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First Grants Presented by Mineral Point Excellence in Education Board
Margaret Mead’s famous quote – “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – most certainly reflects the accomplishments of the Mineral Point Excellence in Education Advisory Board. Formed in January of 2017, this group – including Kristin Mitchell, chair; Nancy… Continue Reading First Grants Presented by Mineral Point Excellence in Education Board
Board Moves Forward with Middle/High School Secured Entrance
Currently, the middle/high school entrance contains a set of double doors that lead right into the heart of the facility. Although there is a key fob system at this entrance, once a visitor is buzzed in, he/she has immediate access to student-occupied areas. (Scroll past the video for more article text) The District asked the state… Continue Reading Board Moves Forward with Middle/High School Secured Entrance
Baseball: Seven Pointers are Tops in SWAL
SWAL ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL 2018 SCHOOL-RECORD-COACH Fennimore 13 – 1 Brent Sheckler Mineral Point 12 – 2 Jordan Tibbits Southwestern 9 – 5 Nick Budden Riverdale 7 – 7 Curt Thompson Iowa-Grant 5 – 9 Kyle Riemenapp Boscobel 4 – 10 Henry Bray Cuba City 3 – 11 Steve Graber Darlington 3 – 11 Brad Solberg… Continue Reading Baseball: Seven Pointers are Tops in SWAL
Four Pointers Earn SWAL All-Conference Honors
SWAL Golf All-Conference 2018 SCHOOL-TOTAL POINTS-COACH Mineral Point 72 Cory Sokol Argyle/Pecatonica 57 Chris Holcomb Barneveld 54.5 Nate Wood Fennimore 46.5 Mark Fifrick Darlington 37 Rich Westerman Southwestern 26.5 Alan Minter Iowa-Grant 20 Eric Johannesen Cuba City 9.5 Eric Meyer First Team-School-Year Dalton Collier Mineral Point Senior Simon Mitchell Mineral Point Sophomore Cole Needham Fennimore… Continue Reading Four Pointers Earn SWAL All-Conference Honors
Softball: Six Pointers are All-SWAL
2018 SWAL All-Conference Softball School-Record-Coach Mineral Point 13 – 1 Quinn Schultz Boscobel 11 – 3 Russ Atkinson Cuba City 10 – 4 John Sturtz Southwestern 8 – 6 John Costello Iowa Grant 7 – 7 Deanna Fulton Fennimore 3 – 11 Jim Prochaska Darlington 2 – 12 Molly Rice Riverdale 2 – 12 B.J.… Continue Reading Softball: Six Pointers are All-SWAL
Class of 2018 Honored With Scholarships
Mineral Point High School held its annual Senior Scholarship Night Thursday, May 17 at the Opera House. Earning scholarships and awards were as follows: Jordyn Abbott: Future Business Leaders of America $500, Herb & Irene Harris $1,000 Avrie Basye: Cummins Emission Solutions $1,000, Bill & Rosalie Logue Memorial $2,000, Carroll University Scholarships $52,000 Danielle Blum:… Continue Reading Class of 2018 Honored With Scholarships
Basting Elected Board President
By a unanimous vote at Monday night’s School Board meeting, Jeff Basting was elected President for 2018-19. Larry Steffes stated he would not be seeking another term as Board President. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Elected to the other offices were: Nate Chambers, Vice President; Everett Lindsey, Clerk; and Larry Steffes, Treasurer.… Continue Reading Basting Elected Board President
FFA Livestock Judging Team Qualifies for Nationals
Congratulations to the Mineral Point FFA Livestock Judging team of Brady Palzkill, Danny Pittz, Logan Schmitz, and Morgan Vondra for winning the State FFA Livestock Judging contest on Friday, April 27th. Brady placed 1st, Danny 5th, Logan 9th, and Morgan 25th as individuals. They will move on to National competition in October at the National… Continue Reading FFA Livestock Judging Team Qualifies for Nationals
Mineral Point Elementary School Recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work™
Mineral Point, WI, April 11, 2018 — Mineral Point Elementary School was recently recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students. PLCs are schools and districts in which… Continue Reading Mineral Point Elementary School Recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work™
Chambers, Dunn, Lindsey Claim MP School Board Seats
Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 3, 2018. These are unofficial and have not been canvassed at this time. Three seats were available on the Board, each for a three-year term. Nathan D. Chambers led all candidates with 959 votes, Aaron Dunn took second with 883 votes, and Everett… Continue Reading Chambers, Dunn, Lindsey Claim MP School Board Seats