Middle School
Middle School Solo & Ensemble Success
Mineral Point Middle School musicians competed at the Wisconsin School Music Association’s District Solo & Ensemble Festival at Cuba City Saturday, March 10. The following received a Starred First rating in Class A and have advanced to the State competition at UW-Platteville in April. Callie Pierce, Music Theater-Soprano/Alto Solo; Callie Pierce, Soprano Solo Other results… Continue Reading Middle School Solo & Ensemble Success
SWAL Math Teams Earn Gold
On Monday, March 12, Mineral Point Middle and High School mathletes traveled to Iowa-Grant for the annual SWAL Math Team Contest. For the high school, one gold, silver, and bronze are awarded in each division (unless there is a tie). Team Award: Gold: Pre-Calculus (Karsten Bakken, Maddie Faull, Owen Stephenson, Nick DuBois, Brady Palzkill) Individual… Continue Reading SWAL Math Teams Earn Gold
MPMS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point Middle School is proud to announce its 2nd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2017-18 school year. HIGH HONORS Sixth Grade: Malea Aschliman, Abigail Backes, Madigan Chitwood, Christina Collier, Elizabeth Dunn, Gracelyn Foster, Breanna Goninen, Derek Hottenstein, Estella James, Emma Knutson, Ellery Massey, Morgan Palzkill, Brady Radtke, Alex Ross, Regan Schuette, Landon Thousand, Bryce… Continue Reading MPMS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
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
Spelling Bee Winners
Mineral Point Elementary and Middle Schools held their annual Spelling Bees in January. Congrats to the following: Elementary Junior Bee (Grades 1-2) Champion: Spencer Spady Runner-Up: Brynn Swenson Elementary Bee (Grades 3-5) Champion: Olivia Wilson Runner-Up: Jadyn Swinehart Middle (Grades 6-8) Champion: Allison Chitwood Runner-Up: Derek Hottenstein
SWAL Honors Choir
Mineral Point Middle and High Schools were well represented at the SWAL Conference Honors Choir held at Iowa-Grant High School Saturday, January 27. High school: Megan Berg, Alexis Berget, Maddie Faull, Austin Heisner, Mackenzie Martie, Cody Pierce, Keira Schrank, Samantha Schultz, Brianna Wedig, and Rita Wilson. Middle school: Oliver Benson, Gena Byrnes, Brock Ellingson, Ella Fox, Ellie Janetka,… Continue Reading SWAL Honors Choir
SWAL Honors Band
Congrats to our middle and high school musicians who have been selected for the SWAL Conference Honors Band! The public is invited to join them for their concert at Ithaca High School Saturday, January 6 at 4:30 pm.
Kohl Award Applications Advance to State Level
The Mineral Point Unified School District is proud to announce Middle/High School Instructional Media Specialist and Middle School Reading Teacher Kris McCoy’s, along with Class of 2018 Senior Haakon Schriefer’s, Herb Kohl Fellowship and Scholarship applications have advanced out of CESA #3 and have been forwarded to the state level for consideration. McCoy and Schriefer… Continue Reading Kohl Award Applications Advance to State Level
#PointerNation Welcomes Abbi Ewert
Abbi Ewert Instructional Assistant Hometown: Mineral Point High school graduated from: Mineral Point College: Abbi earned an Associates degree from Portland Community College in 2012 for sign language interpretation. Her Bachelors from Portland State University was earned in 2014 in child and family studies. Employment history: Most recently, Abbi served as the Director of Social… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Abbi Ewert
MP Ranked #2 K-12 District in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released state report cards, based on 2016-17 school data. The Mineral Point Unified School District has scored a 90.7, which places it into the Significantly Exceeds Expectations category, a five star rating. When looking at K-12 districts statewide, Mineral Point ranks 2nd behind Sevastopol with 94.5 (some districts… Continue Reading MP Ranked #2 K-12 District in Wisconsin