TIME TO REFLECT
Check out the latest column "Time to Reflect" by Superintendent Mitch Wainwright here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/12/time-to-reflect/
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Let's hear it for our #PointerNation Boys Basketball team, named the Division 4 Team of the Week by Prep Hoops/Zaleski Sports! Read more about their outstanding performance at the Rick Majerus Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout: https://prephoops.com/2024/12/prep-hoops-zaleski-sports-teams-of-the-week-dec-23-28/
THANK YOU
Thank you so much to the Platteville United Methodist Church for generously donating snacks to our school Care Cupboard, making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students! Access to these snacks ensures that students who may face food insecurity can stay nourished and focused throughout the school day.
January
What were we liking in 2024? Let's take a trip down memory lane with our top performing posts each month! The #1 spot in January went to our high school artists in Drawing & Painting and their fantastic landscape shoe paintings! This post reached 25,018 people.
March
What were we liking in 2024? Let's take a trip down memory lane with our top performing posts each month! The #1 spot in March went to our WIAA Boys Basketball State Semifinal victory on a three-pointer from Landon Thousand! This post reached 93,165 people.
April
What were we liking in 2024? Let's take a trip down memory lane with our top performing posts each month! The #1 spot in April went to our agriculture students who had a generous visit from Avon Locker Plant! They educated our students on breaking down a half hog and training them in trimming, cutting, and wrapping different cuts from the pig! The students then used the meat to learn different cooking methods. This post reached 29,769 people.
WHERE IN THE WORLD
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION INFORMATION
It's time to be thinking of 2025 School Board candidates. Please read more details here on the April election and filing deadlines: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/12/2025-school-board-election-information/
ALUMNI & FRIENDS PEP BAND
Band Alumni and Friends! Join us for Pep Band Tuesday, January 7 at the home girls basketball game vs. Darlington. Everyone welcome! If you're needing to borrow an instrument, please contact Mr. Nevers at matt.nevers@mp.k12.wi.us and we'll see what can be arranged!
SENIOR PICTURE DEADLINES
It’s that time of year to start submitting your student’s senior photo for the school yearbook, newspapers and the senior class gift. We’d also like a baby/toddler photo for the graduation slideshow.
Please email your senior’s digital photo (not a screen shot) to media@mp.k12.wi.us in portrait format only. If you need us to scan a hard copy of the baby/toddler picture, we can do that and return the photo right away. The deadline is Friday, January 31, 2025.
Senior Yearbook Tributes also have an upcoming deadline of Tuesday, April 1, 2025. These may be placed by parents, grandparents, siblings, or friends. You may even purchase more than one! All hard copy photos will be scanned and returned to the owner so please make sure your name is on the back. Lastly, you’ll be able to proof your tribute before it goes to print.
For more information and the Senior Yearbook Tributes order form, please go to https://mppointers.com/index.aspx and click on the dropdown by MEDIA. Under YEARBOOK you will find Senior Photo Submission and Senior Tribute Ads.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kristin Staver at kristin.staver@mp.k12.wi.us.
#PointerNation events coming up this week -- join us! (Please note these schedules are always subject to change)
Winter Break: December 21 - January 1
(Classes resume January 2)
Tuesday, December 31
-- Girls Basketball vs. Barneveld (JV 12:15 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
Thursday, January 2
-- Classes resume
Friday, January 3
-- Varsity Wrestling at Kaukauna 5:15 pm. Livestream: http://www.cheeseheadwrestling.com/video.html
Digital tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-cheesehead-wrestling-tourney-tickets-1085290084859?aff=oddtdtcreator
-- Boys Basketball at Fennimore (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/fennimore/organization/15382/fennimore-high-school
Saturday, January 4
-- Varsity Wrestling at Kaukauna 8:30 am. Livestream: http://www.cheeseheadwrestling.com/video.html
Digital tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-cheesehead-wrestling-tourney-tickets-1085290084859?aff=oddtdtcreator
-- Gymnastics at Mount Horeb 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.
Mineral Point Unified School District
"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