High School
Superintendent Francois to Resign
On the afternoon of June 27, Mineral Point Unified School District Superintendent Luke Francois, Ed.D. announced he has verbally accepted the position of Executive Director of Business Services in the Sauk Prairie School District. Dr. Francois’ leadership the past seven years, along with the incredible work of teachers, staff and administrators–combined with parent and community… Continue Reading Superintendent Francois to Resign
#PointerNation Welcomes Jason Smith
Jason Smith High School English Language Arts Teacher Hometown: Palisade, Colorado High school graduated from: Palisade High School Class of 1994 College: Jason earned his Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Writing from Mesa State College, his Master of Arts in English with an emphasis in Rhetoric/Composition from the University of Northern… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Jason Smith
Soccer Honored for Performance on the Pitch
The Dodge-Point Girls Soccer Team held its annual awards banquet at Dodge-Point Country Club Sunday, June 10. Team award winners were as follows: MVP: Kristen Palmer Most Improved: Jenna Niemeier Spirit Award: Katie Wilson In addition, 13 Dodge-Point players were honored at the SWC All-Conference listed below. Congrats on another great season! SWC… Continue Reading Soccer Honored for Performance on the Pitch
Board Moves Forward with Middle/High School Secured Entrance
Currently, the middle/high school entrance contains a set of double doors that lead right into the heart of the facility. Although there is a key fob system at this entrance, once a visitor is buzzed in, he/she has immediate access to student-occupied areas. (Scroll past the video for more article text) The District asked the state… Continue Reading Board Moves Forward with Middle/High School Secured Entrance
Pointers Reach State Track Podium
It was another great year for Dodge-Point Track at the WIAA State Meet in La Crosse June 1-2. Congrats to the Dodge-Point 4×400 m relay team (John Phelan, Kevin Eisenzimmer, Isaac Grunow, Josh Shepler) who took 4th place with a new school record! (Gerrit Bakker and Blaise Watters were alternates) Kudos also to the 4×800… Continue Reading Pointers Reach State Track Podium
Baseball: Seven Pointers are Tops in SWAL
SWAL ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL 2018 SCHOOL-RECORD-COACH Fennimore 13 – 1 Brent Sheckler Mineral Point 12 – 2 Jordan Tibbits Southwestern 9 – 5 Nick Budden Riverdale 7 – 7 Curt Thompson Iowa-Grant 5 – 9 Kyle Riemenapp Boscobel 4 – 10 Henry Bray Cuba City 3 – 11 Steve Graber Darlington 3 – 11 Brad Solberg… Continue Reading Baseball: Seven Pointers are Tops in SWAL
Four Pointers Earn SWAL All-Conference Honors
SWAL Golf All-Conference 2018 SCHOOL-TOTAL POINTS-COACH Mineral Point 72 Cory Sokol Argyle/Pecatonica 57 Chris Holcomb Barneveld 54.5 Nate Wood Fennimore 46.5 Mark Fifrick Darlington 37 Rich Westerman Southwestern 26.5 Alan Minter Iowa-Grant 20 Eric Johannesen Cuba City 9.5 Eric Meyer First Team-School-Year Dalton Collier Mineral Point Senior Simon Mitchell Mineral Point Sophomore Cole Needham Fennimore… Continue Reading Four Pointers Earn SWAL All-Conference Honors
Softball Team Awarded for Fine Season
Mineral Point Softball Team members were honored for their outstanding season at an awards banquet Thursday, June 7 in the school cafeteria. The Pointers finished 13-1 in the SWAL Conference and 17-5 overall. They were SWAL Conference and WIAA Regional Champions and made it to the WIAA Sectional Final, just one game from the WIAA… Continue Reading Softball Team Awarded for Fine Season
Softball: Six Pointers are All-SWAL
2018 SWAL All-Conference Softball School-Record-Coach Mineral Point 13 – 1 Quinn Schultz Boscobel 11 – 3 Russ Atkinson Cuba City 10 – 4 John Sturtz Southwestern 8 – 6 John Costello Iowa Grant 7 – 7 Deanna Fulton Fennimore 3 – 11 Jim Prochaska Darlington 2 – 12 Molly Rice Riverdale 2 – 12 B.J.… Continue Reading Softball: Six Pointers are All-SWAL
Class of 2018 Honored With Scholarships
Mineral Point High School held its annual Senior Scholarship Night Thursday, May 17 at the Opera House. Earning scholarships and awards were as follows: Jordyn Abbott: Future Business Leaders of America $500, Herb & Irene Harris $1,000 Avrie Basye: Cummins Emission Solutions $1,000, Bill & Rosalie Logue Memorial $2,000, Carroll University Scholarships $52,000 Danielle Blum:… Continue Reading Class of 2018 Honored With Scholarships