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Scholarships Awarded to Seniors
Mineral Point High School held its annual Senior Scholarship Night Thursday, May 16 at the Opera House. Earning scholarships and awards were as follows: Michaela Acherman: Alumni Foundation $300, Chamber of Commerce $500, John N. Graber $20000, Key Club $250, Kiwanis $250, Marian Moreland Award, Music Boosters $500, UW-Platteville Alumni $1000, UW-Platteville Alumni Legacy $500,… Continue Reading Scholarships Awarded to Seniors
Austin Hired as High School Principal
At the regular monthly meeting of the School Board Monday night, following closed session, the Board unanimously approved the hiring of Matt Austin to be the next Mineral Point High School Principal, commencing with the 2019-20 school year. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Mr. Austin has been a science teacher at Mineral… Continue Reading Austin Hired as High School Principal
High School Social Awareness Day
Wednesday, May 1 was the first Social Awareness Day at Mineral Point High School, as organized by the Student Government. Key student leaders for this day included: Kevin Eisenzimmer, Maddie Faull, Zoe Hay, McKenna Reichling, Cole Wilson, and Adviser Kristin Staver. Instead of classes, students and staff spent the day with guest speakers who came… Continue Reading High School Social Awareness Day
Inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Class Announced
Next winter on Saturday, January 11th, 2020, the Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural class. The inductions will take place between the JV and Varsity girls basketball games scheduled for that afternoon. Below is a brief bio on each of the inductees. More information and complete bios will be released in… Continue Reading Inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Class Announced
2019 Summer School
This year our summer school registration will take place on line. The links below will be available until May 1st. After this date the registration will be closed and the links will no longer be available. If you have any questions please email me at jane.barr@mp.k12.wi.us or call 987-0710. I will be happy to assist with this new online… Continue Reading 2019 Summer School
Additional Make-Up Time Information
Due to additional time off for inclement weather after our last communication, we have again had to alter our schedule to make up for lost instructional time in order to meet the state mandated requirement. The main change is making three early release Wednesdays (April 24, May 15, May 22) full days for all students.… Continue Reading Additional Make-Up Time Information
Voters Reject New Elementary School; Three Extend Terms on Board
Mineral Point Unified School District voters rejected a referendum question on the April 2, 2019 ballot. The question asked for $19.5 million for a new elementary school to be built on the existing middle/high school campus. With a failed April vote, the School Board has stated it will implement the successful November 2018 vote… Continue Reading Voters Reject New Elementary School; Three Extend Terms on Board
Inclement Weather Make Up Day Plan
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL February 13, 2019 Hello Middle and High School Families — After consulting with Transportation Director Todd Schmitz regarding busing concerns from families with the new start time, we have had to make a slight change to our previously proposed schedule (see #1 on the list below). The following changes will be in effect… Continue Reading Inclement Weather Make Up Day Plan
April 2 Referendum on Ballot
At Monday’s meeting, the School Board voted 5-2 to approve a referendum resolution that will appear on the April 2 ballot regarding a new elementary building. Voting against were Aaron Dunn and Andy Busch. “BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Unified School District of Mineral Point, Iowa and Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin that… Continue Reading April 2 Referendum on Ballot
Board Discusses New Elementary Building
The Board spent a majority of its meeting Monday night listening to Brad Simonson of HSR Associates with regard to the firm’s thoughts around a proposed new elementary school building. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Simonson stated HSR is thinking of a 72,000 gross total square foot building. He considers that number… Continue Reading Board Discusses New Elementary Building