#PointerNation News

Our MPHS Key Club co-hosted its fantastic annual egg hunt Saturday with the Mineral Point Kiwanis and Mineral Point Historical Society at Mineral Point Health Services! Thanks to everyone that came out for the fun.

Our High School Choir had the incredible opportunity to bring their talents to New York City over Spring Break and perform at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine! Check out their beautiful songs here:

These cute bunnies hope everyone had a HOPPY Easter and Spring Break!

Roll film! Congrats to our 5th graders on an outstanding Film Festival at the Mineral Point Opera House! Thanks to all family and friends who attended to support. If you'd like to check out their creative videos, please visit: https://youtu.be/J54d6Qp4skE?si=60BFiK_eCLXmfdn2

Some of our Freshmen and Sophomores were able to tour ETC in Middleton! ETC manufactures theatre, film, studio, and architectural lighting. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Thank you for voting, #PointerNation! Drew Aschliman and Jaxson Wendhausen have been selected as Athlete of the Week by OnFocus! Read more: https://www.onfocus.news/wendhausen-and-aschliman-of-mineral-point-boys-basketball-voted-onfocus-athletes-of-the-week-march-10-march-16/

Kudos to our #PointerNation Girls Basketball team members who earned All-Area honors from The Dodgeville Chronicle!

-- First Team: Laci Lindsey, Belle Watters, Ella Kroll

-- Honorable Mention: Maddy Kabat, Eliza Ingwell, Jadyn Schultz

Kudos to our #PointerNation Boys Basketball team members who earned All-Area honors from The Dodgeville Chronicle!

-- First Team: Landon Thousand, Eli Lindsey, Jaxson Wendhausen

-- Honorable Mention: Alex Ross, Brady Radtke, Bryce Vamstad, Drew Aschliman

-- Player of the Year: Landon Thousand

-- Coach of the Year: Dan Burreson

Congrats to the #PointerNation 6th Grade Boys Basketball team which took 1st place in Division 4/5 at the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament in Ashwaubenon/De Pere/Wrightstown! The boys defeated Cedar Grove-Belgium, Fall Creek, Elk Mound, Cadott, Laconia, and finally Onalaska Luther 52-48 in the championship game. This is the second year in a row this group of kids has won the title. Great job, all!

Many of our young Pointer student-athletes had a very fine showing at the Youth Folkstyle State Wrestling Championships in Madison last weekend! A special congrats to placewinners:

1st: Sawyer Dannenberg & Easton Kammerud

2nd: Nova Neal

3rd: Liam Carey & Jace McReynolds

4th: Camden Sokol & Tyler Vondra

5th: Samuel Springer

6th: Trigg Riley

The annual School Board Election for the Mineral Point Unified School District will be held Tuesday, April 2. Polls will be open 7 am - 8 pm.

- Our Pointer Media students were able to sit down and ask our candidates some questions of interest recently. All candidates were invited to participate in the interviews.

- We have four candidates running for three available seats.

- Instructions will be to vote for not more than three candidates.

Order of names on the ballot:

- Rachael Bergstrom (incumbent)

- Justin Skelding (incumbent)

- Alan Schrank

- Aaron Dunn (incumbent)

The top three vote recipients will each serve three-year terms beginning April 22.

You can watch the video here:

Middle/High School Family Conferences are scheduled for this Wednesday, April 3 from 4-7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to celebrate progress and address any questions or concerns you may have.

Our MPHS Drama Department is getting excited to present their spring play, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" coming up April 12-14!

The cast and crew of the spring play are thrilled to announce that tickets for our upcoming presentation of just got a whole lot more accessible!

Thanks to a generous contribution from The Commerce Street Brewery & Hotel, we are able to slash ticket prices for adults and extend a special offer for students. Adult tickets are now $6 only! Students will be absolutely FREE! Join us April 12th and 13th at 7 pm, or April 14th at 2 pm, at the Mineral Point Opera House. Tickets are still required, and they can be ordered from mineralpointoperahouse.org or purchased at the box office.

If you have already purchased tickets, you will be reimbursed to reflect the updated price.

Thank you, Commerce Street Brewery & Hotel, for your support of the performing arts and for making this special event possible. Let's make this spring play season one to remember.

We will see you at the Opera House!

Congrats to our cast and crew! To read more about the talent participating, please visit: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/mphs-drama-department-to-present-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/

It's back! Our popular social media feature "Where in the World is #PointerNation?" is returning for Spring Break! Whether you're on vacation or staycation, send joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us your photos to be featured on our Facebook page -- bonus points if you're wearing MP gear.

Celebrate this historic season! Order your State Champs Boys Basketball shirts by 4/2. Link: https://mineral-point-basketball-state-champs.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The Mineral Point Unified School District has several job openings for the 2024-25 school year. Come join the great place that is #PointerNation where our mission is educating and inspiring our students for a bright future in a big world!

- EC/4K Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201690

- Elementary Special Education Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201442

- 6th Grade Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201109

- Middle School Reading Interventionist: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201127

- Middle/High Language Arts Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201113

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

Monday, April 1

-- POSTPONED TBA: Softball at Cuba City

Tuesday, April 2

-- School Board Election Day. Info: https://mineralpointschools.org/.../2024-school-board.../

-- Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Cambridge/Deerfield 5 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DodgevilleSchoolDistrict

-- Varsity Baseball at Darlington 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Softball at Prairie du Chien 5 pm

-- JV Baseball vs. Darlington 4:30 pm

Wednesday, April 3

-- Early release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

-- Middle/High Family Conferences 4-7:30 pm

-- SWAL Math Contest at Darlington

Thursday, April 4

-- Softball vs. Boscobel (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)

-- Varsity Baseball at Shullsburg/Benton 4:30 pm

Friday, April 5

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Cuba City 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Girls Soccer at Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca 5 pm

-- Varsity Softball at Orangeville, IL

-- JV Baseball at Cuba City 4:30 pm

Saturday, April 6

-- Golf at Dodge-Point CC 9:30 am

-- Varsity Softball at Orangeville, IL

Sunday, April 7

-- State FBLA in Green Bay

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