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Badger Boys & Girls State

Posted June 20, 2025

BOYS STATE Badger Boys State is a week-long summer camp for Wisconsin’s top incoming Seniors to learn more about how government is run and how to be a better leader. This year’s #PointerNation representatives are Treityn Garcia and Logan Johnson who spent a week at UW-Eau Claire. Thank you to the American Legion for sponsoring!… Continue Reading Badger Boys & Girls State

Burreson and Van Galen are this year’s Retirees

Posted June 9, 2025
This year's retirees are pictured with some of their former students who are now also school staff members.

This year’s #PointerNation retirees are Mr. Dan Burreson and Mr. Dan Van Galen. They are pictured here with some of their former students who are now their fellow staff members. Dan Van Galen was our MPMS science and Spanish teacher for 28 years. Dan Burreson served MPHS for 35 years as a social studies teacher.… Continue Reading Burreson and Van Galen are this year’s Retirees

Lease Attends Law Enforcement Academy

Posted August 11, 2024

Let’s hear it for Preston Lease! The incoming Senior was one of only 39 cadets picked to attend Wisconsin American Legion’s Law Enforcement Career Academy at Ft. McCoy! Agencies across the state are constantly in need of quality applicants entering the law enforcement field. That’s why Legion Wisconsin launched WALLECA, designed to provide first-hand experiences… Continue Reading Lease Attends Law Enforcement Academy

Goninen Selected for Prestigious Boys Nation

Posted August 1, 2024

Hail to the Chief! Matthew Goninen has been selected as one of just two boys in the entire state to attend the prestigious Boys Nation program in July in Washington DC! Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. 100 Boys Nation Senators… Continue Reading Goninen Selected for Prestigious Boys Nation

Five Attend Badger Boys & Girls State

Posted June 17, 2024

Congratulations to Nolen Fox, Matthew Goninen, Cole Hentrich, Finn Renwick, and Payton Heins who were selected to represent Mineral Point at the annual Badger Boys & Girls State events. These are week-long summer camps for Wisconsin’s top incoming Seniors to learn more about how government is run and how to be a better leader. The… Continue Reading Five Attend Badger Boys & Girls State

Pointers Compete at State Civic Games

Posted May 11, 2024

Our Civics team competed at the 4th annual Wisconsin Civics Games at the State Capitol in Madison! The team qualified for the State completion for the second time in school history. Comprising the team were Bobby Allbright, Julianna Cool, Charles DaVee, Matthew Goninen, and Ella James. They were among 18 schools across the state who… Continue Reading Pointers Compete at State Civic Games

Three Attend Badger Boys & Girls State

Posted June 23, 2023

Congratulations to Charlie DaVee, Derek Hottenstein, and Merisa Paynter who were selected to represent Mineral Point at the annual Badger Boys & Girls State events. These are week-long summer camps for Wisconsin’s top incoming Seniors to learn more about how government is run and how to be a better leader. The boys met in Eau… Continue Reading Three Attend Badger Boys & Girls State

Pointers Compete at State Civics Games

Posted May 18, 2023

Our Civics team competed at the 3rd annual Wisconsin Civics Games at the State Capitol in Madison! The team qualified for the State completion for the first time in school history. Comprising the team at State were Tyler Nordstrom, Abel Logue, Griffin Albaugh, and Bobby Allbright (Matthew Goninen was unable to compete due to conflicts).… Continue Reading Pointers Compete at State Civics Games

Albaugh is State Senate Scholar

Posted February 26, 2023

#PointerNation Senior Griffin Albaugh was chosen to attend the Senate Scholar Program, which is an elite program designed to challenge Wisconsin’s best students. Griffin represented Senate District 17, which is represented by Senator Howard Marklein, and spent the week in Madison, along with other high school Juniors and Seniors from around the state. During the… Continue Reading Albaugh is State Senate Scholar

Bakken is Senate Scholar

Posted April 1, 2019

Karsten Bakken, a senior at MPHS, attended The Senate Scholar Program in Madison, WI March 3rd through March 8th. Thirty-three scholars, one from each of the Wisconsin senate districts, were selected from applicants. The Senate Scholar Program is an intensive week-long educational program offered by the Wisconsin State Senate where each Senate Scholar receives a… Continue Reading Bakken is Senate Scholar

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