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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
Kohl Applications Advance to State Level
The Mineral Point Unified School District is proud to announce 2nd Grade Teacher Denise Gorgen and High School Math Teacher Cindi Nothem had their Herb Kohl Fellowship applications advanced out of CESA #3 and have been forwarded to the state level for consideration. The announcement of the winners will likely be made public in the… Continue Reading Kohl Applications Advance to State Level
Rule Wins First Girls State WIAA Wrestling Title
#PointerNation Wrestling added another WIAA State Championship to our storied history, but this one was like none before. For the first time ever, the WIAA held a Individual Girls State Tournament, this year taking place at the La Crosse Center. Junior Kylie Rule claimed the 132 lb. title Saturday, January 29 and became just one… Continue Reading Rule Wins First Girls State WIAA Wrestling Title
Girls State Wrestling Information
LOCATION La Crosse Center 300 Harborview Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 Directions and parking: https://lacrossecenter.com/visitors/ Venue policies: https://lacrossecenter.com/policies/ QUALIFIER #132 Kylie Rule SENDOFF Friday 1/28 4:30 pm starting at MPHS down High Street, through 5 Point intersection, up to Triple P Express. MATCH TIMES Saturday, January 29 7:30 a.m. – Weigh ins (Doors open for… Continue Reading Girls State Wrestling Information
2022 School Board Candidate Field
The deadline to file for candidacy to appear on the ballot for the Tuesday, April 5 Mineral Point School Board election was Tuesday, January 4 at 5 pm. Candidates whose names will appear on the ballot include: William Harris, Christie Johnston, Alan Schrank, and Sarah E. Syvrud (incumbent). There are two available seats. Incumbent Gary… Continue Reading 2022 School Board Candidate Field
2022 School Board Election Information
The election will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2022 for two available seats on the Mineral Point School Board. The term of office for these school board members is three years and begins Monday, April 25, 2022. For all interested candidates (including incumbents), a Campaign Finance Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy must be filed no later… Continue Reading 2022 School Board Election Information
District Earns Top 10% State Report Card
After a two year hiatus, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released state report cards, based on 2020-21 school data. The Mineral Point Unified School District has scored an 82.8, which places it into the Exceeds Expectations category, a four star ranking. This score places the District in the top ten percent of school… Continue Reading District Earns Top 10% State Report Card