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Change is Constant
by Mitch Wainwright One of the most constant things that happens in the world is change. As a former history teacher, I taught about what happened in the past and how it affects our current situation and possible future. It was easy to look back at an event 50, 100, or 200 years ago and… Continue Reading Change is Constant
School Board Candidate Profiles
– With the cancelation of Monday’s School Board Candidate Forum due to inclement weather, the district attempted to find a new date that would work for all candidates. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful due to work/volunteer commitments, parent/teacher conferences, vacations, and spring break. – Realizing absentee ballots are being mailed this week, the district didn’t want… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Profiles
Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
The Board continued to review the current instructional model at its regular March monthly meeting. Video link: https://youtu.be/NSWKPfr__VA Currently, students are in-person four days per week. Wednesdays are used for virtual instruction, connections with all-virtual students, staff collaboration, as well as enrichment and remedial activities for students. A motion was made to return to a five… Continue Reading Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
Resilience
by Mitch Wainwright If you type in the Google search bar, “What does it mean to be resilient?” you get the following definition: “Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress.” We have been able to watch resilience unfold right before… Continue Reading Resilience
Nordstrom, Rule are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its March Students of the Month at a virtual meeting Tuesday, March 2. The Kiwanis Club is meeting via Zoom during the pandemic. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff at the high school, and their… Continue Reading Nordstrom, Rule are Students of the Month
School Board Candidate Forum
Due to inclement weather, the School Board Candidate Forum has been postponed TBA. This year’s forum will again be moderated by Pointer Media high school students. The forum will be livestreamed by our students on the MPTV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw The recording will also be saved to the MPTV channel for later viewing. The deadline… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum
Pointer Girls Basketball Brings Home State Silver
Making their second WIAA State Tournament appearance, and first since 2016, the Pointers defeated Bangor 66-30 in the Semifinal before dropping the Final 70-66 to Mishicot in a hard-fought contest Friday at the La Crosse Center! In the Semifinal, the Pointers shot lights out, drilling 13 three-pointers to set a WIAA D4 State Tournament record… Continue Reading Pointer Girls Basketball Brings Home State Silver
Renwick Wins Kohl Principal Leadership Award
The 2021 selection committee of the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation has announced recipients of 317 awards for Wisconsin students, teachers, and principals. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 101 teachers, 16 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given to 200 graduating high school seniors. The Mineral Point Unified… Continue Reading Renwick Wins Kohl Principal Leadership Award
State Girls Basketball Info
#PointerNation Girls Basketball WIAA State Tournament Information DIVISION 4 LOCATION La Crosse Center 300 Harborview Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 GAME TIMES Friday, February 26 12:25 pm (Doors open at 11:55 am) – Semifinal #3 Mineral Point vs. #2 Bangor 6:35 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) – Final #3 Mineral Point/#2 Bangor vs. #1… Continue Reading State Girls Basketball Info
All-Conference Boys Basketball
SWAL BOYS BASKETBALL 2020-2021 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Darlington 13 – 1 Tom Uppena Cuba City 12 – 2 Jerry Petitgoue Fennimore 10 – 4 Troy Larson Mineral Point 8 – 6 Dan Burreson Southwestern 7 – 7 Clint Nemitz Boscobel 4 – 10 Levi Esters Iowa-Grant 2 – 12 Ryan Hill… Continue Reading All-Conference Boys Basketball