#PointerNation Welcomes Jessie Sigg

Jessie Sigg 5th Grade Teacher Hometown: Argyle High school graduated from: Argyle College: Jessie earned her Bachelors in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She went on to receive her Masters in Reading from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Previous employment: Most recently, Jessie was a 5th Grade Teacher at Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School. Prior to that, she was… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Jessie Sigg

#PointerNation Welcomes Chloe Muhlstein

Chloe Muhlstein 5th Grade Teacher Hometown: Darlington High school graduated from: Darlington College: Chloe earned her Bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in STEM Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Education with a minor in Middle Level Mathematics. Previous employment: She was a student teacher this past spring in 5th grade at New Glarus. She has also been a substitute teacher at… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Chloe Muhlstein

Graduation Ceremonies

We are excited to celebrate our 5th, 8th & 12th Grade Graduates and are so proud of all they’ve accomplished! Details below: 5th Grade Graduation Tuesday, May 18 Ceremony recording: https://youtu.be/Pr95f_dYIv4 Graduate slideshow: https://youtu.be/LS_DyUm2TP8 8th Grade Graduation Friday, May 21 Ceremony recording: https://youtu.be/YUVmBRptFuc Graduate slideshow: https://youtu.be/UQCC0XMEx44 12th Grade Graduation Friday, May 21 Ceremony recording: https://youtu.be/5wxmfVp4_M0 Graduate slideshow: https://youtu.be/oL04XqtzfLo

Houtakker Wins State Literary Contest

Another strength of Mineral Point students is a consistently strong showing in the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition and this year was no exception. 5th Grader Lilly Houtakker received 1st place in the State in Literary for “Eva and Kit.” Additionally, the following students from Mineral Point received Southwest Wisconsin Mu Chapter awards out of… Continue Reading Houtakker Wins State Literary Contest

#PointerNation Welcomes Heather Critchlow

Heather Critchlow 5th Grade Teacher   Hometown: Mineral Point High school graduated from: Mineral Point College: Heather earned her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education (K-8) and Art Education (K-12) from Clarke College in Dubuque in 2007. She also earned her Master’s in Educational Leadership from Clarke in 2016. Previous employment: Since 2016, Heather has been the… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Heather Critchlow

State Delta Kappa Gamma Qualifiers

Another strength of Mineral Point students is a consistently strong showing in the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition and this year was no exception. For the 2018 Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition, the Literary Committee members had 114 top book submissions to look through from area schools. The following students from… Continue Reading State Delta Kappa Gamma Qualifiers

Students Write to Ruby Bridges

Mrs. Lifka Bennett’s 5th graders have just completed an in-depth study of Ruby Bridges as part of the Civil Rights Unit and Black History Month.  Mrs. Bennett was able to locate her mailing address (she lives in New Orleans) and her students wrote personal letters to her. Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American… Continue Reading Students Write to Ruby Bridges