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#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
Goninen Selected for Prestigious Boys Nation
Hail to the Chief! Matthew Goninen has been selected as one of just two boys in the entire state to attend the prestigious Boys Nation program in July in Washington DC! Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. 100 Boys Nation Senators… Continue Reading Goninen Selected for Prestigious Boys Nation
#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
#PointerNation Welcomes Brianna Bennett
Brianna Bennett Speech & Language Pathologist Hometown: Mineral Point High school graduated from: Mineral Point College: Brianna earned her Bachelors from UW-La Crosse in Interpersonal Communication Studies with a minor in Technical Writing, an Alternative Pathway degree from UW-Eau Claire in Post Baccalaureate Program – Communication Sciences and Disorders, and her Masters from UW-Whitewater in… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Brianna Bennett
Investing in Pointer Pride
by Superintendent Mitch Wainwright “Grounded by our history as one of the oldest publicly supported schools in Wisconsin, the Mineral Point Unified School District is the heart of a small community that educates and inspires our students for a bright future in a big world.” That is our district’s mission statement and the words we… Continue Reading Investing in Pointer Pride
#PointerNation Welcomes Merrill Brunson
Merrill Brunson 6th Grade Teacher Hometown: Richland Center High school graduated from: Richland Center College: Merrill graduated from UW-Platteville with a Bachelors in Elementary/Middle School Education with a minor in Social Studies. Previous employment: Prior to coming to Mineral Point, Merrill has spent his entire teaching career (21 years) at Platteville Middle School in 8th… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Merrill Brunson
Registration 2024-25
2024-2025 Registration It’s that time of year again. Registration is now open! Read more in the documents below and click on the blue button above when ready to begin: You are able to update Student Demographics online in Family Access. You will need to have your username and password. You will only be able to… Continue Reading Registration 2024-25
Chapman is Presidential Award Winner
Kudos to our Presidential Award winner from the 2023-24 school year, Henry Chapman! Certain criteria need to be met in order for a student to receive this award. At the heart of them are persistence and hard work, not just for a semester or a year, but the duration of his middle school career. The… Continue Reading Chapman is Presidential Award Winner
Kennicker, Sporle are Football All-Stars
Congrats to our #PointerNation players, Tremaine Kennicker and Gibsen Sporle, who participated in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Senior Small School All-Star Games at UW-Oshkosh in July! Both Tremaine and Gibsen concluded outstanding high school careers with this fine honor.
July School Board Notes & Votes
The Mineral Point School Board met Monday night for its regular monthly meeting and, once again, tackled a very full agenda. Video link: https://youtu.be/zy6TtwwMYmI?si=BiL3zOVdDBkpC5z8 — The Board began the meeting by recognizing the following accomplishments: Basketball Senior State All-Stars, All-State Golf, All-State Softball, All-State Trap, and WI Leadership Seminar. (This begins the meeting video) —… Continue Reading July School Board Notes & Votes