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Chambers Named WIAA Scholar Athlete
16 senior girls and 16 senior boys from around the state have been selected as finalists to receive the prestigious 2022 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) Statewide Scholar Athlete Award underwritten by Marshfield Children’s Hospital. More than 1,100 Scholar Athlete finalists have been recognized since the program began in 1984. #PointerNation’s Ella Chambers has been… Continue Reading Chambers Named WIAA Scholar Athlete
Class of 2022 Top Scholars
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its top scholars for the Class of 2022: Valedictorian Callie Pierce and Salutatorians Jazmine Cool, Eloise Chambers, and Drew Hottenstein. Graduation is set for Friday, May 27 at 7 pm in the high school gym. The biographies below were written by the students themselves. Valedictorian Callie Pierce… Continue Reading Class of 2022 Top Scholars
Nothem and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Wednesday, April 6 the recipients of the 2022 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship, and each teacher and principal will receive a $6,000 award. A matching $6,000 award will be… Continue Reading Nothem and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
Harris, Johnston Earn School Board Seats
Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 5, 2022. These are unofficial and have not been canvassed at this time. The canvass will take place Monday, April 11 at 1 pm in the District Office. Two seats were available on the Board, each for a three-year term. Earning a three-year term… Continue Reading Harris, Johnston Earn School Board Seats
School Board Election Results
A reminder, the annual Mineral Point School Board election will take place Tuesday, April 5. Polls will be open from 7 am – 8 pm. There are four candidates for two seats. The top two vote recipients will each receive a three year term on the Board. Voters will be instructed to vote for not… Continue Reading School Board Election Results
National FBLA Qualifiers
The Mineral Point High School Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference held in Madison at the Alliant Energy Center on March 28-29, along with 2600 FBLA members from around the state. The two day conference had workshops and tours for members to attend to increase their business knowledge, as… Continue Reading National FBLA Qualifiers
Girls Basketball Wins State Title
STATE CHAMPS! #PointerNation capped off a perfect 30-0 season with a gold ball Saturday in the WIAA State Girls Basketball Championship game with a 53-42 victory over Laconia at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Thursday night, the Pointers downed Westfield 55-45 in the State Semifinal. This is the Pointers’ 2nd gold ball (first coming in… Continue Reading Girls Basketball Wins State Title
State Girls Basketball Information
LOCATION Resch Center 820 Armed Forces Drive Green Bay, WI 54304 DIVISION 4 GAME TIMES Thursday, March 10 — Semifinals #1 Mineral Point vs. #4 Westfield — 6:35 pm #2 Laconia vs. #3 Neillsville — approx. 15 mins following MP game Saturday, March 12 — Final Mineral Point vs. Laconia — approx. 15 mins following… Continue Reading State Girls Basketball Information
2022 School Board Candidate Forum
Due to conflicts with WIAA Boys & Girls Basketball this week, the annual Mineral Point School Board Candidate Forum has been CANCELED for Wednesday, March 9. Instead, candidates will be invited in to be interviewed separately by Pointer Media students. The videos will then be compiled together and shared out as one. Candidates invited to… Continue Reading 2022 School Board Candidate Forum
Individual State Wrestling Information
LOCATION Kohl Center 601 W Dayton Street Madison, WI 53703 Shuttle available from Alliant Energy Center: https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Tickets/Parking/2022%20WR%20Shuttle.pdf?ver=eaROeuZnWfZgZMheNatArg%3d%3d QUALIFIERS Division 3 #106 Roen Carey #113 Kade Rule #120 Carson Kroll #126 Lucas Sullivan #132 Trapper Nafzger #138 Tarrin Riley #170 Bo Hanson SENDOFF/WELCOME HOME A sendoff from MPHS will take place on Thursday at 12:30 pm.… Continue Reading Individual State Wrestling Information