High School
Seniors Rewarded with Scholarships
Mineral Point High School held its Senior Scholarship and Awards Night Thursday, May 19 and is very proud to announce the following recipients: Ag Source, DHI Foundation: Tyra Leonard $500, Carly Tibbits $500; Alliant Energy Community Service: Elizabeth Moellers $1,000; Alliant Energy Children of Employees: Scott Pittz $1,500; MP Alumni Foundation: Brandon Forseth $300, Clara… Continue Reading Seniors Rewarded with Scholarships
Individual SWC Track Titles Claimed
The Dodgeville-Mineral Point Girls Track team finished second to Platteville at the SWC Conference Meet Tuesday, May 17 at River Valley while the Boys came in third behind Platteville and River Valley. Individually, congrats to the Pointers who claimed Conference Titles! 4×100 meter relay: Jacob Wedig and Lucas Sanchez 4×200 meter relay: Kevin Eisenzimmer and… Continue Reading Individual SWC Track Titles Claimed
Golf Wins Back-to-Back SWAL Titles
The Mineral Point Golf Team claimed its second straight SWAL Conference Title Tuesday, May 17 at Edelweiss Country Club in New Glarus. The team will next compete in the WIAA Regional at Dodge-Point Country Club Tuesday, May 24. Congrats and good luck!
Girls Basketball Earns Academic All-State Honors
Another prestigious honor has come to the Mineral Point girls basketball team. In addition to winning the Division 4 WIAA State Championship, it was announced this week the team earned Academic All-State honors from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. The Lady Pointers placed 3rd in Division 4 with a 3.698 GPA behind 1st place Abbotsford… Continue Reading Girls Basketball Earns Academic All-State Honors
Crossface Scholar Athletes
Congratulations to our Mineral Point wrestlers who have been named to the Crossface All-State Academic Team! The formula factors in their GPA, varsity win total, and state placing. Grades 11 and 12 Second Team: Scott Pittz and Brandon Forseth. Third Team: Boone Schmitz. Grades 9 and 10 Second Team: Danny Pittz and Logan Schmitz. Third… Continue Reading Crossface Scholar Athletes
May School Board Meeting
The first meeting of the 2016-17 edition of the Mineral Point School Board took place Monday night (Scroll past video for more article text): Officer elections were held as follows: Larry Steffes, president; Lisa Hay, vice president; Larry Dolphin, clerk; and Glenn Kinch, treasurer. Angie Schubert was named the Board Secretary. Board meetings will remain… Continue Reading May School Board Meeting
SWAL Sportsmanship Winner
Athletic Director Vickie Dahl was notified Friday, May 6 that Mineral Point High School was named the 2015-16 winner of the SWAL Conference Sportsmanship Award. This is the seventh year in a row that Pointer Nation has earned this honor and the 12th time overall since the award’s inception in 1998. Mineral Point also earned… Continue Reading SWAL Sportsmanship Winner
Musicians Receive Awards
Mineral Point High School held its Music Awards Night Sunday, May 8 at the Opera House. Awards were presented as follows: Band Most Enthusiastic: Michaela Acherman, freshman; Haakon Schriefer, sophomore; Caleb Kennedy, junior; Logan Bidlingmaier, senior. Band Most Improved: Megan Berg, freshman; Brianna Wedig, sophomore; Ethan Dickler, junior; Sarah Knapp, senior. Band Most Outstanding: Brady… Continue Reading Musicians Receive Awards
State Skills USA
The Mineral Point Skills USA team competed at the State Conference in Madison the end of April. Students who competed include: T-shirt Design: Emma Baker. Prepared Speech: Hannah Parkinson. Television (Video) Production: Addison Dailey and Dylan MacGilvra. Woodworking Display: Jake Gorgen. Team Engineering Challenge: Riley Workman, Milo Wong, Jacob Wedig, Grant Rose, Devon Manning, Zach Cummings, Caden… Continue Reading State Skills USA
May Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its May Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, May 3 at the Pointer Cafe. This is the last set of Students of the Month for the 2015-16 school year. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process… Continue Reading May Students of the Month