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Forensics team is state bound
Mineral Point High School students who are participating in forensics are having another fine season. The team has been off and running since early December. The 2014/15 team started at the sub-district level in February with twenty-two entries consisting of thirty-four MPHS members. Forensics is a premier co-curricular activity because it provides a foundation for… Continue Reading Forensics team is state bound
Key Club attends DCON
Mineral Point Key Club members and advisor Don Hay attended the 59th annual District Leadership Conference in Green Bay March 13-15. This year’s motto was “Service Beyond Measure is Man’s Greatest Treasure” with a Harry Potter theme. The students engaged in workshops, guest speakers, caucuses, elections, dances, and an awards banquet. The Key Club is the… Continue Reading Key Club attends DCON
Odyssey of the Mind
Saturday, March 21 at Madison College was a very exciting day for the elementary students involved with Odyssey of the Mind. They have been meeting since January, sharpening their divergent (thinking out of the box) skills. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving competition where teams choose a long term problem, create… Continue Reading Odyssey of the Mind
Winter All-Conference lists
Congratulations to the following Mineral Point student-athletes who earned all-conference athletic recognition during the winter sports season! Girls Basketball First Team: Clara Chambers, Jessica Schultz, Sydney Staver. Honorable Mention: Destinee Kruser. Boys Basketball First Team: Tarek Oellerich, Turner Poad, Alec Schmitz, Sy Staver. Honorable Mention: Joey Gorgen. Player of the Year: Sy Staver. Coach of… Continue Reading Winter All-Conference lists
Delta Kappa Gamma winner
Fifth grade student Bryce Acherman won first place in the Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition. His book, Maximus’ New Friend, has been sent to the Sigma State Competition. Winners will be announced at the State Delta Kappa Gamma Convention in late April. Acherman will be honored at a dinner May 4. He… Continue Reading Delta Kappa Gamma winner
Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its February Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, March 3 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 school, and their biographies are written by themselves. Richie Haase Richie… Continue Reading Students of the Month
Digital Learning Day
Students in Mineral Point Schools participated in Digital Learning Day last Friday. What do we mean by digital learning? Digital learning is any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a student’s learning experience. It emphasizes high-quality instruction and provides access to challenging content, feedback through formative assessment, opportunities for learning anytime and… Continue Reading Digital Learning Day
Mathletes excel
The Mineral Point Middle and High School math teams had a very successful day Tuesday at the SWAL Math Contest held at UW-Platteville. For the middle school, gold medals were awarded to the top 20 place winners. All ten of the participants from Mineral Point earned a gold medal. Middle school contest by the… Continue Reading Mathletes excel
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FFA District Speaking Contest
On February 11, Mineral Point FFA attended the District 12 FFA Speaking Contest at Shullsburg High School. There were 19 participants from Mineral Point competing against FFA members from seven other schools. The 8th grade quiz bowlers that competed were: Team B McKenna Reichling, Caden Carey, Kyle Vondra, Logan Schmitz. Team A Danny Pittz, Abby… Continue Reading FFA District Speaking Contest