Latest Posts
WIAA History of Success
WIAA STATE TEAM CHAMPIONS Boys Basketball: 2024 Golf: 2024 Track and Field: 1961, 1962 Wrestling: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021 Girls Cross Country: 2005*, 2006*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2021* Basketball: 2016, 2022 Softball: 2013 Track and Field: 2015* WIAA STATE TEAM RUNNERS-UP Boys Baseball: 2019 Basketball: 1974, 2015… Continue Reading WIAA History of Success
Fiscal Responsibility
The District has a strategic plan with four areas of focus: fiscal responsibility, community engagement, academic achievement, and technology. The first of four focus areas of the District’s strategic plan is fiscal responsibility. One goal of the board is to create and implement a communication plan to inform the community on the school budget and… Continue Reading Fiscal Responsibility
Bennett Named Teacher Of The Month
Mineral Point Elementary 5th grade teacher, Lifka Bennett, has been honored by Ubersox of Iowa County and WOLX 94.9 FM as the July Teacher of the Month. Bennett can be seen driving a Chrysler 200 during the month of July displaying her honor. Also, she will receive a $200 donation for her classroom. Tune in… Continue Reading Bennett Named Teacher Of The Month
Welcome
Hello Pointer Families! My name is Brad Brogley and I am excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Mineral Point School District as I am serving as the Mineral Point Elementary Principal. There are many challenges facing public education and with my 23 years of experience both as a teacher and education… Continue Reading Welcome
About High School Agriculture
Classes Plants, Animals, and You (PAY): Acquaint yourself with the exploding world of Agri-science. “Learning by doing” activities will provide you with exposure to various areas of Agri-science. These include: careers, FFA, soils, plant science, horticulture, animal science, Ag. mechanics, and natural resources. The greenhouse will be used as a laboratory for various activities dealing with… Continue Reading About High School Agriculture
SWC All-Conference Boys Soccer 2024
2024 SWC BOYS SOCCER ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS Standings Platteville/Lancaster – 7 – 1 – 0 River Valley – 4 – 2 – 2 Dodgeville/Mineral Point – 3 – 3 – 2 Richland Center – 3 – 4 – 1 Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca – 0 – 7 – 1 Co-Coaches of the Year Cristian… Continue Reading SWC All-Conference Boys Soccer 2024
State Cross Country Information
DATE Saturday, November 2, 2024 LOCATION Ridges Golf Course 2311 Griffith Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids (one mile east of Highway 13 on County Trunk Z Griffith Avenue). DODGE-POINT GIRLS WILL COMPETE IN DIVISION 1, BOYS IN DIVISION 2 Girls 12:00 pm – Division 3 12:40 pm –… Continue Reading State Cross Country Information
What Happens If…
By Superintendent Mitch Wainwright What happens if the operating referendum for the Mineral Point Unified School District does not get enough support at the ballot box on November 5th? This is a question that has been asked at several of the meetings with community members I have been fortunate to attend this fall. The simple answer is,… Continue Reading What Happens If…
SWAL All-Conference Volleyball 2024
SWAL 2024 ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL SCHOOL-RECORD-COACH Cuba City 12 – 0 Keri Lawson Mineral Point 10 – 2 Kari Kabat Darlington 9 – 3 Danielle Duerst Fennimore 6 – 6 Micki Becwar Iowa-Grant 5 – 7 Karen McMannes Southwestern 4 – 8 Savannah Winters Riverdale 2 – 10 Jessi Kinney Boscobel 0 – 12 Abbey Stimson… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Volleyball 2024
SWC All-Conference Cross Country 2024
SWC 2024 All-Conference Cross Country Team GIRLS First Team Ellie Robinson, Senior, Dodgeville/Mineral Point Maddie Driscoll, Freshman, Lancaster Annie Robinson, Senior, Dodgeville/Mineral Point Kylie Olmstead, Junior, Lancaster Payton Christopher, Sophomore, Dodgeville/Mineral Point Katie Murphy, Sophomore, Lancaster Sara McWilliams, Junior, Lancaster Second Team Ellie Brunton, Sophomore, Platteville Grace Fretz, Junior, Richland Center/Ithaca Pearl Fretz, Freshman, Richland… Continue Reading SWC All-Conference Cross Country 2024
SWAL All-Conference Football 2024
SWAL 2024 All-Conference Football Team SCHOOL RECORD- OVERALL- COACH Cuba City 7-0 8-1 Guy Kopp Darlington 6-1 7-2 Travis Winkers Mineral Point 5-2 6-3 Justin Leonard Belleville 4-3 4-6 Mike Nolden Southwestern-East Dubuque 3-4 5-4 Josef Edler Fennimore 2-5 3-6 Tyrell Rosemeyer Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg 1-6 1-8 Erik Kudronowicz FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Player Position- Number- School-… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Football 2024
The Best Education for Every Child
By Superintendent Mitch Wainwright The Mineral Point Unified School District cares deeply about providing the best education we can for every child who enters through our doors. Our dedicated staff works hard each day to ensure that our students have every opportunity to grow and follow their dreams. This is more difficult every year when… Continue Reading The Best Education for Every Child
October School Board Notes & Votes
The Mineral Point School Board met for its regular monthly meeting Monday night October 14. The Board began by recognizing the following accomplishments: WI Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee Bill Mitchell WI Basketball Coaches Association Steve Randall Award Winner Dan Burreson Cornish Bard Sandy Weitzel MP American Legion Citizen of the Year Mo… Continue Reading October School Board Notes & Votes
May Grimm Honored as Citizen of the Year
Pointer Kids’ Club Director Mo May Grimm received the Mineral Point American Legion Post 170‘s prestigious Citizen of the Year Award Sunday, October 6! In an addition to being an instrumental factor in getting our before/after school program off the ground last year, she has been the driving force of Pointer Pantry since it became… Continue Reading May Grimm Honored as Citizen of the Year
One of the biggest questions I’m hearing…
by Superintendent Mitch Wainwright One of the biggest referendum questions I am hearing from people as I meet with different groups around the community is, “Why does the District need $1,300,000 every year?” The simple answer is — we are not asking for that. Other districts around Mineral Point are asking for a specific amount… Continue Reading One of the biggest questions I’m hearing…