High School
Burreson to be Inducted to WBCA Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2021 Hall of Fame inductees. A big congrats to #PointerNation Coach Dan Burreson who will be enshrined later this year!
Three Selected for WSMA State Honors Project
A big congratulations to Jazmine Cool (Treble Choir), Ella Fox (Mixed Choir), and Ellie Webb (Band) who auditioned and were accepted to the prestigious Wisconsin School Music Association’s High School State Honors Project! The trio will participate in an intensive four day summer camp in June and perform in Madison during late October as part of… Continue Reading Three Selected for WSMA State Honors Project
FFA District Speaking Contest
On March 23rd and 24th, Mineral Point FFA hosted the District 12 FFA Speaking Contest virtually. There were 11 participants from Mineral Point competing against FFA members from seven other schools. Nine of the 11 MP speakers qualified to move on to the next level which is the Sectional competition! The 8th grade Quiz Bowlers… Continue Reading FFA District Speaking Contest
State Forensics Qualifiers
Congratulations to the following #PointerNation Forensics team members that have advanced to the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Competition, which they will compete in virtually in April! Because of COVID restrictions, the team is much smaller this year. Griffin Albaugh – Radio Speaking Malea Aschliman – Farrago Alexis Berget – Solo Acting Drama Jazmine… Continue Reading State Forensics Qualifiers
Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
The Board continued to review the current instructional model at its regular March monthly meeting. Video link: https://youtu.be/NSWKPfr__VA Currently, students are in-person four days per week. Wednesdays are used for virtual instruction, connections with all-virtual students, staff collaboration, as well as enrichment and remedial activities for students. A motion was made to return to a five… Continue Reading Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
Nordstrom, Rule are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its March Students of the Month at a virtual meeting Tuesday, March 2. The Kiwanis Club is meeting via Zoom during the pandemic. 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… Continue Reading Nordstrom, Rule are Students of the Month
School Board Candidate Forum
Due to inclement weather, the School Board Candidate Forum has been postponed TBA. This year’s forum will again be moderated by Pointer Media high school students. The forum will be livestreamed by our students on the MPTV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw The recording will also be saved to the MPTV channel for later viewing. The deadline… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum
Pointer Girls Basketball Brings Home State Silver
Making their second WIAA State Tournament appearance, and first since 2016, the Pointers defeated Bangor 66-30 in the Semifinal before dropping the Final 70-66 to Mishicot in a hard-fought contest Friday at the La Crosse Center! In the Semifinal, the Pointers shot lights out, drilling 13 three-pointers to set a WIAA D4 State Tournament record… Continue Reading Pointer Girls Basketball Brings Home State Silver
State Girls Basketball Info
#PointerNation Girls Basketball WIAA State Tournament Information DIVISION 4 LOCATION La Crosse Center 300 Harborview Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 GAME TIMES Friday, February 26 12:25 pm (Doors open at 11:55 am) – Semifinal #3 Mineral Point vs. #2 Bangor 6:35 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) – Final #3 Mineral Point/#2 Bangor vs. #1… Continue Reading State Girls Basketball Info
All-Conference Boys Basketball
SWAL BOYS BASKETBALL 2020-2021 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Darlington 13 – 1 Tom Uppena Cuba City 12 – 2 Jerry Petitgoue Fennimore 10 – 4 Troy Larson Mineral Point 8 – 6 Dan Burreson Southwestern 7 – 7 Clint Nemitz Boscobel 4 – 10 Levi Esters Iowa-Grant 2 – 12 Ryan Hill… Continue Reading All-Conference Boys Basketball