#PointerNation News

Please enjoy a safe and happy 4th of July, #PointerNation! A reminder of the parade Thursday down High Street at 11 am that will feature our high school band and other students in various entries.

A new Hall of Fame in #PointerNation has been created and our Trap Team Coach Bill Ottoway is the first honoree! Officer Ottoway was surprised as the first inductee of the Mineral Point Trap Team Hall of Fame at the team's awards banquet this past weekend. Hard to believe, but the team is completing its 10th season. When it started a decade ago, we had just nine students participating and now we've grown to 55! Congrats and thank you, Bill!

Cograts to our #PointerNation players, Landon Thousand and Belle Watters, who participated in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Senior Division 4 All-Star Games Wednesday and Thursday last week in Wisconsin Dells!

Sincere congratulations to Kalea Biddick who had the honor of being selected for WILS - Wisconsin Leadership Seminars Inc. held at Carroll University in Waukesha earlier this month! WILS identifies outstanding high school sophomores throughout Wisconsin for being responsible citizens in their community and/or school and provides them with the opportunity and encouragement to recognize their leadership potential. The annual three-day seminar encourages leadership development through emphasis on four pillars: responsibility, service, inclusiveness, and decision making.

Local storyteller, Jane Stenson, came by to sing and tell nature stories to the Garden Adventure Camp kids. We had a good time! Thank you, Jane!

Best wishes to our six Pointers who are in Orlando this week to compete at the National Future Business Leaders of America Competition! We know they will represent #PointerNation with pride!

State 1st Place - Broadcast Journalism (Matthew Goninen, Madisyn Heim & Eli Lindsey)

State 2nd Place - Community Service Project (Kalea Biddick & Ella James)

State 3rd Place - Journalism (Julianna Cool)

State 4th Place - Business Communications (Kalea Biddick)

Thank you to our FBLA travel sponsors! Mineral Point Unified School District, Mineral Point Lions Club, Johnson Block and Company, Inc., and Farmers Savings Bank.

Summer Adventure Camp students made the rainbow come alive with colored rice and popcorn for a sensory bin!

Congrats to our Senior Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's top English student, Julianna Cool! Way to go!

Congrats to our Middle School Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's Top 7th Grade Art Student, Avalee Langreck! Way to go!

Congrats to our Senior Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's top math student, Robert Allbright! Way to go!

Congrats to our Middle School Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's Top 8th Grade Art Student, Carson Finley! Way to go!

Congrats to our Senior Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's top phy ed students, Breanna Goninen and Brady Radtke! Way to go!

Congrats to our Middle School Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's Top 6th Grade Typing Student, Carter Finley! Way to go!

Congrats to our Senior Departmental Award Winners! Kudos to this year's top science student, Bryce Vamstad! Way to go!

Who's up for some beanbag fun?! Our Summer Camp students have been honing their skills and will be hard to beat!

At the Wisconsin Rodeo Finals in Richland Center, Lucas Miller (MPHS Sophomore), added three more prize buckles to his collection! Lucas also qualified to represent Wisconsin at the National High School Finals Rodeo in the events of trap shooting, tiedown roping, and team roping. Good luck to Lucas, and his horses Pancake and Prissy, as they travel to Rock Springs, WY July 14-21!

Students in Kindergarten Summer Adventure Camp crafted a DIY telescope to help them look for the cow jumping over the moon!

The Mineral Point Unified School District is hiring 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!

-- Full-time Speech & Language (SLP) Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/207983

-- Part-time English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/207987

-- The Musical Theatre Club is searching for a Master Builder! The Master Builder is responsible for the procuring and/or building of backdrops, furniture, and other large set pieces during the majority of the fall musical season. Two weeks before the show opens, they help to move these pieces into the venue, and are in charge of managing the backstage crew of students. At the end of the show season, they help to strike the pieces and move out of the venue. Because of these duties, the Master Builder should have their own power tools, have access to a space to build prior to move-in, be willing to collaborate creatively with the other directors as needed, and keep student safety a priority. For the Fall 2024 season, we are producing "Big Fish: School Edition" at the Mineral Point Opera House. Move-in takes place on Sunday 11/10, shows will take place on Friday 11/22 7pm, Saturday 11/23 7pm, and Sunday 11/24 1:30pm, and move-out takes place directly after the final show. Contracted amount: $1,197.13. For inquiries, please contact Mrs. Ashley Calderon-McHugh at ashley.mchugh@mp.k12.wi.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