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Math Team Does Well at UWP
On November 6, 28 of Mineral Point’s High School mathletes competed in the 47th annual UW-Platteville High School Mathematics Contest. At the contest, teams are broken down into four divisions based on school enrollment. This year, students competed in Division 3, in which there were 13 teams representing 10 different schools. Team scores are… Continue Reading Math Team Does Well at UWP
Lindsey, Wong are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its November Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, November 19 at the Pointer Cafe. 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 biographies are written by themselves. Isaac Lindsey… Continue Reading Lindsey, Wong are Students of the Month
2020 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION INFORMATION
It’s time to be thinking of school board candidates. The election will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The term of office for these school board members begins Monday, April 27, 2020. The top two vote recipients will serve three year terms, with the third place vote recipient serving a two year term. Incumbents whose… Continue Reading 2020 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION INFORMATION
Board Honors Businesses
The Mineral Point School Board began its meeting Monday night by honoring three businesses named to the 2019 Wisconsin Association of School Boards Business Honor Roll. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Military Ridge Veterinary Service & Sleepy Valley Kennels, LLC: Military Ridge Veterinary Service of Dodgeville provided discounted services for Mineral Point… Continue Reading Board Honors Businesses
All MP Schools Earn Five Star Report Card Rating
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released state report cards, based on 2018-19 school data. The Mineral Point Unified School District has scored an 86.4, which places it into the Significantly Exceeds Expectations category, a five star rating. This is the fourth year in a row the District has received the prestigious five star… Continue Reading All MP Schools Earn Five Star Report Card Rating
SWAL All-Conference Football
SWAL 2019 All-Conference Football Team SCHOOL RECORD OVERALL COACH Mineral Point 7 – 0; 9 – 0 Andy Palzkill Lancaster 6 – 1; 8 – 1 John Hoch Aquinas 5 – 2; 6 – 3 Tom Lee Darlington 4 – 3; 6 – 3 Travis Winkers Fennimore 3 – 4; 4 – 5 Jonah Roth… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Football
District Honored With Communication Awards of Excellence
The Mineral Point Unified School District was honored by the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) with two awards for its work in school communications during the 2018-19 school year. #PointerNation has now earned 12 WSPRA Awards since the fall of 2015. WSPRA showcased the Spectrum Awards at its annual fall conference, this year held… Continue Reading District Honored With Communication Awards of Excellence
#PointerNation Welcomes Renee Rolli
Renee Rolli Assistant District Bookkeeper Hometown: Mineral Point High school graduated from: Mineral Point College: Renee earned her Bachelors of Science in Business with an Accounting emphasis from Edgewood College in 2011. Previous employment: She has served as a Bookkeeping Assistant at Hallada Auto Group, a Staff Accountant and Payroll & Accounting Assistant at… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Renee Rolli
Look a Little Closer
by Mitch Wainwright Every property owner will receive a property tax bill in the mail and will look at the increase in their payment from one year to the next. This will be the same for me when my property tax bill comes in the mail. I would like to ask that you look a… Continue Reading Look a Little Closer
SWAL All-Conference Volleyball
SWAL 2019 – 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL SCHOOL RECORD COACH Cuba City 11 – 1 Keri Lawson Darlington 9 – 3 Jennifer Schwartz Iowa-Grant 8 – 4 Marla Simon Riverdale 6 – 6 Leah Boebel Fennimore 5 – 7 Jerica Nelson Mineral Point 5 – 7 Samantha Riedel Southwestern 4 – 8 Kory Bauer Boscobel 0… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Volleyball