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Musicians Receive Awards
Mineral Point High School held its Music Awards Night Sunday, May 8 at the Opera House. Awards were presented as follows: Band Most Enthusiastic: Michaela Acherman, freshman; Haakon Schriefer, sophomore; Caleb Kennedy, junior; Logan Bidlingmaier, senior. Band Most Improved: Megan Berg, freshman; Brianna Wedig, sophomore; Ethan Dickler, junior; Sarah Knapp, senior. Band Most Outstanding: Brady… Continue Reading Musicians Receive Awards
State Skills USA
The Mineral Point Skills USA team competed at the State Conference in Madison the end of April. Students who competed include: T-shirt Design: Emma Baker. Prepared Speech: Hannah Parkinson. Television (Video) Production: Addison Dailey and Dylan MacGilvra. Woodworking Display: Jake Gorgen. Team Engineering Challenge: Riley Workman, Milo Wong, Jacob Wedig, Grant Rose, Devon Manning, Zach Cummings, Caden… Continue Reading State Skills USA
May Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its May Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, May 3 at the Pointer Cafe. This is the last set of Students of the Month for the 2015-16 school year. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process… Continue Reading May Students of the Month
FFA Judging Team Qualifies for Nationals
Congratulations to the Mineral Point FFA Livestock Judging team of Morgan Fitzsimmons, Scott Pittz, Boone Schmitz and Martina Steffes for winning the State FFA Livestock Judging contest on Friday, April 29th. Morgan placed 1st, Scott 3rd, Boone 4th, and Martina 11th as individuals. They outscored the 2nd place team by almost 200 points. They will move on to… Continue Reading FFA Judging Team Qualifies for Nationals
Musicians bring home gold
Mineral Point High School musicians participated in the Wisconsin School Music Association State Solo/Ensemble Festival Saturday, April 30 at UW-Platteville. Medals were earned as follows: Gold (First Rating) and Nominated for Exemplary Soloist Award: David Kelm, baritone vocal solo. Gold (First Rating): Alayna McCarville, Tori Palzkill, Michaela Acherman, Sarah Knapp, Danielle Blum, Justice Hendrick, Abi… Continue Reading Musicians bring home gold
Elementary Principal Hiring Timeline
Posted April 29, 2016 The Mineral Point School District is committed to keeping stakeholders up to date in the hiring process of our new elementary principal to begin duties effective July 1, 2016. April 23: The position was posted to WECAN at this link, which is also available on the MP school website mineralpointschools.org under… Continue Reading Elementary Principal Hiring Timeline
Chambers, Qualley Named Softball All-Stars
Mineral Point Seniors Clara Chambers and Carlie Qualley have been selected for the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-Star game. The game will take place in Wisconsin Dells Tuesday, June 14. Wisconsin’s top seniors compete annually in the WFSCA Senior All-Star Game. Nominated by their coaches and selected for their softball accomplishments throughout their high… Continue Reading Chambers, Qualley Named Softball All-Stars
MPES gives PLC Presentation to UWP Students
On Friday, April 22, the 4th grade team (Lynn Ross, Paige Grimm, and Livia Doyle) accompanied principal Brad Brogley to visit a group of soon-to-student teach pre-service teachers in the Elementary Education program at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville to share the importance of Professional Learning Communities or PLCs. These students are wrapping up… Continue Reading MPES gives PLC Presentation to UWP Students
Gymnasts Receive Awards
The Dodge-Point gymnastics team held its end of season awards banquet Sunday, April 17 at Pizza Hut in Dodgeville. “We had an amazing season and we are proud of all the accomplishments these girls have achieved,” said coaches Julia and Todd Oellerich. “The coaches want to thank our seniors–Tori Palzkill, Claire Polinag, and Hannah Mettlach.… Continue Reading Gymnasts Receive Awards
Heritage Night Celebrates Culture
4th graders hosted their annual Heritage Night Thursday, April 21. Students celebrated their family history and cultural diversity with a delicious pot luck, stories, and songs to share. Approximately 200 guests attended. If you were unable to attend, please enjoy the five videos below: