Middle School Language Arts
#PointerNation Welcomes Anthony Zilliox
Anthony Zilliox Middle/High School English Teacher Hometown: Cuba City High School Graduated From: Cuba City High School College: Anthony graduated from UW-Platteville with a Bachelors in Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence Education with minors in Special Education and English. Previous employment: Most recently, Anthony served as a Middle/High School English and Reading Teacher in the Belmont Community… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Anthony Zilliox
#PointerNation Welcomes Tasha Miller
Tasha Miller Middle School Reading Interventionist Hometown: Mineral Point High school graduated from: Mineral Point College: Tasha earned her Bachelors from UW-Platteville in Elementary Education with a minor in Inclusion and went on to earn her Masters, also from UW-Platteville, as a Reading Teacher and Specialist. Previous employment: She began her education career as a… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Tasha Miller
Middle School Yearbook Recognized for Excellence
We are excited to share that our 2023-24 Mineral Point Middle School yearbook has achieved the Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence Silver Award! This recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body, while helping students to develop 21st century skills such as collaboration and information/communication technologies literacy. A special kudos… Continue Reading Middle School Yearbook Recognized for Excellence
Houtakker Wins State Literary Contest
Another strength of Mineral Point students is a consistently strong showing in the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition and this year was no exception. 5th Grader Lilly Houtakker received 1st place in the State in Literary for “Eva and Kit.” Additionally, the following students from Mineral Point received Southwest Wisconsin Mu Chapter awards out of… Continue Reading Houtakker Wins State Literary Contest
#PointerNation Welcomes Dalton Miles
Dalton Miles Middle/High English Language Arts Teacher Hometown: Fennimore High school graduated from: Fennimore College: Dalton earned his Bachelor’s from UW-Platteville in 2019 in Middle/Secondary Education with an English emphasis. He is currently working on his Master’s in Special Education at UW-Whitewater. Previous employment: Since 2019, Dalton has been a Special Education Teacher at Whitewater… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Dalton Miles
Biddick Participates in State Spelling Bee
A big congratulations to middle school student Kalea Biddick who qualified for the State Spelling Bee in Madison held on Saturday, March 7. She qualified by winning the Sectional Spelling Bee at Darlington, after finishing as the alternate champion in the MPMS Spelling Bee in January.
Chitwood Participates in State Spelling Bee
A big congratulations to middle school student Allison Chitwood who qualified for the State Spelling Bee in Madison held on Saturday, March 24. She qualified by winning the Sectional Spelling Bee at Highland, after also winning the MPMS Spelling Bee in January.
State Delta Kappa Gamma Qualifiers
Another strength of Mineral Point students is a consistently strong showing in the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition and this year was no exception. For the 2018 Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition, the Literary Committee members had 114 top book submissions to look through from area schools. The following students from… Continue Reading State Delta Kappa Gamma Qualifiers
McCoy and King are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Tuesday, March 20 the recipients of the 2018 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given… Continue Reading McCoy and King are Kohl Award Winners
Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Contest Underway
Mineral Point School District is proud to share that we have authors and illustrators who have been very busy completing entries for the annual Delta Kappa Gamma literary competition. Students in grades 3-12 are eligible to enter the book writing contest. All books are being submitted to the local Delta Kappa Gamma chapter for preliminary… Continue Reading Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Contest Underway