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Pointer girls snap Cuba’s 61 game winning streak
Sydney Staver scored 21 points as host Mineral Point took a 55-43 victory over Cuba City Friday night, ending the Cubans’ 61-game winning streak. The Cubans (12-1 overall, 6-1 SWAL and the defending two time WIAA Division 4 state champions) entered the game ranked No. 1 in Division 4 by The Associated Press. The Pointers… Continue Reading Pointer girls snap Cuba’s 61 game winning streak
Lawinger inducted to Hall of Fame
Friday evening, January 8, prior to the wrestling match vs. Darlington/Black Hawk, Nick Lawinger was inducted into the Al Bauman Hall of Fame. Nick’s resume includes the following accolades: Mineral Point Invitational Champion 1973 Milwaukee Riverside Champion 1973 Iowa-Grant Invitational Champion 1974 Southern Eight Conference Champion 1975 WIAA Regional Champion 1975 WIAA Sectional Champion 1975… Continue Reading Lawinger inducted to Hall of Fame
FFA attends Half-Time Conference
Tommie Loken and Morgan Fitzsimmons of the Mineral Point FFA Chapter attended the Wisconsin Association of FFA Half-Time Leadership Conference held at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, January 8-9. Over 500 FFA members, advisors and state FFA officers participated. They are pictured here with Sally Alberts, Wisconsin FFA President, of the… Continue Reading FFA attends Half-Time Conference
January School Board 1/11
The item that drew most people to the Mineral Point School Board meeting Monday night to share their thoughts centered around the drafting of a resolution to advocate for the allowance of an authorized person other than an on-duty or off-duty officer to legally carry a concealed weapon on school grounds. Video of the meeting… Continue Reading January School Board 1/11
Burreson to resign from Baseball
At last night’s school board meeting (1/11), a resignation was approved for Head Baseball Coach, Dan Burreson, commencing prior to the 2016 season. During his 20 years, he compiled a 267-177 record, 3 conference championships, 6 regional titles, 3 sectional final appearances, and was Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star coach in 2009. Thank you for… Continue Reading Burreson to resign from Baseball
SWAL Honors Band
A big congratulations goes out to our middle and high school band students who were selected for the SWAL Conference Honors Band. The concert is set for Saturday, January 9 at 4:30 pm at Boscobel. The public is welcome.
Special School Board meeting 12/21
The Mineral Point School Board held a special meeting Monday morning to address one agenda item, a proposed trip to Mexico by Spanish teacher Jennifer Wahlin. Video of the meeting can be obtained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfYIbuXZBU&feature=youtu.be Absent from the meeting were Jeff Basting, Glenn Kinch, and Matt Lindsey. The proposal passed 4-0 with Lisa Hay, Larry… Continue Reading Special School Board meeting 12/21
Coding builds engagement, excitement
“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer…because it teaches you how to think.” Steve Jobs Mineral Point Middle and High School math and science students, and computer/business students, participated in the Hour of Code this past week, an introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can… Continue Reading Coding builds engagement, excitement
Test drive raises over $4k for football
On October 3rd, Mineral Point School District families and fans participated in a “Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser” and raised $4,220.00 for the school’s football program. The Ram Truck brand contributed $20 for each test drive in a new, award-winning Ram truck. The class of 2017 was also awarded $500 from Ram Truck brand for completing… Continue Reading Test drive raises over $4k for football
Community hears update on Stadium
Individuals interested in hearing an update on the latest happening with the Mineral Point Stadium Project gathered for an informational meeting Monday night with Superintendent Luke Francois presenting. Francois’ slideshow presentation can be found here in its entirety, which includes more detailed graphs, facts and figures than what are highlighted in the article below: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10xHXDI4Zw2w6eTd_mAF7eXWv3UA1Z156EtS7JoOjZfg/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000… Continue Reading Community hears update on Stadium