High School
Forensics Team Advances to Districts
The 2020 Mineral Point High School Forensics team was proud to host this year’s Subdistrict competition Monday, February 24. All of the students who participated advanced to the District festival to be held Saturday, March 21 at UW-Platteville. Students needed to score a 16 (or better) out of 25 possible points in a minimum of… Continue Reading Forensics Team Advances to Districts
SWC Gymnastics All-Conference
SWC ALL-CONFERENCE GYMNASTICS 2020 VAULT First Team Tessa Bockhop, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Senior Elle Honerbaum, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Senior McKenzie Kruse, River Valley/Barneveld, Freshman Lorisa Shatrawka, River Valley/Barneveld, Sophomore Brooklyn VanNatta, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, Junior Second Team Ashlie Baumgartner, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Sophomore MacKenzie Champion, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, Freshman Cilla Downs, Southwestern/Cuba City/Darlington, Senior Sofia Sanftleben, River Valley/Barneveld, Sophomore Katrina Stastny, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster,… Continue Reading SWC Gymnastics All-Conference
Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Friday, February 14 the recipients of the 2020 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship, and each teacher and principal will receive a $6,000 award. A matching $6,000 award will be… Continue Reading Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
At its regular monthly meeting Monday, the School Board unanimously approved administration’s recommendation to make Tuesday, March 3 a Virtual Learning Day for 6-10th grade students. Bus routes will run as normal for all other grades. Video: https://youtu.be/3D7CRqfSFYQ Following last year’s excessive inclement weather days, districts began to explore alternative educational opportunities to make-up missed… Continue Reading Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
MPHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its 2nd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year. HIGH HONORS Seniors: McKenna Bowers, Bodhi Broderick, Nicholas DuBois, Ryver Galle, Tessa Hanson, Isaac Lindsey, Cody Pierce, Sage Shemak, Owen Stephenson, Jenna Wedig, Annie Wilbanks, Lily Wong. Juniors: Macy Aschliman, Alexis Berget, Emily Cody, Grant Lee, Skylar… Continue Reading MPHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
DuBois Wins State VFW Essay Contest
Senior Nick DuBois won the Wisconsin VFW Voice of Democracy audio essay contest “What Makes America Great.” He presented in Green Bay February 1 at the state convention and will travel to Washington DC in early March for the national competition. To be named one of the top 53 winners from a field of approximately 40,000… Continue Reading DuBois Wins State VFW Essay Contest
Basting, Wilbanks are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its February Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, February 4 at the Pointer Cafe. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff at the high school, and their biographies are written by themselves. Ben Basting… Continue Reading Basting, Wilbanks are Students of the Month
FBLA Produces State Qualifiers
The Future Business Leaders of America Regional 4 Leadership Conference in-person competitive events took place at Baraboo High School on Saturday, February 1st. The event was a great competitive and learning experience for the Mineral Point FBLA members. The Mineral Point team earned 5th place overall out of 37 teams. Congratulations to the following 1st… Continue Reading FBLA Produces State Qualifiers
Board Designates Capital Maintenance Projects
At Monday’s School Board meeting, the Operations Committee made several suggestions for use of the Fund 46 monies available for the district to use. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Fund 46 is a Capital Maintenance Fund — monies have been put by the district into this fund for the last five years… Continue Reading Board Designates Capital Maintenance Projects
PITTZS, YAGER INDUCTED INTO BAUMAN HALL OF FAME
Mineral Point High School inducted new members into the Al Bauman Wrestling Hall of Fame Friday, January 10 during the match vs. Boscobel. Ralph & Janice Pittz Ralph and Janice Pittz have supported Mineral Point Wrestling for almost 50 years. They were two of the original organizers of the Mineral Point Wrestling Club. They were… Continue Reading PITTZS, YAGER INDUCTED INTO BAUMAN HALL OF FAME