High School
Boys Basketball Holds Awards Banquet
The Mineral Point High School Basketball team held its awards banquet Sunday, April 9 in the cafetorium. The varsity was celebrated for its 17-7 record and 2nd place finish in the SWAL Conference, as well as advancing to the WIAA Regional Final game. The varsity reserve finished 17-5 this year. Award winners include: Isaac Lindsey:… Continue Reading Boys Basketball Holds Awards Banquet
National Honor Society Celebrated
Mineral Point High School held its annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Wednesday, April 5 in the cafetorium. This year’s guest speaker was Dr. Dave Thomas, a 1967 graduate of MPHS and recently retired as an agriculture professor at UW-Madison. The evening is traditionally sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Kristin Staver is the NHS Advisor.… Continue Reading National Honor Society Celebrated
Basting, Gundlach Claim School Board Seats
Basting, Gundlach claim MP School Board seats Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 4, 2017. These are unofficial and have not been canvassed at this time. Two seats were available on the Board, each for a three-year term. One incumbent and one newcomer will claim the seats. Jeff Basting (i)… Continue Reading Basting, Gundlach Claim School Board Seats
Flanary, Kennedy are April Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its April Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, April 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 school, and their biographies are written by themselves. Fulton Flanary Fulton… Continue Reading Flanary, Kennedy are April Students of the Month
McCoy Elected to WEMTA Board of Directors
The Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association has named Kris McCoy, Mineral Point Middle/High School Instructional Technology and Information Specialist, to its Board of Directors. Other WEMTA Board of Directors members include: Kimberly Bannigan, DeForest Peg Billing, Tomahawk Tina Birkett, Cuba City Heidi Catlin, Rhinelander Sue Conner, Portage Renee Deschard, Monona Michele Green, New London… Continue Reading McCoy Elected to WEMTA Board of Directors
State Forensics Field Is Set
The State Forensics field is now set. Congratulations to all of Mineral Point’s qualifiers! Bold font entries are events that qualified through Districts Saturday, March 25 at UW-Platteville. Regular font entries are events that had Spring Break conflicts, which qualified through Mini-Districts Wednesday, March 8 in Mineral Point. Students needed to score a 20 (or… Continue Reading State Forensics Field Is Set
Wrestlers Feted for Fine Season
The Mineral Point Wrestling Team held its annual awards banquet Sunday, March 19 at Dodge-Point Country Club. Award winners were as follows: Varsity, left to right: Danny Pittz: Most Wins and Most Valuable; Mitchell Schaaf: Most Reversals; Caden Carey: Most Wins; Lucas Sanchez: Most Escapes; Riley Workman: Most Wins, Most Nearfalls, and Most Pins; Boone… Continue Reading Wrestlers Feted for Fine Season
Three Pointers Make SWAL Boys Basketball Squad
SWAL BOYS BASKETBALL 2016-2017 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Darlington 14 – 0 Tom Uppena Fennimore 11 – 3 Tom Needham Mineral Point 11 – 3 Dan Burreson Iowa-Grant 7 – 7 Ryan Hill Cuba City 5 – 9 Jerry Petitgoue Boscobel 4 – 10 Levi Esters Southwestern 4 – 10 Clint… Continue Reading Three Pointers Make SWAL Boys Basketball Squad
School Board Candidate Forum Held
Wednesday, March 15 the Mineral Point School District hosted its annual School Board Candidate Forum. (Scroll past the video for times of topics discussed). The election is set for Tuesday, April 4. Voters will be asked to select not more than two of the candidates: Kelly Gundlach, Mike Thousand, Glenn E. Kinch, Jeff Basting. There… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum Held
Math Team Brings Home Golds at SWAL Meet
The Mineral Point Middle and High School Math Teams had another stellar SWAL Conference Meet on Thursday, March 9 in Fennimore. For the high school, one gold, silver, and bronze are awarded in each division (unless there is a tie). Mineral Point tied for the top score in the Pre-Calculus Division with Abby Shannon bringing… Continue Reading Math Team Brings Home Golds at SWAL Meet