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School Counseling Week celebrated
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 1–5, 2016, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. Mineral Point is proud to recognize Andy… Continue Reading School Counseling Week celebrated
Middle school top spellers
Have you ever watched the nationally televised spelling bee on ESPN? Well, the Mineral Point Middle School participated in that very same Scripps National Spelling Bee! Classroom bees were held in each language arts class at each grade level for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. The top two winners from each class then went… Continue Reading Middle school top spellers
Chambers hits 1,000 point mark
Clara Chambers tallied her 1,000th career point Friday, January 29 at Iowa-Grant. The Pointers went on to win the game 60-31 over the Panthers.
1/29 Legislative Update
These weekly updates are to inform those interested in public education in Mineral Point what is happening that may impact school stakeholders. These updates are designed to be informative, factual, and non-partisan. Additional information can be found from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards at: https://wasblegupdate.wordpress.com/ Legislative Update 1/29/16 1/29: Legislation to revamp the state’s… Continue Reading 1/29 Legislative Update
MPHS 2nd quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its second quarter honor roll for the 2015-16 school year. HIGH HONORS Freshmen: Michaela Acherman, Mara Aschliman, Karsten Bakken, Matthew Berg, Megan Berg, Caden Carey, Curtis Cox, Karissa Deutsch, Madisen Faull, Zula Flanary, Zoe Hay, Savannah Jones, Kaitlyn Kinch, Miranda Oellerich, Brady Palzkill, Daniel Pittz, McKenna Reichling, Abigayle… Continue Reading MPHS 2nd quarter Honor Roll
FFA speakers advance to Sectionals
On January 27 the Mineral Point FFA attended the District 12 FFA Speaking Contest at Argyle High School. There were 16 participants from Mineral Point competing against FFA members from seven other schools The 8th grade quiz bowlers that competed were Team B: Sara Heisner, Morgan Vondra and Payton Lawinger. Team A: Owen Stephenson, Larry Steffes, Blake Wendhausen and Wyatt… Continue Reading FFA speakers advance to Sectionals
Elementary Spelling Bee
Earlier this week, Mineral Point Elementary hosted its annual spelling bee for students in grades 1-5. The experience of a spelling bee provides each child with the opportunity to improve her/his spelling, increase his/her vocabulary and develop the correct usage of the English language. Each classroom completed a written spelling bee on Monday, January 25… Continue Reading Elementary Spelling Bee
Walker House teams up with MPHS Choir
Nine students sold $1806 of Walker House Foods and Snacks for the recent MPHS Choir Fundraiser. The Walker House was so impressed with the energy and bookkeeping of the students that Dan and Kathy Vaillancourt (Walker House owners) donated $180.60 to the Fundraiser to raise the contribution level from 40% to 50%. This means that… Continue Reading Walker House teams up with MPHS Choir
NBA All-State Band
These fine instrumentalists participated in the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Band Association’s All-State Band at Appleton Saturday, January 23. Left to right: Caleb Mitchell, Alexa Sparks, and Kaylee Sparks.
SWAL Honors Choir success
Congratulations to our high school students who participated in the SWAL Conference Honors Choir at Cuba City Saturday, January 23. Left to right: Madison Bowers, Danielle Blum, Justice Hendrick, Sam Schultz, and Ireln King.