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Tommie Loken and Elizabeth Moellers of the Mineral Point FFA Chapter attended the Wisconsin Association of FFA Halftime Leadership Conference held at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point January 9-10. Over 450 FFA members, advisors and state FFA officers participated. The Halftime Leadership Conference provides FFA chapter leaders from around the state the opportunity to set goals… Continue Reading FFA Halftime

Kudos to our Pointer wrestlers who claimed SWC/SWAL CLASH conference championships Saturday at Richland Center: Frank Baker 132, Ross Siegenthaler 138, and Scott Pittz 160. Also congrats to our second place finishers who narrowly missed titles: Boone Schmitz 152 and Nate Cody 220. The Pointers finished 2nd in the team standings to Fennimore. Championship Round… Continue Reading Three earn conference mat titles

Dan Burreson has been the leader of the Mineral Point boys basketball team for decades. Now he is also the leader of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. Burreson took over as president of the WBCA in January, replacing Jim Myers of Barneveld. The Executive Director is Jerry Petitgoue, Cuba City. The WBCA is comprised of… Continue Reading Burreson Becomes WBCA President

Students at Mineral Point Elementary are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers. The school will host its annual Jump Rope for Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving heart and stroke research and community and educational programs for our… Continue Reading Jump Rope for Heart

The kindergarteners marked the 100th day of school yesterday with many fun activities! The day started with a delicious pancake breakfast and students were proud to show off their collections of 100 items. They have worked so hard on their counting and had a great time reaching this important milestone. (Photos by Joelle Doye and… Continue Reading 100th Day

Check out our future chefs! Wednesday was the first session of school nurse Julie Pompos’ Mineral Point Kitchen Project, which will meet every Wednesday after school for the months of February-April. (Photo by Joelle Doye)

Skylar Martin competed this week at the sectional spelling bee in Barneveld, representing Mineral Point Middle School. Other MPMS top spellers from the school bee this year included: Gage Garcia, Ian Keyes, Grant Lee, Nick DuBois, Laney Finkelmeyer, Flo Torres, Morgan Vondra, Simone Fitzsimons, Miranda Oellerich, Karen Wilbanks, and Katie Wilson. (Photo by Joelle Doye)

Kevin Chavous, Executive Counsel for the American Federation of children believes kids in poverty can still learn.  He writes: “During slavery, under some of the worse conditions known to man, slaves taught their kids to read by candlelight under the threat of death. And those kids learned. On the heels of the great depression, President… Continue Reading Kids in Poverty Can Still Learn

As we’ve come to learn, the budget proposed by the Governor Tuesday evening, is very different from the detailed budget proposal.  Although many speculated a $0 per pupil revenue limit increase, eliminating the per pupil categorical aid for FY2015-16 was a surprise.  It’s important to remember the Governor’s budget is nothing more than a proposal. … Continue Reading Governor Walker’s Budget Proposal and Resulting Impact to Mineral Point Schools

How does the state determine the amount of state aid to give schools and how much money should be levied from local property taxes?  The answer is complex, even to those that serve as a business manager for schools, due to the complexity of the state’s equalization aid formula.  An attempt to simplify the equalization… Continue Reading Equalization Aid