High School
Forensic Competitors Qualify for State
Forensic students competed at various District festivals, with the last one wrapping up Saturday, March 24 at UW-Platteville. Students needed to score a 20 (or better) out of 25 possible points in a minimum of two of the three rounds in order to advance to State, which will be held Friday, April 20 at UW-Madison.… Continue Reading Forensic Competitors Qualify for State
FFA Holds 89th Annual Banquet
Banquet Photo Album The Mineral Point Chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its 89th annual banquet Tuesday, March 20th in the high school cafetorium under the leadership of Advisor Mike Robinson. President Eric Heisner called the meeting to order and asked Sentinel Danny Pittz to deliver the invocation. A year in review video… Continue Reading FFA Holds 89th Annual Banquet
Callaway, Siegenthaler are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its March Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, March 20 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. Abigail Callaway… Continue Reading Callaway, Siegenthaler are Students of the Month
McCoy and King are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Tuesday, March 20 the recipients of the 2018 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given… Continue Reading McCoy and King are Kohl Award Winners
Girls Basketball Team Honored for Successful Season
The Mineral Point Girls Basketball Team held its awards banquet Sunday, March 18. 2017-18 award winners pictured left to right: Dana Schmitz: SWAL Conference Honorable Mention. Morgan James: Best Free Throw Percentage. Mara Aschliman: Captain, SWAL Conference Honorable Mention. Nicole Johnson: Team Most Improved, Most Rebounds. McKenna Reichling: Captain, Team Most Dedicated, Most Assists, Most… Continue Reading Girls Basketball Team Honored for Successful Season
Fitzsimmons Qualifies for State FFA Speaking Contest
March 7, the Mineral Point FFA Chapter hosted the Sectional Speaking Contest. Three of our members competed–Daniel Nordstrom competed in the Creed Speaking Contest and placed second. Katie Fitzsimmons and Morgan Vondra participated in the Prepared Speaking Contest. Katie won first place, and will advance to the state contest which will be held in June.… Continue Reading Fitzsimmons Qualifies for State FFA Speaking Contest
SWAL Math Teams Earn Gold
On Monday, March 12, Mineral Point Middle and High School mathletes traveled to Iowa-Grant for the annual SWAL Math Team Contest. For the high school, one gold, silver, and bronze are awarded in each division (unless there is a tie). Team Award: Gold: Pre-Calculus (Karsten Bakken, Maddie Faull, Owen Stephenson, Nick DuBois, Brady Palzkill) Individual… Continue Reading SWAL Math Teams Earn Gold
Five Pointers Earn SWAL Hoop Honors; Lindsey is MVP
SWAL BOYS BASKETBALL 2017-2018 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Mineral Point 13 – 1 Dan Burreson Fennimore 11 – 3 Tom Needham Cuba City 10 – 4 Jerry Petitgoue Darlington 10 – 4 Tom Uppena Southwestern 6 – 8 Clint Nemitz Iowa-Grant 4 – 10 Ryan Hill Boscobel 2 – 12 Levi Esters… Continue Reading Five Pointers Earn SWAL Hoop Honors; Lindsey is MVP
Mock Trial Qualifies for State for 1st Time
MPHS has had a Mock Trial team for 20 years, but has never had a team advance to State–until this year. The team comprised of Maddie Faull, Brady Palzkill, Hans Miller, Milo Wong, McKenna Reichling, Nick DuBois, and Matthew Berg finished runner-up at the Janesville Regional February 10. The State competition was held in Madison… Continue Reading Mock Trial Qualifies for State for 1st Time
Gymnasts Place 8th at State
The Dodge-Point Gymnastics team competed at the WIAA State meet for the third straight year. The event was held in Wisconsin Rapids March 2-3. As as team, Dodge-Point placed 8th. Individually, Dodgeville’s Miah Lemanski placed 5th on floor exercise.