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Two Pointers on SWC All-Conference Gymnastics List
SWC ALL CONFERENCE GYMNASTICS 2016 VAULT First Team Kelsie Goffinet 10 Southwestern/Cuba City/Benton 8.7833 Grace Hammermeister 11 Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster 8.7833 Lauren May 10 Dodgeville/Mineral Point 8.7333 Taylor Fleege 11 Southwestern/Cuba City/Benton 8.6833 Tori Palzkill 12 Dodgeville /Mineral Point 8.6 Second Team Alyssa Belling 10 Dodgeville/Mineral Point 8.5167 Claire Eno 12 River Valley 8.5 Alyssa Bainbridge… Continue Reading Two Pointers on SWC All-Conference Gymnastics List
Fundraising Underway for All-Star Football Pointers
Three Mineral Point Pointers will be participating in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game July 16 at UW-Oshkosh. Playing will be Dylan MacGilvra and Scott Pittz and Justin Leonard will be an assistant coach. The WFCA has partnered with the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to raise funds for children in need who are admitted… Continue Reading Fundraising Underway for All-Star Football Pointers
School Board Candidate Forum Monday
The Mineral Point School District will be hosting a School Board Candidate Forum Monday, March 28 at 7 pm in the high school library. This is your chance to ask questions of the candidates and obtain answers before the election April 5 in which two seats are up for election. Present will be candidates Larry… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum Monday
Kelm considered for Kohl Fellowship
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced March 21 the recipients of the 2016 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. The $3,000 awards are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals and their schools, and 184 graduating high school students. Mineral Point 2nd grade… Continue Reading Kelm considered for Kohl Fellowship
Forensics qualifies for State
Congratulations to members of the Mineral Point High School Forensics team who have qualified for State Speech to be held at UW-Madison Friday, April 15. Students qualified at Districts though events held at Lancaster March 9 and 16, as well as UW-Platteville March 19. Demonstration: Addy Chambers. Farrago: Morgan Fitzsimmons and Josie Lindholm. Four Minute:… Continue Reading Forensics qualifies for State
Doye Wins National School PR Award
The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) announced Monday, March 14 that Mineral Point Unified School District Communications Director Joelle Doye is the national recipient of the NSPRA Foundation for the Advancement of Education Seminar Scholarship. Each year, the Foundation offers two scholarships to individuals who are new to school public relations with the intention… Continue Reading Doye Wins National School PR Award
Pittz advances to state FFA speaking
On March 17th the Mineral Point FFA attended the Sectional FFA Speaking Contest at River Ridge School. There were nine participants from Mineral Point competing. The 8th grade quiz bowlers that competed where Larry Steffes, Owen Stephenson, Wyatt Evans and Blake Wendhausen. In the prepared speaking contest Tommie Loken placed 2nd. In the Extemporaneous contest Scott Pittz placed… Continue Reading Pittz advances to state FFA speaking
McGuire earns Pre-Service Educator Award
Sunday, March 13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison, Mineral Point Kindergarten teacher Jill McGuire received a very special honor. The Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education named her a recipient of the Pre-Service Educator Award. She was the only educator in CESA #3 to earn this award. Also honored as a recipient… Continue Reading McGuire earns Pre-Service Educator Award
High school musicians qualify for state
High school musicians participated in District Solo/Ensemble Tuesday, March 15 at Mineral Point. Congrats to all of our musicians! Those advancing to State will perform at UW-Platteville Saturday, April 30. Class A Starred First (advances to State): Caleb Mitchell and Kaylee Sparks, bassoon and sax duet; Cole Howard, Haakon Schriefer, and Brady Palzkill, trombone trio;… Continue Reading High school musicians qualify for state
March School Board Meeting
During Monday night’s School Board meeting, the item that took a great deal of time surrounded the proposed compensation schedule for 2016-17 for staff, much of which ended up being tabled until April. Video from the meeting can be obtained here (please keep scrolling under the video for more article text): Exempt Staff With Individual… Continue Reading March School Board Meeting