings are updated weekly. Link: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1329089

Upset alert! Our #PointerNation Girls Basketball team just took down the #2 State ranked Cuba City Cubans 68-62 in a key SWAL showdown Tuesday! This avenged a loss to the Cubans back on December 6 in MP. The teams are now tied atop the conference with one loss each. The Pointers have been ranked as high as 4th in the State this year, but are currently unranked. This loss snapped Cuba City's 39 game SWAL winning streak. Go Big Blue!

This past week, #PointerNation was well represented at the 104th Wisconsin State Education Convention in Milwaukee!

This annual event brought together 3,000 education leaders from around the state for inspirational speakers, workshops, and networking around ideas, lessons learned, and best practices. We'd like to thank Aaron Dunn (School Board President), Joni Heisner (School Board Vice President), Christie Johnston (School Board Member), Mitch Wainwright (Superintendent), Angie Klein (Pupil Services Director), and Joelle Doye (Communications Director) for taking time to invest in our district.

A #PointerNation highlight from convention included:

-- Angie Klein was selected to present a session with Sun Prairie and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction called "Systems for Students Experiencing Homelessness."

Homelessness might not be what you think. It is defined as, "Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence."

• Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason (referred to as doubled-up)

• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds, due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations

• Living in emergency shelters or transitional housing programs

• Living in a public or private place not designed for ordinary use as a regular sleeping accommodation for humans (cars, parks, bus or train stations, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, etc.).

• Children from migratory families living in the above circumstances

• Unaccompanied youth living in the above circumstances

Currently, about 2% of Mineral Point students are experiencing homelessness.

The district earned a grant to help us focus on our system. A major component of this grant has been additional time for a dedicated staff member to provide additional supports and services to families experiencing homelessness. The addition of hours for this position have been used to increase contact with families of students experiencing homelessness and coordinate services in order to increase family involvement.

We were honored to be selected to share our journey of support for all students!

Dinner is served! Join the Music Boosters Tuesday, January 28 for a delicious spaghetti supper! Serving goes from 4:30-7:30 pm in the middle/high school cafeteria. Fill up before the home Boys Basketball game vs. Dodgeville. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 11 and under.

#PointerNation is excited to host an upcoming Iowa County Advisory Meeting, bringing education, government, and local businesses together!

Please plan to join us Wednesday, March 5 from 6-8 pm at MPHS. All are welcome at this free event. Thank you to Cummins for providing supper from Bob's BBQ!

Join us for an engaging conversation on bridging the gaps between education, businesses, and government. These systems are deeply interconnected, each relying on the others to thrive.

This event aims to bring together diverse perspectives to explore how we can collaborate more effectively and support the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).

By working together, we can create a stronger, more prosperous Iowa County. We encourage representation from all Iowa County communities, schools, businesses, and government - your voice matters!

Register using the QR code or using the link here, so it is known how much food to order: https://cesa3.eventsmart.com/events/iowa-county-advisory-council-meeting/

We look forward to seeing you!

Pointer grads! Check out the Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program, which will be accepting applications online.

Eligible applicants must:

- Be current postsecondary undergraduates or high school graduates. Applicants must have at least a high school diploma or GED certificate. Current high school students are not eligible to apply.

- Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire academic year.

- Be a student who previously attended or graduated from one of the following Wisconsin high schools: Arcadia, Black River Falls, Bloomer, Mineral Point, Montello, Neillsville, Riverdale, Stoughton, Viroqua, Wautoma.

To learn more about the scholarship program and access the online application visit, https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/bryantfoundation/

Application deadline is April 15, 2025 3 pm CT

Mark your calendar for Homecoming 2025! The football game is set for the evening of Friday, September 26 vs. the Beloit Turner Trojans. Please join us for the entire week's festivities celebrating our Pointer pride!

#PointerNation events coming up this week -- join us! (Please note these schedules are always subject to change)

Monday, January 27
-- Varsity Girls Basketball at Belleville 7 pm. Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/belleville/organization/27925/belleville-high-school
-- Gymnastics at River Valley/Barneveld 6 pm. Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/spring-green/organization/618/river-valley-high-school
Digital tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1626530
-- FFA Auctioneering Contest at Marshfield 3 pm
-- MS Girls Basketball vs. Darlington 4 pm
-- MS Wrestling at Iowa-Grant 4:30 pm

Tuesday, January 28
-- Boys Basketball vs. Dodgeville (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram
-- Music Boosters Spaghetti Supper 4:30-7:30 pm in middle/high cafeteria
-- MS Girls Basketball at Lancaster 4 pm

Wednesday, January 29
-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)
-- FFA District Speaking Contest at Dodgeville 4 pm

Thursday, January 30
-- JV & Varsity Wrestling vs. Boscobel/Wauzeka-Steuben & Riverdale 5 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram

-- Girls Wrestling at Lancaster 6 pm. Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/lancaster/organization/17010/lancaster-high-school
-- Varsity Girls Basketball at Boscobel 6:30 pm. Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/boscobel/organization/19663/boscobel-high-school
-- MS Girls Basketball at Dodgeville 4 pm
-- MS Wrestling at Cuba City 4:30 pm

Friday, January 31
-- Boys Basketball vs. Darlington (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Radio: 93.7 and 97.7 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers and https://www.youtube.com/@queenbradiosports
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram

Saturday, February 1
-- FBLA Regionals at Fennimore
-- Mock Trial Regionals at Madison
-- Vocal Arts Festival concert at UW-Milwaukee 7 pm
-- Girls Wrestling at Marshfield 9:30 am
-- JV Wrestling at River Ridge 9 am

Please be aware of other companies claiming to livestream our games, especially if there are links different than posted above and ask for credit card and personal information -- these are scams. We will update this pinned post as available livestream information is relayed to us.

"Grounded by our history as one of the oldest publicly supported schools in Wisconsin, Mineral Point Unified School District is the heart of a small community that educates and inspires our students for a bright future in a big world."

Email: joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us
Website: mineralpointschools.org
Location: 705 Ross Street, Mineral Point, WI, USA
Phone: (608) 987-0740
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict