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WIAA History of Success
WIAA STATE TEAM CHAMPIONS Boys Track and Field 1961, 1962 Wrestling 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 Girls Cross Country 2005*, 2006*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012* Basketball 2016 Softball 2013 Track and Field 2015* WIAA STATE TEAM RUNNERS-UP Boys Basketball 1974, 2015 Cross Country 2010*, 2017* Football 1999 Track and Field … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Austin Hired as High School Principal
At the regular monthly meeting of the School Board Monday night, following closed session, the Board unanimously approved the hiring of Matt Austin to be the next Mineral Point High School Principal, commencing with the 2019-20 school year. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Mr. Austin has been a science teacher at Mineral … Read More
Elementary School Renovation: Six Design Strategies for Modern Learning Spaces
Later this May, professionals from HSR Design (our architecture firm) will be available during the school day to take questions and collect feedback from staff about the building renovation. Time is yet to be determined, but they should be available long enough for everyone to have an opportunity to speak with them. As educators, we … Read More
State Skills USA
Congratulations to our Skills USA members who competed at State at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison April 30 and May 1. Chandler Workman – Team Engineering Challenge Rita Wilson -Television (Video) Production Jared Wedig – Team Engineering Challenge Harlie Voseberg – Welding Sculpture Keira Schrank – Television (Video) Production Logan Schmitz – Team Engineering … Read More
Deutsch, Oellerich are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its May Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, May 7 at the Pointer Cafe. These are the final Students of the Month for the 2018-19 school year. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff … Read More
MPMS 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point Middle School is proud to announce its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2018-19 school year. HIGH HONORS 8th Grade: Oliver Benson, Genevieve Byrnes, Allison Chitwood, Marcus Cool, Katelyn Cox, Jenna Dailey, Alana DuBois, Emma Federman, Cole Ferrell, Jaiden Galle, Quenten Gunderson, Maddix Jackson, Carson Kroll, Brody Lee, Abel Logueflower, Max Murphy, Tyler … Read More
High School Social Awareness Day
Wednesday, May 1 was the first Social Awareness Day at Mineral Point High School, as organized by the Student Government. Key student leaders for this day included: Kevin Eisenzimmer, Maddie Faull, Zoe Hay, McKenna Reichling, Cole Wilson, and Adviser Kristin Staver. Instead of classes, students and staff spent the day with guest speakers who came … Read More
MPHS 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2018-19 school year. HIGH HONORS Seniors: Matthew Berg, Megan Berg, Michaela Acherman, Curtis Cox, Madisen Faull, Zula Flanary, Zoe Hay, Kaitlyn Kinch, Brady Palzkill, Daniel Pittz, McKenna Reichling, Cade Steffes. Juniors: Bodhi Broderick, Nicholas DuBois, Tessa Hanson, Isaac Lindsey, Cody … Read More
Livestock Judging Team Places 2nd at State
Congratulations to the Mineral Point FFA Career Development teams that competed at State on April 26th at UW-Madison. The Livestock Judging team of Ryan Schubert, Joey Robinson, Emma Steffes, and Kyle Vondra placed 2nd at the State FFA contest. Individually, Ryan placed 8th, Emma 17th, Joey 18th and Kyle 22nd. This team continued the tradition … Read More
Inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Class Announced
Next winter on Saturday, January 11th, 2020, the Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural class. The inductions will take place between the JV and Varsity girls basketball games scheduled for that afternoon. Below is a brief bio on each of the inductees. More information and complete bios will be released in … Read More
“When do we start building?”
by Superintendent Mitch Wainwright “When do we start building?” I think I have been asked that question a hundred times. The dust has settled and the smoke has cleared now that the April referendum question has been decided. So, what happens next? As was mentioned during all the meetings this spring, we will work with … Read More